The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it is opening a preliminary investigation into 120,000 2023 Tesla Model Y vehicles after two reports of steering wheels falling off while driving.
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NHTSA Investigating If Hertz Rented Unrepaired Recalled Vehicles
U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating if Hertz rented unrepaired recalled vehicles to customers.
Proposed Legislation for Pickup Trucks, SUVs Highlights Dangerous Front Blind Zones
According to Consumer Reports, the ever-popular pickup trucks and large SUVs have grown in size over the last few decades. And their growing size has created a major issue: a large blind zone in front of the grille where children and other pedestrians are invisible to the driver. The STOP Frontovers Act, introducedby Senator Richard… Continue reading Proposed Legislation for Pickup Trucks, SUVs Highlights Dangerous Front Blind Zones
U.S. Traffic Deaths Jumped About 7% in the First Three Months of 2022
According to a preliminary estimate released on Wednesday, traffic deaths in the United States increased by about 7% in the first three months of 2022 to 9,560, the highest first-quarter number since 2002. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says traffic deaths have increased since the COVID-19 pandemic began. In 2021, traffic deaths in… Continue reading U.S. Traffic Deaths Jumped About 7% in the First Three Months of 2022
NHTSA Investigating Another Fatal Tesla Crash
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into a fatal crash involving a Tesla, according to documents viewed by TechCrunch. The investigation, which was opened in July, is the latest in a long string of inquiries by NHTSA’s Special Investigations program into crashes involving Tesla vehicles. This fatal crash, in which a… Continue reading NHTSA Investigating Another Fatal Tesla Crash
NHTSA Plans New Push Against Speeding
The head of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday the agency plans a new push to convince Americans to stop speeding, hoping to reduce traffic deaths which have risen sharply in recent years. “We have a new speed campaign that’s going to be kicking off in a couple of weeks,” NHTSA Administrator… Continue reading NHTSA Plans New Push Against Speeding
U.S. Boosts Fines for Automakers Failing to Meet Fuel Economy Rules in Tesla Win
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Sunday reinstated a significant increase in penalties for automakers whose vehicles fail to meet fuel efficiency standards for model years 2019 and beyond. The decision was a win for Tesla that could cost other automakers hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions of dollars. According to… Continue reading U.S. Boosts Fines for Automakers Failing to Meet Fuel Economy Rules in Tesla Win
U.S. Eliminates Human Controls Requirement for Fully Automated Vehicles
U.S. regulators issued final rules on Thursday that eliminate the requirement for automated vehicle manufacturers to equip fully autonomous vehicles with manual driving controls in order to meet crash standards. Because of safety standards written decades ago that assume people are in control, automakers and technology companies have faced significant challenges in deploying automated driving… Continue reading U.S. Eliminates Human Controls Requirement for Fully Automated Vehicles
Tesla Recalls More Vehicles as NHTSA Increases Scrutiny
Tesla is recalling nearly 579,000 vehicles in the United States because a “Boombox” function can play sounds over an external speaker, obscuring audible pedestrian warnings. It is the fourth Tesla recall announced in the last two weeks, as U.S. safety regulators tighten their grip on the country’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer. Tesla made decisions that… Continue reading Tesla Recalls More Vehicles as NHTSA Increases Scrutiny
Traffic Fatalities Continued to Rise at Record Pace in First Nine Months of 2021
U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released its early estimate of traffic fatalities for the first nine months of 2021. NHTSA projects that an estimated 31,720 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes from January through September 2021, an increase of approximately 12% from the 28,325 fatalities projected for the first nine… Continue reading Traffic Fatalities Continued to Rise at Record Pace in First Nine Months of 2021