New Texas Law Eliminates Annual Vehicle Safety Inspections December 27, 2024 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune Most Texas drivers will no longer be required to have their cars pass an annual safety exam after state lawmakers...
GM Recalling 69,000 Chevy Bolt Electric Cars Over Fire Risk November 16, 2020 By Ben Klayman and David Shepardson General Motors Co. said on Friday it was recalling 68,677 electric cars worldwide that pose a fire risk after five...
Auto Safety Test Pits Traditional Car Mirrors v. Rear/Side Cameras August 28, 2019 By Bryan Pietsch The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to test how drivers could use cameras to replace traditional rearview mirrors...
Insurance Institute Calls for Rear Seat Safety Upgrades April 29, 2019 The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says in a new report that safer restraint systems are needed for the back...
New Crash Test Dummies Look More Like Americans: Obese and Aging January 30, 2017 As the American population gets older and fatter, the crash test dummies used to test the cars people drive are...
Many Weed-Smoking Canadian Drivers Say They Can Drive Unimpaired: Insurers May 18, 2016 By Emma Orr Almost half of weed-smoking Canadian drivers say that they can safely operate a vehicle while stoned. Among Canadians who have...
Automakers Told They Could Learn from Aviation Industry’s Safety Practices April 15, 2016 By David Shepardson The U.S. government is bringing together top airline and auto company executives to discuss aviation industry practices such as safety...
15 Automakers, U.S. Meet on Safety, Recalls, Hacking December 3, 2015 By Jeff Plungis Executives from 15 auto companies met with U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Tuesday to discuss specific industrywide actions that can...
Some Midsize SUVs Do Poorly on Front Overlap Crash Test May 12, 2015 Three more midsize SUVs achieved good or acceptable ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in the latest round...
Experts See Gradual Transition to Accident-Free Driving November 12, 2014 By Jeremy Wagstaff As millions of cars are under recall for potentially lethal air bags, designers are trying to reduce the need for...