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Vehicle Manufacturer Association Sues to Block Massachusetts Right to Repair Amendments

November 24, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation alleges updated Right to Repair law violates motor vehicle safety regulations and is an unlawful taking of manufacturers’ intellectual property under the U.S. Constitution. The association representing manufacturers producing nearly 99 percent of cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Auto Care Association, Lawsuits, Massachusetts, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Right to Repair

NHTSA Seeks Public Comment on Automated Driving System Safety Principles

November 20, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking public comment on the potential development of a framework of principles to govern the safe behavior of automated driving systems (ADS) in the future.  The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) was submitted to the Federal Register on November 19 and is […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Regulations

GM Recalls Chevrolet Bolt Recall for Battery Fire Risk, Says Vehicles Should Be Parked Outside Until Repaired

November 16, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

General Motors and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) said owners of some MY 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt vehicles should park their cars outside and away from homes until their vehicles have been repaired, due to a new recall for the risk of fire from their battery packs. GM has issued a recall of 50,932 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, General Motors, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls

2019 Fatality Data Show Continued Annual Decline in Traffic Deaths

October 5, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

2019 Traffic Fatalities

Second quarter 2020 projections show reduced overall fatalities but confirms trend toward risky driving behaviors during coronavirus crisis. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a preview of 2019 data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and preliminary estimates for the first half of 2020.  Alongside the release of the 2019 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Governors Highway Safety Association, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Fatalities

NHTSA Issues Warning on Recalled Harbor Freight Jack Stands

May 29, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Harbor freight jack stands with 3 and 6 ton highlighted

Harbor Freight Tools is recalling more than 1.7 million Pittsburgh Automotive 3 Ton and 6 Ton Heavy Duty Steel Jack Stands. The jack stands may collapse under load, which can increase the risk of injury to people near or under a lifted vehicle. Owners of these jack stands are asked to immediately discontinue use due […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls, Safety

Four Vehicle Manufacturers Meet Automatic Emergency Braking Commitment Ahead of 2022 Target

January 2, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

2019 AEB Table by Manufactuer

Four vehicle manufacturers equipped virtually all the light vehicles they produced for the U.S. market between Sept. 1, 2018, and Aug. 31, 2019, with automatic emergency braking (AEB), three years ahead of a 2022 target. Audi and Volvo joined Mercedes-Benz and Tesla, which hit the target last year, in outfitting all their light passenger vehicles […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, AEB, Collision Avoidance, Consumer Reports, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

U.S. Roadway Fatalities Decline for Second Straight Year

October 23, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fatalities per 100 Million Miles Traveled 1949-2018

Newer, safer vehicles helped reduce fatalities as driving reached record levels. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released highway crash fatality data for 2018, showing a 2.4 percent decline in overall fatalities, the second consecutive year of reduced crash fatalities. Under this Administration and Secretary Chao’s leadership, the USDOT has focused […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Alliance, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Fatalities

Consumer Reports Says Government Documents Show Safety Failures by Tesla

August 8, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Says NHTSA must do more to hold companies accountable, update 5-star rating program. Consumer Reports yesterday said that emails and other government documents released publicly for the first time show failures by Tesla regarding its safety claims and the performance of Autopilot, and the documents reveal that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) must […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Consumer Reports, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Tesla

U.S. DOT Holds Conference on Traffic Safety and Radio Spectrum for V2X Communications

June 7, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reports that at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Conference on Traffic Safety and the 5.9 GHz Spectrum, the deputy administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reiterated DOT’s No. 1 priority is safety. NHTSA’s Heidi King said using the 5.9 GHz spectrum to incorporate vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies within […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Avoidance, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, V2x

General Motors Calls for National Zero Emissions Vehicle Program

October 26, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Manufacturer believes national program supports its zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion vision. Could add more than 7 million electric vehicles on the road by 2030. General Motors announced that it was filing comments today to the U.S. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fuel Economy, General Motors, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Regulations, U.S. DOT, U.S. EPA

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