The Auto Care Association warned vehicle manufacturers and regulators that failure to consider how vehicles are serviced when designing vehicle cybersecurity protections could harm consumers and the independent vehicle service facilities that provide them with repairs. Aaron Lowe, senior vice president, regulatory and government affairs, Auto Care Association, delivered the warning while participating in a […]
NHTSA Administrator Rosekind Urges Auto Industry to be More Proactive on Vehicle Safety
Promotes change in safety practices across the auto industry aimed at preventing crashes and fatalities. Mark Rosekind, administrator for the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), continued his push for the auto industry to take up a more proactive approach to vehicle safety, following a year of massive recalls and record fines imposed on […]
NHTSA Includes Crash Avoidance Rankings in Proposed Upgrades to its 5-Star Safety Ratings
Plans include a new crash test, new dummies, as well as crash-avoidance system ratings to the government’s vehicle safety ranking program. The U.S. Department of Transportation today proposed high-tech changes to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 5-Star Safety Rating program for new vehicles. The planned changes will improve on the well-known safety ratings […]
Traffic Fatalities Fall in 2014, Estimates Show 2015 Trending Higher
The nation saw a slight decline in traffic deaths during 2014. However, an increase in estimated fatalities during the first six months of this year reveals a need to reinvigorate the fight against deadly behavior on America’s roads, the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced November 24. NHTSA’s Fatal Analysis Reporting System […]
NHTSA Reports Increase in Drivers Text-Messaging in 2014
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration saw an increase of nearly 30 percent in drivers that were observed text messaging or visibly manipulating a handheld device in 2014 versus the previous year. According to research by the U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the percentage of drivers observed text-messaging or visibly […]