The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday that such technology could help end a problem that kills thousands of people in the U.S. each year. "Impaired driving crashes are ...

NHTSA’s proposal to require drunk and impaired driving prevention technology in all new passenger vehicles has sat in limbo since early 2024. Now, with a new White House, fleets, OEMs and safety ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has, after years of voicing its intent, officially submitted an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking surrounding anti-drunk-driving ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. About 10,580 people died annually in drunk-driving crashes from 2012 to 2021, according to NHTSA. About 31% of all traffic crash fatalities in the U.S ...

Carmakers may need to incorporate technology that can detect drunk driving under a new rule the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed Tuesday. More than 13,000 people were killed ...

The NHTSA has been trying to get drunk-driving-detection technology into cars for years. However, it’s just recently issued an Advanced Notice for Proposed Rule Making (ANPRM) for “impaired ...

Drunk driving is a major problem in our country, including in Connecticut. A recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that Hartford, Waterbury and New Haven are ...

And the first version of this technology, NHTSA says, will be sharply focused on alcohol-impaired driving only. "Due to technology immaturity and a lack of testing protocols, drugged driving is ...

but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says it has taken the first step in making anti-drunk driving technology a requirement. In an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking ...

Not coincidentally, it's also one of the deadliest days of the year for drunk driving. According to the NHTSA, there were 137 drivers involved in fatal crashes on Thanksgiving Eve from 2017-2021 ...

NHTSA estimates that fatalities, injuries, and property damage from alcohol-impaired driving cost our society $280 billion in lost wages, lost quality of life, medical costs, and so much more ...