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2025 Report on Road Safety Highlights There’s More Work to Do
A new report highlights current action and recommendations to reduce and/or eliminate road deaths and injuries in the U.S. In 2022, the most recent year with finalized statistics, more than 42,500 ...
NHTSA Upgrades Probe of Braking Issue on 3M Honda Accords, CR-Vs
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday it had upgraded its probe into reports of unexpected activation of automatic emergency braking systems in around 3 ...
Auto Safety Agency Head Quits After Audit Finds Delays in Defect Probes
The head of the U.S. government's office that investigates automobile safety problems has resigned from his post just days after the release of a harsh audit criticizing how the office was managed. ...
U.S. Traffic Safety Agency Audit Finds Auto Defect Probes Lag
The U.S. government agency charged with keeping the roads safe is slow to investigate automobile safety defects, limiting its ability to handle rapidly changing or severe risks, an audit made public ...
IIHS: Rear Passengers in Small Cars at Higher Risk of Internal Injuries
A new crash test, conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), revealed poor ratings for all small cars tested. In all five vehicles tested, the rear dummy submarined beneath the ...
Newly Approved Spectrum Use Could Prevent 600,000 US Crashes Each Year
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently approved a request by U.S. state agencies, some automakers, universities and others to use spectrum to deploy connected vehicle technology to ...
Studies Find Automatic Braking Can Cut Crashes over 40%
Two new U.S. studies show that automatic emergency braking can cut the number of rear-end automobile crashes in half and reduce pickup truck crashes by more than 40 ...
Biden’s Nominee for Auto Safety Regulator Promises to Confront Jump in Traffic Deaths
President Joe Biden's nominee to serve as the top auto safety regulator will vow to address the massive increase in U.S. road deaths, according to congressional testimony seen by Reuters. Steven ...