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Former Calif. regulator tapped to run highway safety agency

Jason Levine, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, said the nomination is an important…

Biden Taps Acting NHTSA Chief to Be Agency’s Permanent Head

“In the almost five years since NHTSA has had a Senate confirmed administrator, vehicle crash deaths have…

Florida drivers face safety hazards from this car maker’s stinky, sticky, glaring dashboards, safety group says

“Once again, history demonstrates relying on the industry to police itself is a bad idea, and it…

Electric vehicle owners frustrated by GM’s recall of Chevy Bolt after more than a dozen fires

“Jason Levine, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety, said any time cars spontaneously catch on…

In Tesla Autopilot Investigation, Federal Regulators Ask Other Automakers for Their Data

“Gathering data from multiple manufacturers should allow NHTSA to not only make comprehensive determinations about ADAS performance…

NTSB’s Homendy Expected to Be a Tesla Watchdog

In the years since joining the agency, Homendy has gained a reputation for being a dogged safety…

‘It’s immoral’: Pup survives shooting, two years later suffers third degree burns from lying on RV floor

“The people responsible for the vehicle were put on notice that that’s what’s happening, and yet, they’re…

Does Tesla Probe Signal a Get-Tough Era at NHTSA?

Jason Levine, executive director at the Center for Auto Safety, said it is too early to reach…

US Opens Probe Of Tesla Autopilot After 11 Crashes: Agency

“Whether Autopilot needs to be disabled, or be required to use driver monitoring systems to prevent these…

Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Beta Software Used on Public Roads Lacks Safeguards

“Vehicle manufacturers who choose to beta-test their unproven technology on both the owners of their vehicles and…