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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently released a report entitled “Safety potential of crash avoidance features, improved headlights, and V2V-enhanced technologies for older drivers”. This report highlights the fact that crash-reduction technology, such as intersection assistance, automatic emergency braking, and improved headlights have significant potential for reducing vehicle crashes in older drivers. Age-related…
U.S. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) recently sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting the office to examine the following: Federal agencies’ efforts to ensure consumers’ right to repair, with respect to passenger motor vehicles, including how agencies might balance considerations such as: Protecting consumer choice and ensuring competition in the repair market…
In June 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a standing general order requiring crash reporting on all vehicles equipped with Level 2 and above Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS). NHTSA released a report today detailing the crash data from the last year. Between June 29, 2021, and May 15, 2022, NHTSA received…
In a letter to Congressional leaders, CEOs of General Motors (GM), Ford, Stellantis, and Toyota urged Congress to lift the federal government’s cap on the number of electric vehicles that are eligible for a tax credit. Currently, consumers are eligible for a $7,500 tax credit for the purchase of an electric vehicle. However, these credits…
U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce announced an upcoming hearing on comprehensive federal privacy legislation. The hearing will discuss the bipartisan, bicameral privacy legislation draft released last week by Chairman Frank Pallone, Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and Senator Roger Wicker. “Americans need to know they are in…
According to a new report by EV charging station company ChargePoint, electric vehicle sales are expected to exceed 14 million globally by 2025. This estimate is more than double 2021 sales. EV sales are accelerating rapidly, with total sales for 2021 doubling to surpass half a million– 4.5 percent of the market share for new…
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced this week that Dr. Steven Cliff has been confirmed as the 16th Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Dr. Cliff previously led the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and has been serving as the Deputy Administrator of NHTSA since January. From his deep academic background to…
Vehicle manufacturers are ramping up production of electric vehicles (EVs), with some companies, such as General Motors, promising an all-electric fleet as soon as 2035. However, efforts to build a national network of EV charging stations are slow-moving, even with investment from the federal government. States already received $424 million that can be used for…
A recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found that crash-avoidance features or teen-specific vehicle technologies have the potential to prevent up to 75 percent of fatal crashes involving teen drivers. These technologies include automatic emergency braking (AEB), lane departure technology, and collision warnings, which are mostly found in newer vehicles. Motor…