The Latest Breaking News from NHTSA

Pedestrian safety. It’s something modern American cars struggle with, partly because there’s no standard in place to test how a human head hitting a vehicle hood would fare in an impact. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is working on introducing a new standard to change this, but until that…

Just days after announcing a civil fine against Ford for moving too slowly on a recall, the U.S. government unveiled two investigations into recalls that may not have worked or covered enough vehicles

The news of the potential death of the consumer credits for electric vehicle sales is sending shockwaves across the U.S. auto industry. Share prices of EV makers, including Tesla, are plummeting, incumbent federal officials are ringing alarm bells and automakers are bracing for the incoming Trump administration with leadership changes…

The Justice Department revealed that Cruise will pay the fine as part of a deferred prosecution agreement.