
This expansion, which more than doubles the size of the Takata recall, is aimed at replacing all Takata frontal air bag inflators that contain ammonium nitrate but don’t contain a drying agent.
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A NHTSA report identifies instances where current federal safety standards might hinder future development and deployment of autonomous vehicles.
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Nearly 900 vehicle recalls were filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 2015, a new record involving more than 51 million vehicles — another record, the federal agency reported.
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Eighteen vehicle manufacturers and the U.S. Department of Transportation finalize an agreement aimed at taking a more proactive approach to identifying and fixing vehicle defects that pose safety risks.
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The Obama administration wants to spend nearly $4 billion over ten years to fund pilot to projects aimed at accelerating the development of connected and automated vehicles.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation will host a talk on self-driving vehicles with the director of Google’s Self-Driving Car Program, Chris Urmson.
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The disturbing trend prompts federal Department of Transportation officials to step up efforts to change risky behavior among the driving public.
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The safety system supplier has reached a settlement with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and more air bag inflator recalls may be in the offing.
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Drivers traveled more miles on U.S. roads in August to push the yearly total to date past 2 trillion for a new all-time high as well as the largest year-over-year gain in monthly driving, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Fuel economy has seen a gradual increase in light-duty vehicles since the 1990s with a 1.8 mpg improvement in 2013, according to the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute.
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