U.S. Traffic Deaths Jump 10.5% in 2021 to Highest Number Since 2005 May 17, 2022 By David Shepardson U.S. traffic deaths jumped 10.5% in 2021 to 42,915 – the highest number killed on American roads in a single-year...
Buttigieg Sends $5 Billion to Cities for Safety as Road Deaths Soar May 17, 2022 By Hope Yen With upcoming data showing traffic deaths soaring, the Biden administration is steering $5 billion in federal aid to cities and...
White House Says $110 Billion in Infrastructure Funds Released in First 6 Months May 16, 2022 By David Shepardson The White House on Monday said it has released $110 billion in funding from the $1 trillion infrastructure package that...
NHTSA to Review if Pony.ai Complied With Crash Reporting Order March 29, 2022 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Tuesday said it will review whether startup technology firm Pony.ai complied with...
U.S. Investigates 416,000 Tesla Vehicles Over Unexpected Braking February 18, 2022 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday it is opening a formal investigation into 416,000 Tesla vehicles over...
Complaints of Hyundai-Kia Engine Fires Trigger Safety Probe December 28, 2021 By Tom Krisher U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up a series of investigations into engine fires that have plagued Hyundai and Kia...
Biden Auto Safety Nominee Vows to Address Jump in Traffic Deaths December 16, 2021 By David Shepardson President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as the top auto safety regulator will vow to address the massive increase in...
Biden to Nominate Cliff to Head Auto Safety Agency October 20, 2021 By David Shepardson President Joe Biden plans to nominate the No. 2 auto safety official and a former California Air Resources Board official...
U.S. Auto Safety Agency Faces Backlog of Rules and Missed Deadlines October 19, 2021 By Hope Yen and Tom Krisher After their 16-year-old daughter died in a car crash, David and Wendy Mills wondered whether she would be alive if...
Here’s Why Auto Safety Investigators Are Still Probing Takata Air Bag Inflators September 22, 2021 By David Shepardson and Paul Lienert Why are U.S. auto safety regulators opening a new investigation into Takata air bag inflators installed in millions of vehicles...