Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:59:42 +0000
The federal government has begun an investigation of the Tesla Full Self Driving technology after the death of pedestrian.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:55:59 +0000
General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra admitted earlier this year that the company faltered in 3 important areas in 2023: manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs), addressing software issues, and making sense of its self-driving division called Cruise. The last area of concern has reared its ugly head again, as the autonomous … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:47:00 +0000
California has passed a new law designed to curb speeding. It calls it a lifesaving measure, but others say it is a violation of freedom.
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 21:26:59 +0000
A driver can easily get more miles from an hour of level 2 charging while their light-duty EV is parked and plugged into a charger than the average person drives in a day. Most EV charging is Level 2, which provides about 25 miles of range per hour of charging. … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2024 15:50:02 +0000
New standards will save Americans hundreds of dollars at the pump over the lifetime of their vehicles Washington, DC — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration yesterday issued new vehicle fuel economy standards that will save Americans more than $23 billion in fuel costs while reducing … [continued]
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Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 03:50:50 +0000
Starting in 2029, vehicle manufacturers must make automatic emergency braking, which reduces vehicle and pedestrian crashes, standard in cars and light trucks Making this safety feature standard, rather than a luxury, is part of the Department’s National Roadway Safety Strategy to address the crisis of deaths on our roads Today, … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 02:13:07 +0000
NHTSA has initiated a recall for Tesla Full Self Driving software that lists 4 specific areas of concern. An OTA is expected on April 15.
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 17:23:34 +0000
Quite surprisingly, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently started collecting somewhat broad data on automobile accidents involving SAE Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) — driver-assist technology like cruise control, lane keeping, and automatic lane changing. The first report on the collected data was published last month. Immediately, a rather shocking figure […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:41:11 +0000
Last week, a report at the Wall Street Journal said that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, or “Nitz Uh”) is going to release safety data on automated driving systems this month. Specifically, it’s going to be data they started collecting last year. NHTSA Data Collection Under last year’s “standing general order” (no, not […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 06:40:08 +0000
This is a condensed, online version of the report. Access to all figures and full report are available through download of the PDF. Ten years ago, the Obama administration set strong standards for global warming emissions and fuel economy for new passenger cars and trucks, aiming to double efficiency by model year (MY) 2025 (EPA and […]