For decades, automotive safety standards have been based on crash test dummies modeled after the average male, neglecting the ...

The U.S. eases AV rules, aiming to boost innovation, unify regulations, and stay ahead in the global race for autonomous tech ...

Leveling Down Crash Transparency Months ago, some thought the NHTSA might just abolish the ... built cars to also apply for this program and test on public roads, even if the cars in question ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will implement a new autonomous vehicle (AV) regulation framework ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Thursday that it will change its rules to make it easier for companies to deploy autonomous vehicles on public roads. The ...

According to NHTSA's numbers, traffic fatalities spiked around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, with major increases in both 2020 and 2021 before falling gradually each year since 2022.

The department also said it will streamline crash reporting requirements involving self-driving software. NHTSA however, said it would maintain its standing general order on crash reporting for ...

NHTSA also will continue to require carmakers and other companies to report crashes involving self-driving systems, while loosening some reporting requirements, it said. The immediate impact of ...

The agency this week released its final 2023 traffic crash data and analysis ... rate remains high relative to many peer nations,” NHTSA Chief Counsel Peter Simshauser said.

“This Administration understands that we’re in a race with China to out-innovate, and the stakes couldn’t be higher,” said U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy. “As part of DOT’s innovation ...