Nearly 20 Percent of US Fatalities Caused by Drug Involvement
1 Dec 2010, 08:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Determining the cause of an accident is a very important process for authorities from all over the world, especially because this is the easiest way to find a solution against it. The United States ...
2017 Fuel Efficiency Standards Still Unclear
1 Dec 2010, 06:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The wave of new fuel efficiency regulations which has hit the US automotive market this year will not be the last, as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US government...
Auto Safety Overhaul Baked by the NHTSA
1 Dec 2010, 06:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) administrator David Strickland expressed his support today for the intended review and modification of the nation's auto safety leg...
3,000 Land Rover LR2 Freelanders Recalled in the US
27 Nov 2010, 15:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It seems there are a lot of recalls taking place all over the world these days, as companies and government organizations are taking the safety of drivers their passengers a lot more seriously. This...
Jaguar Recalling 6,475 XJs
25 Nov 2010, 10:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When driving luxury British sedan with soft suspension listening to Bach on the sound system, nothing could ruin your day right? Especially not something as small and insignificant as, say... rain. ...
NHTSA to Investigate Rental Cars Recall
23 Nov 2010, 15:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into how quickly rental car companies take vehicles scheduled for recall to be repaired. The probe is targeting...
2011 Buick Enclave, Five Stars Rating from the NHTSA
20 Nov 2010, 11:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Tested earlier this month with the first batch of SUVs tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the new testing system, the Buick Enclave managed to pass the strict...
2011 GMC Acadia Gets Five Star Rating
20 Nov 2010, 11:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) new rating system, launched this fall, is proceeding with testing the vehicles intended for American roads under more strict criter...
Toyota Files Motion to Dismiss Lawsuits of Unintended Acceleration
20 Nov 2010, 08:09 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Toyota Motor Corp filed a motion to dismiss lawsuits that claim there are sudden acceleration defects in its cars. US District Judge James Selna will hear arguments today about whether he should ign...
Mass Adoption of In-Car Bluetooth by 2016
19 Nov 2010, 12:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There are two elements conspiring to get the Bluetooth technology in about percent of all the vehicles in the US by 2016. Firstly, there's the increasing demand for the technology as it is need...
New NHTSA Test Results Released
12 Nov 2010, 08:58 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / With vehicle safety features improving on a yearly basis, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has updated its testing procedures, making it more difficult for vehicles to achieve five...
2011 Hyundai Sonata Gets Five Star NHTSA Rating
6 Oct 2010, 07:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Aside from the BMW 5 Series, the highest government ranking under NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program has also been awarded to the 2011 Hyundai Sonata model. The latest Sonata has been subm...
NHTSA Announces New 5-Star Safety Rating System
6 Oct 2010, 07:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Complying with the safety requirements in the US got a bit harder for car manufacturers after yesterday the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and US Transportation Secretary Ray...
2011 BMW 5 Series Earns 5 Star NHTSA Rating
6 Oct 2010, 07:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has introduced its new, more stringent New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) and has conducted the first test that follow the new rules. The new BMW 5 ...
MINI Under Investigation for Steering Issues
29 Sep 2010, 10:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The current year has already been one of the busiest for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), with more than enough problems in cars produced by most of the manufacturers in t...
NHTSA 2009 Distracted Driving Report Released
21 Sep 2010, 09:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After last week the US Department of Transportation (DoT), together with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released the 2009 Motor Vehicles Crashes report, a new, yet simila...
US Road Fatalities, Lowest Since 1950
13 Sep 2010, 09:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The US Department of Transportation (DoT) published last week the 2009 Motor Vehicles Crashes report, one which brings with it, if one can say that, encouraging numbers. Last year, the number of fa...
2011 Infiniti M Comes with Three NCAP Technologies
3 Sep 2010, 11:31 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As part of NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), the all-new 2011 Infiniti M is among the first production vehicles to be offered with all three crash avoidance technologies recommended b...
NHTSA Investigating VW Jetta
31 Aug 2010, 16:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reportedly begun an investigation into the current generation Volkswagen Jetta, after receiving several complaints (about seven reports...
Labor Day Crackdown on Drunk Driving
27 Aug 2010, 06:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A very disturbing study has been published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today, revealing that no less than 8 percent of the Americans who drive (an estimated 17 mill...