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Center for Auto Safety Opposes DOT Review on Auto Safety Standards

December 4, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Believes effort will weaken vehicle safety rules The Center for Auto Safety submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on its notice of regulatory review of several motor vehicle safety standards. The Center urged the DOT not to weaken or repeal regulations that protect drivers, passengers, and pedestrians, and create more benefits than […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Center for Auto Safety, Regulations, U.S. DOT

American and European Motor Vehicle Parts Suppliers Call for Free Trade and Harmonized Standards

October 13, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

MEMA and CLEPA call for US and EU to harmonize vehicle safety and emission regulations In a joint statement released October 11, the U.S.-based Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) and the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) voiced support for free and fair trade, access to raw and finished materials, and harmonized safety and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CLEPA, MEMA, Regulations, Safety

U.S. DOT Releases New Automated Driving Systems Guidance 

September 13, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

US DOT AV Guidance

On the same day the National Transportation Safety Board found the design of Tesla’s AutoPilot system contributed to a fatal crash, regulators provide updated guidance to pave way for increased automation. The U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) yesterday released new federal guidance for Automated Driving Systems (ADS):  A […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, Regulations, U.S. DOT

EPA, DOT Open Comment Period on Reconsideration of GHG Standards for Cars and Light Trucks

August 14, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Officially reopens review of MY 2022-2025 standards that were closed by Obama Administration a year earlier than EPA’s originally planned time frame. On Thursday, in a joint Federal Register notice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT), opened a public comment period on the reconsideration of the January 2017 Final […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Regulations, U.S. DOT, U.S. EPA

FTC and NHTSA Joint Workshop on Connected Cars Focuses on Privacy and Security Issues

July 6, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Connected Cars

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reported that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) co-hosted a workshop yesterday on connected and automated vehicles. The program included panel discussions on connected vehicles, cybersecurity and individual privacy, which consisted of various stakeholder experts including the FTC, NHTSA, General Motors, the Consumer […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Regulations, Telematics

State Attorneys General Promise Legal Fight to Keep 2022-2025 Vehicle Emission Standards

June 12, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, leading a coalition of 13 Attorneys General and the PA Department of Environmental Protection, warned the Trump Administration that any effort to roll back key vehicle emission standards would be met by a “vigorous” court challenge. In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt, the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fuel Economy, Regulations

Rhode Island to Hold Meeting on Auto Damage Appraiser Regulations

May 9, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rhode Island DBR Proposed Rulemaking

May 30 meeting to focus on regulations governing when an appraiser may not leave a collision repair facility without providing a copy of a damage appraisal. The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (DBR), Insurance Division has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in response to a petition to update Rhode Island Regulation 42 Section […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Regulations, Rhode Island

Insurance Trade Groups Say California Labor Rate Regulation Increasing Both Rates and Costs

April 6, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Insurance groups warn Department of Insurance collision repair labor rate regulations compounding California’s problem with rising accidents and repair costs. Repair association questions insurance view wondering how voluntary survey process can drive up rates. Two California auto insurance trade associations, ACIC, the California Voice of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) and the […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: California, Department of Insurance, Labor Rates, Regulations

EPA to Reexamine Emission Standards for Cars and Light Duty Trucks

March 15, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

EPA Emissions Regulations

Will reopen review of MY 2022-2025 standards that were closed by Obama Administration a year earlier than EPA’s originally planned time frame. Today, Department of Transportation Secretary (DOT) Elaine Chao and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced they will revisit the previous administration’s rule that finalized standards to increase fuel economy to the […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Fuel Economy, Regulations, U.S. DOT, U.S. EPA

California DMV Releases Proposed Rules for Driverless Autonomous Vehicles 

March 13, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Public Hearing scheduled for April 25. The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) released proposed regulations to establish a path for testing and future deployment of fully autonomous vehicles without drivers.  “California has more manufacturers testing autonomous vehicles than any other state and today’s rules continue our leadership with this emerging technology,” said California Transportation […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, California, Regulations

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