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Tesla Inc is developing a long-haul, electric semi-truck that can drive itself and move in “platoons” that automatically follow a lead vehicle, and is getting closer to testing a prototype, according to an email discussion of potential road tests between the car company and the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) While established trucking companies […]
“We took two Mirai vehicles, tore them apart and integrated components into the Kenworth. This was a fast development program. The tanks are larger. Battery is larger. Motors are completely different from Mirai. But the two fuel-cell stacks are Mirai production units. The main purpose is to prove scalability of the Mirai system with little […]
CBS News: A new survey reveals more than a quarter of adults admit they don’t always buckle up in the back seat. Research by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that 91 percent of adults say they always wear their seat belt in the front seat, but only 72 percent are just as diligent […]
Through the last century, American automakers drove much of the nation’s economic strength with innovations and global sales. The US government played a tangible role, from formalizing driver education to building the Interstate Highway System to bolstering consumer confidence through safety regulations. The public sector remains key as demographic trends and advances in technology and […]
Governing.com: A new study out of Washington is rarely a cause for celebration, but many traffic safety groups are excited about a forthcoming report that highlights the big role speeding plays in traffic deaths. The study comes from the National Transportation Safety Board, an agency best known for its investigations of deadly plane crashes and […]
In December of 2016, region four of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, convened for a meeting in Atlanta and conceived a special safety campaign to reduce speeding-related deaths. NHTSA region four includes Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Florida. According to the Center for Advanced Public Safety, state speeding-related fatalities have gone up […]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) says that studies by the Highway Loss Data Institute and researchers at the University of Texas at Austin point to an increase in crash risk in states that legalized the recreational use of pot. The Highway Loss Data Institute — which, like the IIHS, is a nonprofit organization […]
USA Today: When a car crashes with a passenger in the back seat who isn’t using a seat belt, the unbelted rear-seat passenger can slam into the driver’s seat, pushing the driver into the airbag and steering wheel with a 35 mile per hour impact, says the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The issue takes […]
As the House of Representative ponders new legislation for self-driving cars, the U.S. Senate is looking at possible cybersecurity regulations that could address issues with connected cars and the fear of car hacking. A new Senate bill aims to enact stricter security protocols for the array of connected devices that comprise the so-called “Internet of […]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that it’s expanding its investigation into reports of carbon monoxide leaks in some Ford SUVs. The agency said it is now looking into 791 complaints of Ford Explorers model years 2011-2017. That’s up from the initial 154 complaints regulators began investigating a year ago in model years […]
