NHTSA shuts down 'unlawful' autonomous school bus transporting kids in Florida

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Government/Legal,Weird Car News,Emerging Technologies,Technology,Autonomous,Electric,Future The shuttle has been running since the beginning of the school year. Continue reading NHTSA shuts down ‘unlawful’ autonomous school bus transporting kids in Florida NHTSA shuts down ‘unlawful’ autonomous school bus transporting kids in Florida originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 22 Oct […]

NHTSA OKs advanced headlights for use in U.S.

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Government/Legal,Safety 5-year process to get technology long used in Europe and Japan Continue reading NHTSA OKs advanced headlights for use in U.S. NHTSA OKs advanced headlights for use in U.S. originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 11 Oct 2018 18:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of […]

New cars are safer than old cars, sure, but NHTSA shows by how much

New cars are safer than old cars. Yeah, we know. Obviously. But the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just released a report highlighting the added safety of newer cars and trucks over older cars and trucks, and attaching real data to an otherwise assumed theory is always a good idea. There’s an entire PDF worth […]

NHTSA disputes Tesla safety claim, says it ‘did not assess’ Autopilot

WASHINGTON — A U.S. traffic safety regulator on Wednesday contradicted Tesla’s claim that the agency had found that its Autopilot technology significantly reduced crashes, saying that regulators “did not assess” the system’s effectiveness in a 2017 report. Autopilot, a form of advanced cruise control, handles some driving tasks yet warns those behind the wheel they […]

NHTSA proposal would override California’s tougher emissions rules

The Trump administration hasn’t been shy about wanting to roll back emissions and fuel economy guidelines, but there’s been a key obstacle to that: California. It has a waiver permitting it to apply tougher emissions standards, and that (combined with support from 12 other states) effectively dictates the rules for automakers across the US. Officials […]

Smart Fortwo under NHTSA Investigation for Engine Fires [UPDATE]

– UPDATE 9/19/17: NHTSA has upgraded its investigation to an engineering analysis after receiving reports of at least 27 engine fires, 19 of which have occurred since January 2015. None of the subject vehicles were involved in a crash when the fires started. – A fire risk on early-model Smart Fortwo microcars has prompted the National […]

2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty aces NHTSA crash tests with 5 stars overall

Filed under: Government/Legal,Ford,Truck That’s the best possible rating. Scores improved in frontal crash tests. Continue reading 2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty aces NHTSA crash tests with 5 stars overall 2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty aces NHTSA crash tests with 5 stars overall originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 30 Jan 2017 00:01:00 EST. Please see […]