The AV START Act will help strengthen existing safety oversight by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and would protect against an unworkable patchwork of state and federal laws and regulations that could stifle innovation, job growth, and the development of safety technologies.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is warning that tens of millions of cars with Takata air bags face an increased chance of exploding in hot and humid conditions.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will host a public meeting on its New Car Assessment Program on Sept. 14. The meeting is intended to continue public dialogue on the latest insights into evolving technology, consumer preferences, and social trends important to American car buyers.
The new 2019 Honda Pilot adopts the Honda Sensing suite of advanced driver-assistive and safety technology (ADAS) as standard in all trims. This is notable because in June Honda released a position statement that warned that ADAS on its vehicles might fail unless OEM parts are used.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have expanded probes into Hyundai and Kia engine failures to include complaints about fires in the vehicles.
In the beginning of June, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration urged Fla. residents to check their vehicle identification numbers (VIN) to see if their vehicles under recall for defective takata air bags.
The National Safety Council on Thursday estimated that 40,100 people were killed in traffic crashes last year, down just under 1 percent from the 2016 total of 40,327.
