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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces New Road Safety Initiatives

January 16, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao today spoke at the 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) where she announced new transportation initiatives aimed at harnessing new and existing technologies to improve safety for the traveling public and first responders. Among the initiatives was an endorsement of a call by […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Consumer Reports, National Safety Council, U.S. DOT

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

U.S. Department of Transportation Releases Automated Vehicles 3.0 Guidance

October 5, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

AV 3.0 cover

The new guidance provides the first joint, multi-modal guidance for on-road transportation automation. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) yesterday released new Federal guidance for automated vehicles, advancing its commitment to supporting the safe integration of automation into the broad multimodal surface transportation system. Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0 (AV 3.0) […]

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

U.S. EPA and DOT Propose to Hold Model Year 2021-2026 Vehicle Emissions at 2020 Levels

August 3, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Increased fuel economy standards, behind vehicle materials and design changes impacting collision repair industry, would slow under proposal. Continues to set one national standard, eliminating California’s ability to set more stringent requirements. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on August 1 released a notice […]

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

EPA Will Revise 2022-2025 Vehicle Emission Standards

April 3, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

EPA Emission Regulations

Administrator Pruitt announced that greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and light trucks driving adoption of advancement materials and alternative fuels would be revised. Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the completion of the Midterm Evaluation (MTE) process for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and light trucks for […]

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

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

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

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

More than 54 Million Vehicles Recalled in 2016

March 13, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Vehicle Recalls per Year 1996-2016

Hit Record for Third Year in a Row According to a report from the U.S. Department of Transportation released Friday, U.S. vehicle recalls hit an all-time high in 2016 for the third year in a row. In 2016, vehicle manufacturers initiated 927 separate recalls affecting a record 53.2 million vehicles–the highest number of auto recalls […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Recalls, U.S. DOT

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