The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been in the news recently due to its involvement in investigating various vehicle safety issues and recalls. This includes looking into reports of malfunctioning Waymo cars, evaluating Ford's driver assistance technology after fatal collisions, and upgrading an investigation into steering problems with Tesla electric vehicles. Additionally, the NHTSA is working on mandating new technology to prevent impaired driving in all new passenger vehicles by 2024.
The NHTSA is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation responsible for ensuring the safety of vehicles on American roads. Its mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce vehicle-related crashes. The agency sets and enforces safety performance standards for motor vehicles and investigates safety defects. The NHTSA also conducts research on driver behavior and traffic safety to develop regulations and programs aimed at improving road safety.
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In March, Zoox said it was expanding its vehicle testing in California and Nevada to include a wider area, higher speeds and nighttime driving.
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Auto-safety regulator is investigating 22 reports of Waymo cars malfunctioning.
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Prosecutors are far from deciding how to proceed, one of the sources said, in part because they are sifting through voluminous documents Tesla provided in response to subpoenas.
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The technology is already sold on most vehicles, but a new federal safety regulation raises the standards.
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The US regulator says it will evaluate Ford's driver assistance tech after two fatal collisions.
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The US regulator says it will evaluate Ford's driver assistance tech after two fatal collisions.
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Recall represents another ‘black eye’ for the company which saw its share prices fall this week, wiping away all its gains this year
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3 million Honda Accords and CR-Vs are fitted with Collision Mitigation Braking System.
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Investigators say data from electric Mustang Mach E shows ‘Blue Cruise’ was in use when SUV struck a stopped car in San Antonio
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Volkswagen is recalling over 261,000 cars due to a potential fuel leak, while General Motors is recalling more than 323,000 heavy-duty pickup trucks because the electronic tailgate release switches can short circuit and open the gates while the vehicles are in park.
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Tesla is recalling 2.2 million vehicles in the US due to small font size on warning lights, posing safety risks.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded its 2023 investigation into steering problems with Tesla electric vehicles to an engineering analysis, following numerous complaints about loss of steering control.
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A Rivian R1T electric truck crashed through a guardrail during a safety test at the University of Nebraska's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility.
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US auto safety regulators have closed investigations into complaints about Ford and Ram vehicles without seeking recalls.
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Tesla recalls over 2 million vehicles due to a defective driver monitoring system, while Daihatsu halts production after admitting to fraudulent safety tests for 30 years
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Tesla is recalling over 120,000 vehicles due to faulty doors, while Toyota is recalling 1 million vehicles due to airbag defects
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Tesla is recalling over 2 million vehicles in the US to address safety concerns related to its Autopilot advanced driver-assistance system.
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Tesla is recalling over 2 million vehicles in the US to address a defective Autopilot system that fails to ensure driver attention, following a series of crashes.
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US auto-safety regulators have initiated the process to mandate new technology to prevent impaired driving in all new passenger vehicles by 2024.
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BMW is recalling 486 SUVs from the 2014 model year due to concerns over Takata airbag inflators, following an incident in which an inflator exploded and injured a driver in Chicago.