The modern crash test dummy is a marvel of engineering in rubber and metal with hundreds of sensors. Early crash test dummies ...

The tech exists, and vehicles on the road already have it, yet a consortium of carmakers doesn’t want to make this lifesaving ...

The NHTSA, on the other hand, performed frontal crash tests and rollover tests. In the frontal crash test, the 4Runner did not hold up well, returning an average three-star rating. The same was ...

U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) have reintroduced legislation calling for the modernization of vehicle safety tests, including the use of female crash test dummies.  The ...

A decades-old NHTSA vehicle flammability standard leads to the use of cancer-causing flame retardants in cars. These ...

NHTSA estimates that more than 877,710 vehicles could be vulnerable to the issue. According to a filing shared to the organization's website, their Office of Defect Investigation has already ...

The lawsuit, meanwhile, asks the court to overturn a new regulation requiring all vehicles to have automatic emergency ...

NHTSA’s proposed rulemaking is a major development for federal AV regulation. The proposed rule would implement AV STEP, a ...

Newly-minted Secretary Sean Duffy says current emissions standards will make future vehicles unaffordable.

NHTSA opens a preliminary investigation into instances of crashes involving Tesla's "Actually Smart Summon" remote driving feature meant for parking lots, which allows users to operate their cars ...

The NHTSA opened the probe on Monday after receiving four reports of crashes caused by either Tesla's Smart Summon or Actually Smart Summon features. According to the NHTSA, both features "allow a ...