Articles about automobile safety
Feds to (Finally) Explore Drunk Driving Prevention Tech
Last updated: 11/20/2020
America’s top safety agency is finally exploring new vehicle technology that could end the impaired driving epidemic for good — and advocates say we need to make it mandatory on...
Regulators, Mount Up: NTSB Presses NHTSA for Better Self-driving Safety
Last updated: 11/14/2020
While the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) job isn’t to establish new regulations, it is obligated to enforce the country’s Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards...
Virtual Safety Meets Road Safety in Heavy Vehicle Simulator
Last updated: 11/07/2020
Heavy vehicle operators will soon drive trucks down the South Eastern Freeway in a new state-of-the-art training simulator designed to improve road safety in South...
When AVs crash, limited data access can impede investigations
Last updated: 11/04/2020
In these early stages of development, autonomous vehicles raise pressing questions whenever they crash, especially if the accident involves injury or death. But when the drivers...
Alliance urges FCC to preserve full auto-safety spectrum
Last updated: 10/30/2020
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to abandon a proposal that would split portions of a spectrum long assigned to...
Cadillac's Super Cruise Outperforms Other Driving Assistance Systems
Last updated: 10/30/2020
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Groups file suit against FMCSA, DOT over final rule amending trucker hours-of-service regulations
Last updated: 10/27/2020
Washington — A coalition of roadway safety advocacy groups, in conjunction with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Motor Carrier...
Statement in Opposition to the SELF DRIVE Act
Last updated: 10/26/2020
Today, Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) re-introduced the Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act, legislation on driverless cars, or...
National Teen Driver Safety Week focuses on risks of speeding
Last updated: 10/21/2020
"Teens need to know that #SpeedIsNoGame," says Pamela Fuselli, President and CEO of Parachute. "Drivers who speed are at higher risk for crashes and more severe injuries, and...
Statement on Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Last updated: 10/20/2020
This Distracted Driving Awareness Month, education and awareness campaigns aimed at keeping drivers’ eyes on the road and their minds focused on driving are in full swing. ...
