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NHTSA Grants Center for Auto Safety Petition to Investigate Nissan Rouge Autonomous Emergency Braking System

September 16, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Last week the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched an investigation into the performance of the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system on Model Year 2017-2018 Nissan Rouge vehicles. According to the NHTSA Office of Defect Investigation (ODI) it received the defect petition (DP19-001) from the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) on March 21 alleging […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, AEB, Center for Auto Safety, NHTSA, Recalls

10 Manufacturers Report More than 50% of 2018 Vehicles Had Automatic Emergency Braking Systems

March 14, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

2018 AEB Progress by Manufacturer

Ten automakers report equipping more than half of the vehicles they produced between Sept. 1, 2017, and Aug. 31, 2018, with automatic emergency braking (AEB), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced today. This is the second update of manufacturer progress toward equipping every new passenger […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, AEB, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, NHTSA

White House and California Discontinue Talks on Proposed Auto Emissions Regulations

February 26, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

On February 21, officials from the White House, Department of Transportation, and Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Trump Administration has decided to discontinue discussions with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regarding the proposed Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule. Despite the Administration’s best efforts to reach a common-sense solution, it is time to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Emissions, NHTSA, Regulations, U.S. EPA

NHTSA Closes Investigation into Tesla AutoPilot Crash

January 20, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Tesla crash rate reduction

Office of Defect investigation finds no safety-related defect trends. Data shows 40 percent reduction in crash rates for Tesla vehicles after introduction of autosteer. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigation (ODI) yesterday released a report and closed its investigation into 2014-2016 Tesla Model S and X […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Crash Avoidance, NHTSA, Tesla

NHTSA Proposes Rules for Connected Vehicle Technology

December 14, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Regulator touts technologies ability to prevent hundreds of thousands of crashes. Proposed rule would mandate vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication on light vehicles, allowing cars to ‘talk’ to each other to avoid crashes On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a proposed rule that would advance the deployment of connected vehicle technologies throughout the U.S. light […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Avoidance, NHTSA

NHTSA Issues Federal Guidance for Improving Vehicle Cybersecurity

October 25, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Guidance covers cybersecurity best practices for motor vehicles, individuals and organizations manufacturing and designing vehicle systems and software. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is taking a proactive safety approach to protect vehicles from malicious cyber-attacks and unauthorized access by releasing proposed guidance for improving motor vehicle cybersecurity. The issue […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Cybersecurity, NHTSA

U.S. DOT and Safety Partners Kickoff Distracted Driving Awareness Month

April 6, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

PCI Accident Frequency infographic

Auto insurance industry joins call for action on unsafe driving behaviors as accident frequency increases over the past two years. The United States (U.S.) Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), California Highway Patrol (CHP), the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), and Impact Teen Drivers […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Accident Frequency, Distracted Driving, NHTSA, Property Casualty Insurance, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America

NHTSA and IIHS Announce Commitment of 20 Vehicle Manufacturers to Make Automatic Emergency Braking Standard by 2022

March 17, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Vehicle manufacturers represent 99 percent of the U.S. automobile market. Research indicates effort could reduce police-reported crashes 13 percent overall. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced today a historic commitment by 20 automakers representing more than 99 percent of the U.S. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AEB, IIHS, NHTSA

NHTSA to Host Public Meetings on Automated Vehicles

March 15, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it will hold a pair of public meetings this spring to gather input as it develops guidelines for the safe deployment of automated safety technology. The meetings, to be held in Washington, D.C., and California, will gather information on a series of issues […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, NHTSA, Regulation

Consumer Groups Call For Transparency, Public Involvement in Development of Government Self-Driving Car Policies

March 8, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

In the wake of the news that a Google self-driving car crashed into a bus, a coalition of consumer groups called on the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration “to commit to maximum transparency and public involvement” as they develop policy and safety standards covering autonomous self-driving vehicles. Google recently […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, Google, NHTSA

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