NHTSA News Updates

Government

Vote on Heidi King for NHTSA Post Delayed

Concern that Democrats would vote as a block against the nomination of Heidi King to be administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration led to a delay in the scheduled vote, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D) told reporters May 21.

May 22, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

Road to Zero Group Announces Three More Safety Grant Winners

The Road to Zero Coalition announced three more recipients of the Safe System Innovation Grants on April 23.

April 25, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Road to Zero Coalition Charts Ambitious Goal to Reduce Traffic Deaths by 2050

National Safety Council CEO Deborah Hersman noted the goal of the newly formed Road to Zero Coalition is to dramatically reduce traffic deaths.

April 25, 2018
Government

Heidi King Nominated to Become NHTSA Administrator

Heidi King has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

April 9, 2018
Government, Business

US Can Import Canadian Trucks That Follow Safety Standards, NHTSA Says

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Jan. 2 in the Federal Register that Canadian-made vehicles that do not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standards but adhere to comparable Canadian standards are eligible for importation into the United States.

January 2, 2018
Technology, Equipment, Safety

ESC Mandate to Improve Safety, Fleets Say

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has said that by preventing crashes, electronic stability control will save lives, prevent property damage and reduce congestion.

July 24, 2017
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

NHTSA Upgrades Investigation Into Freightliner Cascadia Wiper Motor Failures

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded an ongoing preliminary investigation into windshield wiper motor failures on a potential 193,000 2015-16 Freightliner Cascadias.

April 7, 2017
Government, Business

NHTSA to Hold Public Meeting Feb. 13 on Automated Vehicles

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will hold a public meeting Feb. 13 in Washington, D.C., to seek public comment on its vehicle performance guidance for automated vehicles, the agency announced Jan. 23.

January 23, 2017
Government, Business

NHTSA: Traffic Fatalities Up 8% Last Year

The number of people who died in motor vehicle traffic accidents during the first nine months of 2016 increased by 8% over the previous year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicated on Jan. 13.

January 13, 2017
Business, Government

NHTSA’s Proposed V2V Mandate Would Start Connectivity Network

By the early 2020s, cars and trucks could well be swapping data with each other automatically while cruising the nation’s highways and streets, providing a broad platform to improve safety and save lives, if a proposed new federal rule on vehicle-to-vehicle connectivity is enacted.

December 19, 2016