National Highway Traffic Safety Administration News

US House Panel to Hold Hearing on Autonomous Vehicles

WASHINGTON — A U.S. House panel will hold a hearing next week on self-driving vehicles, even as a push in Congress to speed deployment of autonomous vehicles has stalled. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s subcommittee on highways and transit …

California DMV Reviewing Approach to Regulating Tesla’s Public Self-Driving Test

California is reevaluating Tesla Inc’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) test program, to determine if the electric-car maker’s software should fall under its motor vehicle department’s autonomous vehicle regulations, the Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday. FSD is an advanced driver assistance …

Tesla Recalls Almost Half a Million Electric Cars Over Safety Issues

SAN FRANCISCO–Tesla Inc is recalling more than 475,000 of its Model 3 and Model S electric cars to address rearview camera and trunk issues that increase the risk of crashing, the U.S. road safety regulator said on Thursday. Tesla shares …

US Steps Up Probe Into Hyundai-Kia Engine Failures and Fires

DETROIT (AP)–U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up a series of investigations into engine fires that have plagued Hyundai and Kia vehicles for more than six years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says a new engineering analysis investigation covers …

Tesla Told France There Was no Sign of Technical Fault in Paris Crash

PARIS–Tesla Inc has told the French government there is no indication that a fatal accident in Paris involving a Tesla Model 3 taxi was caused by a technical fault, a government spokesman said on Wednesday. Paris taxi company G7 has …

US Safety Agency Discussing Tesla Camera Replacements

WASHINGTON–The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday it is discussing with Tesla its decision to replace cameras in some U.S. vehicles. CNBC reported on Monday Tesla was replacing front fender cameras in several hundred Model S, X …

US Auto Safety Agency Presses Tesla on Video Game Feature

WASHINGTON — Expressing concern about distraction-affected vehicle crashes, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday it is discussing with Tesla Inc the electric carmaker’s software update that lets users play video games on a touch screen …

Auto Safety Regulator Awards Over $24M to Hyundai Motor Whistleblower

SEOUL/WASHINGTON — The U.S. auto safety regulator announced on Tuesday its first-ever reward to a whistleblower, handing out more than $24 million to a former Hyundai Motor Co employee who provided key information about safety lapses at the South Korean …

Tesla Recalls Nearly 12,000 U.S. Vehicles Over Software Communication Error

Tesla Inc is recalling nearly 12,000 U.S. vehicles sold since 2017 because a communication error may cause a false forward-collision warning or unexpected activation of the emergency brakes, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Tuesday. The California automaker …

NTSB Head Criticizes Tesla Over Vehicle Self-Driving Feature

WASHINGTON – The head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Monday criticized electric carmaker Tesla Inc’s decision to provide new self-driving software to vehicle owners without addressing safety concerns that the agency raised after a series of fatal …