Study of NHTSA Data Shows Rhode Island, Hawaii Among Top States With Most Fatal Speeding Crashes March 8, 2024 Rhode Island took the top spot in a new study of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data on states with...
Overview of NHTSA Data on Fatal Alcohol-related Crashes Spotlights Connecticut and Texas February 23, 2024 A new analysis using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data on fatal crashes in states where drivers...
Waymo Recalls 444 Self-Driving Vehicles Over Software Error February 20, 2024 By David Shepardson Alphabet’s Waymo unit has recalled 444 self-driving vehicles after two minor collisions in quick succession in Arizona because a software...
NHTSA Upgrades Probe Into Tesla Power Steering Loss February 5, 2024 By David Shepardson U.S. safety regulators have upgraded their probe into Tesla TSLA.O vehicles over power steering loss to an engineering analysis –...
Safety Board Recommends Blood Alcohol Technology in All New Cars September 22, 2022 By TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be required to have blood alcohol...
Traffic Deaths Hit 16-Year High in First Six Months of 2022 September 20, 2022 By David Shephardson U.S. traffic deaths rose 0.5% in the first half of 2022 to 20,175, the highest number killed in the period...
Newer Cars Closing Gender Disparity Gap in Crash Fatalities September 16, 2022 Disparities in fatality rates between men and women fell significantly starting with model year 2000 vehicles, according to findings outlined...
GM’s Robotaxi Service to Expand into Phoenix, Austin September 14, 2022 General Motors’ self-driving car company on Monday announced plans to expand a robotaxi service that recently launched in California into...
Safety Chief Objects to Use of Driver Error Statistic She Says Is Misleading January 20, 2022 By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER With traffic fatalities spiking higher, the nation’s top safety investigator says a widely cited government statistic that 94% of serious...
Safety Agency Recommends 50,000 Chevy Bolt Owners Park Outside to Prevent Fires July 15, 2021 By David Shepardson U.S. auto safety regulators on Wednesday urged about 50,000 owners of General Motors electric Chevrolet Bolt vehicles that were recalled...