Google’s Own Self-Driving Car “Disengagement” Report Shows Need For Driver Behind Wheel
Google's just released report detailing when human drivers took control of a self-driving robot car being tested underscores the need – as required by...
EU wants safer brake systems in cars to reduce pedestrian deaths
The European Commission on Monday proposed that all new cars be...
Next-generation Vauxhalls will talk to each other
Vauxhall's new Calibra will have the very latest technology which is...
NHTSA to revise drug and alcohol highway research project
The head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the agency will revise how it conducts a research program on whether drivers...
German Chancellor Merkel backs EU automakers on CO2 issue
German Chancellor Angela Merkel backed her nation's automakers Thursday in a...
Buick New Regal Receives Maximum 5-Star Safety Rating in China
The Buick New Regal sedan from Shanghai GM has received a maximum five-star safety rating from the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC),...
Automaker Need To Work on Keeping Car Save From Hackers, NHTSA Boss Says
David Friedman, acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), wants automakers to develop a plan to protect cars from being hacked...
7 dead as Mississippi River bridge falls
At least seven people were killed when an interstate bridge in...
NHTSA decides to move forward with vehicle-to-vehicle communication
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has decided to begin taking steps to enable vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology...
NTSB chief stepping down in April
Debbie Hersman will step down as chair of the National Transportation Safety Board on April 25, reports The Detroit News.
Hersman, who was in the...
