New Center for Auto Safety director to continue focus on collision repair issues
— September 16, 2022The Center for Auto Safety has named longtime staffer, Michael Brooks, as its new executive director
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NHTSA agrees to study child deaths, injuries caused by large SUV blind zones
— September 15, 2022The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has agreed to look into concerns raised by
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Keyless ignition automatic engine shutoff to be required by Nov. 2023 in effort to curb carbon monoxide, rollaway deaths
— September 14, 2022By November 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) must release new keyless ignition vehicle
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NHTSA advises OEMs to strike a balance between cybersecurity, ‘third-party serviceability’ of vehicles
— September 8, 2022The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is recommending that the automotive industry
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GM hood latches, Ford rearview cameras, Rivian seat belts subjects of safety recalls
— September 2, 2022General Motors, Ford, and Rivian have launched recall campaigns that affect some 400,000 vehicles, according
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Few vehicles earn high marks in IIHS’s new nighttime pedestrian AEB tests
— August 31, 2022Only four of 23 vehicles examined aced the first nighttime test of pedestrian automatic emergency braking
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Cepton unveils lidar unit incorporated into headlamp
— August 30, 2022Cepton has developed technology to incorporate a compact, short-range lidar unit into an automobile headlamp
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NHTSA reports highest estimated traffic fatalities since 2002, speeding a factor in more than a quarter
— August 29, 2022The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s early estimates of traffic fatalities
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Subaru recalls 188,397 Imprezas over defective headlamps
— August 26, 2022Subaru has recalled 188,397 Impreza vehicles from the 2017-2019 model years to replace headlamps that
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Seatbelt troubles: GM recalls 480,000 vehicles; NHTSA launches investigation into Kia, Hyundai models
— August 18, 2022General Motors is recalling more than 480,000 SUVs to address a potential defect with the seatbelts in
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