The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is a government agency, while the IIHS is a nonprofit organization formed by the automobile insurance industry. The NHTSA can compel automakers to make changes to their vehicles. Modifications to cars in response to IIHS testing are ...
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Dashcam DVIR Helps Breakdown and recovery What Is Asset Tracking for Fleets? < Back to Glossary The vehicle miles traveled tax is known by multiple names: the mileage tax, road usage charging (RUC), distance-based user fees (DBUF), vehicl...
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Dashcam DVIR Helps Breakdown and recovery What Is Asset Tracking for Fleets? < Back to Glossary In simplest terms, hard driving refers to any abrupt changes in driving behavior or rough handling of a vehicle. Some common examples of rough dr...
In order to cut costs, Tesla is removing the vehicle's temperature sensor that is used to detect the temperature outside of the vehicle. Instead of using a temperature sensor, the vehicle will determine the exterior temperature based on its GPS location and weather data. This could lea...
“Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for 5 seconds,” the NHTSA wrote.“At 55 mph, that’s like driving the length of an entire football field with your eyes closed.” Enter safe driving mobile apps. These applications were designed to help ...
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA)ignition interlock device model specificationsrequire all ignition interlock devices (IIDs) to hold a stable calibration for a minimum of 37 days, which includes the 30 day service interval plus a seven day countdown period before a per...
One significant but unanswered question about the future of robotaxis is how they'll be regulated by the Trump administration. With Musk overseeing efforts to gut federal agencies, safety advocates are worried that NHTSA might dismiss the directive that requires Tesla and other AV-operating companies...
In 2016, SAE International (formerly the Society of Automotive Engineers) broke down the path to driverless cars to six different levels of autonomy. This classification system replaced a similar one the U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published...
GM's Super Cruise hands-free driving feature is also available, but only on LT, RST, Premier, and High Country models. For more information about its crash-test results, visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) websites...
Child safety seats and restraints are essential to keep children safe in the event of an accident. If a child seat is defective, it may cause a choking hazard, fail to successfully restrain a child during a crash, or inflict serious harm during a collision. The NHTSA process for recalling ...