The Latest Breaking News from NHTSA

Ford and GM aren't the only companies petitioning NHTSA to make decisions related to self-driving cars, though the news has been kept quiet until this week.

MINNEAPOLIS — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has run campaigns over the years to persuade motorists to drive sober, to wear seat belts and to put down cellphones while behind the wheel.

Clogged oil ports, electrical shorts and leaks of brake fluid are only some of the safety problems that have caused multiple fires and forced Hyundai and Kia to recall millions of vehicles in the past seven years

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday released details of requests submitted by Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. to waive some federal safety standards for automated driving programs, moving the automakers a step closer to their AV visions.

Elon Musk has long used his mighty Twitter megaphone to amplify the idea that Tesla's automated driving software isn't just safe — it's safer than anything a human driver can achieve.

NHTSA isn't supporting the proposal. The agency says multiple sounds are unnecessary, and only the manufacturer or dealer can change or disable the sound.

The U.S. government’s auto safety watchdog is sending investigators to another Tesla crash

Hyundai issued a similar recall on 2017-2018 Ioniq PHEVs, but it seems dealers may not have properly repaired the part that could cause a fire in the rear seat.

The Supreme Court’s latest climate change ruling could dampen efforts by federal agencies to rein in the tech industry, which went largely unregulated for decades as the government tried to catch up to changes wrought by the internet. In the 6-3 decision that was narrowly tailored to the Environmental Protection…

The Supreme Court’s latest climate change ruling could dampen efforts by federal agencies to rein in the tech industry, which went largely unregulated for decades as the government tried to catch up to changes wrought by the internet

Federal standards are needed to regulate driver-assisted technology, says Steven Cliff, the new head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.