NHTSA finally releases new rules for self-driving cars — but there’s a twist
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a new “voluntary national framework for the evaluation and oversight” of autonomous vehicles, a bureaucratic first step that could ...
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NHTSA Proposes New Framework for Fully Driverless Vehicles — But It Needs Data
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed a voluntary national framework that could make it easier for fully driverless vehicles like robotaxis to get on the roads ...
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NHTSA Probes Engine Failure Risk in 870,000 GM Trucks
The affected population includes vehicles spanning model years 2019 through 2024. NHTSA said in documents posted on its website that engine failure could result in loss of power of the vehicle ...
NHTSA closes preliminary probe of GM's Cruise robotaxis
The agency said it analyzed 2,759 reports identified by Cruise that involved collisions, including 1,113 that involved a ...
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New rule requiring rear passenger seatbelt warnings has no teeth
We must continue to advocate for comprehensive seatbelt use, support legislative measures that enforce this practice, and ...
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NHTSA Closes Safety Investigation of Cruise Robotaxis
In closing the probe, NHTSA cited Cruise’s decision to recall ... posted to its website on Jan. 15 that it “reserves the right to take additional action if warranted by new circumstances.” ...
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US to require passenger vehicles to sound alarms if rear passengers don't fasten their seat belts
A seat belt warning sign for the right front passenger seat is displayed ... Front-center seats will not get a warning because NHTSA found that it wouldn't be cost effective.