Evenflo recalling 1.37 million child seats
Evenflo Company Inc., a car seat manufacturer, has agreed to recall 1.37 million child safety seats to replace buckles that could be difficult to...
Sen. McCaskill: GM Recall Probe May Be Expanded To Industry-Wide Review
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, said in an interview that General Motors recall probe may be expanded to industry-wide review.
McCaskill said she may broaden her...
Study: Hands-Free Systems Distract Drivers
A new research revealed that hands-free systems – Apple's Siri, GM's MyLink and Ford's Sync – are distracting drivers.
Conducted by The AAA Foundation for...
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...
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...
NTSB wants Google self-driving cars to record driver moves
Deborah Hersman, chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said that Google’s self-driving cars should be equipped with a recording system, reports...
United States To Test Vehicle-To-Vehicle Technology
The Obama administration is going to take a first step toward requiring that future cars and light trucks be equipped with technology that enables...
NHTSA Stops Issuing Recall Notices and Investigations
As a result of the government shutdown, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has stopped many of the activities, reports AOL Autos.
The agency...
IIHS Releases List of Recommended Used Vehicles For Teens
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has compiled its first-ever list of recommended used vehicles for teens to help guide parents toward safer...
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...