NHTSA Laid Off 4% of Staff, Spokesperson Says February 24, 2025 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration laid off 4% of its staff as part of a government-wide trimming of probationary...
Transport Secretary Orders Fuel-Economy Rule Rewrite January 29, 2025 By Keith Laing Newly appointed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordered a rewrite of more stringent US fuel-economy rules, following through on one of...
Trump Administration Reviewing US Automatic Emergency Braking Rule January 24, 2025 By David Shepardson A U.S. auto safety agency said on Friday it is reconsidering a landmark rule from the administration of former President...
US Upgrades Probe Into Emergency Braking Issues in Certain Honda Vehicles January 21, 2025 The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it is expanding and upgrading a probe into about 295,125...
NHTSA Probing About 2.6M Tesla Vehicles Over Remote Driving Feature January 7, 2025 By David Shepardson and Akash Sriram The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday it has opened a probe into 2.6 million Tesla vehicles in...
NHTSA Proposes Voluntary Guidelines for Self-Driving Vehicles December 23, 2024 By Tom Krisher In the waning days of President Joe Biden’s administration, the government’s highway safety agency is proposing voluntary safety guidelines for...
NHTSA to Extend Airbag Probe Rather Than Require Vehicle Recall December 19, 2024 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday it will not seek an immediate recall of airbag inflators in...
Trump Transition Recommends Scrapping Car-Crash Reporting Requirement December 18, 2024 By Jarrett Renshaw, Chris Kirkham and Rachael Levy The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk’s Tesla, according...
US to Require Rear Seat Belt Reminders in Vehicles in 2027 December 17, 2024 By David Shepardson The U.S. Transportation Department said Monday it will require rear seat reminder systems to boost seat belt use starting in...
NHTSA Closes Probe Into 7,745 Fisker Ocean SUVs After Software Update December 9, 2024 The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Monday it has closed a preliminary evaluation into 7,745 Fisker Ocean SUVs over...