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US Government Takes Step Forward With Self-Driving Vehicle Rules — Will They Last?

December 25, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Joe Biden, national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa), nhtsa, policy & politics, robotaxis, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 15:20:01 +0000

New regulations and big regulatory changes take a long time to develop and roll out in the US government. They need to be super carefully developed and every single punctuation mark needs to be examined by the lawyers to make sure the regulations will hold up if challenged in the … [continued]

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Trump & Musk Will Quash NHTSA Investigation Of Tesla Full Self Driving System

November 16, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, elon musk, fsd, nhtsa, policy & politics, tesla

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:02:53 +0000

The extent of the corruption that will be standard procedure in the next administration is now becoming clear. Elon Musk put $119 million of his own money into promoting the candidacy of Donald Trump. Now, he is set to reap the reward he anticipated, as he will be appointed to … [continued]

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NHTSA Opens Investigation Of Tesla Full Self Driving (Supervised) After Fatal Crash

October 21, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, Electric vehicles, elon musk, national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa), nhtsa, policy & politics, tesla, tesla autopilot, tesla fsd (full self driving)

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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Cruise And Its Parent Company, General Motors, Must Pay $1.5 Million Penalty

October 3, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, Cruise, Electric vehicles, gm, Manufacturing, national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa), nhtsa, policy & politics, robotaxis, tesla

Credit 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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California Has A Plan To Prevent Speeding, & You’re Not Going To Like It

September 27, 2024 admin California, clean transport, national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa), nhtsa, policy & politics, traffic fatalities

Credit 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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A Driver Can Easily Get More Miles From Hour Of Level 2 Charging While Their EV Is Parked Than Average Person Drives In A Day

August 15, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa), nhtsa, research, us department of energy (doe)

Credit 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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USDOT Finalizes New Fuel Economy Standards for Model Years 2027–2031

June 11, 2024 admin cafe standards, clean transport, corporate average fuel economy, Electric vehicles, Fossil Fuels, national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa), nhtsa, Oil, policy & politics, usdot

Credit 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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Feds Target Tesla Over Autopilot & Full Self Driving Claims

May 11, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, Electric vehicles, elon musk, nhtsa, policy & politics, sec, tesla, tesla autopilot, tesla fsd (full self driving)

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 23:13:15 +0000

Tesla may be getting more attention than it wants from NHTSA, the Justice Department, and the SEC over its Autopilot and FSD software.

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NHTSA Finalizes Key Safety Rule To Reduce Crashes & Save Lives

May 2, 2024 admin national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa), nhtsa, Pete Buttigieg, policy & politics

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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