NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Steve Cliff will be leaving his role as head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

A Florida man who was killed in a traffic crash last month could be the 20th death in the U.S. caused by exploding Takata air bag inflators.

July is National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration encourages people to stay alert to avoid becoming the next target.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a deadly collision near Gainesville, Florida.

A driver and her passenger died Wednesday when the Tesla they were traveling in crashed into a parked tractor-trailer in Alachua County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Federal vehicle safety regulators will investigate a crash last month in which a vehicle struck a self-driving car from General Motors-backed Cruise.

The new head of the government’s road safety agency says he will intensify efforts to understand the risks posed by automated vehicle technology.

The new rules come after 2020 reports by ProPublica/CBS News​ found some booster seats received a passing grade during side-impact crash tests — though test dummies were violently tossed around during tests.

Six people died in those crashes over a 10-month period. That's a teeny, tiny fraction of the 38,824 killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2020.

Ford says in documents that it knows of four injury reports due to the problem, and another six property damage claims.

There were five deaths and six serious injuries in the 392 crashes reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from July 2021 to May 2022. Two-thirds of the crashes involved Teslas.

Safety officials tracked nearly 400 collisions involving partially-automated vehicles, and found Tesla cars were responsible for more than two-thirds.

Federal safety officials stressed that the data is not meant to portray whether one advanced driver-assist system is safer than another.

Automakers have reported nearly 400 crashes of vehicles with partially automated driver-assist systems, including 273 involving Teslas.

Regulators released the first batch of information since mandating that companies such as Tesla report on serious crashes involving their driver-assistance systems.

The government plans soon to release data on collisions involving vehicles with autonomous or partially automated driving system that will likely single out Teslas for a disproportionately high number of such crashes.

Federal safety watchdog is investigating the electric car maker's self-driving system after a string of accidents.

Federal regulators are expanding their examination of Autopilot's role in crashes with parked emergency vehicles.

Teslas with partially automated driving systems are a step closer to being recalled.

Federal investigators say Goodyear knew that some of its recreational vehicle tires could fail and cause severe crashes, yet it failed to recall them for as long as 20 years.

Highway safety agency has been investigating phantom braking in Tesla's Models 3 and Y for over a year.

More than 750 Tesla owners have complained to U.S. safety regulators that cars operating on the company's partially automated driving systems have suddenly stopped on roadways for no apparent reason.

Memorial Day Weekend is one of the most dangerous weekends to drive each year in the United States.

The Senate has confirmed former California pollution regulator Steven Cliff to run the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The increase in fatalities stems from a combination of factors including reckless or distracted driving and record levels of vehicle performance and weight.

The U.S. government’s road safety agency has dispatched a team to investigate the possibility that a Tesla involved in a California crash that killed three people was operating on a partially automated driving system.

Traffic deaths in the U.S. rose 10.5% last year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Nearly 43,000 people were killed on U.S. roads last year.

More people died on U.S. roadways last year than any year since 2005, according to new data released Tuesday by federal vehicle safety officials.

Nearly 43,000 people were killed on U.S. roads last year.

Mercedes-Benz is telling the owners of over 292,000 vehicles in the U.S. to stop driving them because the brakes could fail.

Affected vehicles may not properly disable the airbag when a child is in the front seat.

The change occurred in 2020, researchers say. Overall firearm-related deaths increased 13.5% between 2019 and 2020, but such fatalities for those 1 to 19 years old jumped nearly 30%.

After recalls by GM, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, Stellantis and Volkswagen, feds are investigating 138,000 batteries made by LG.

U.S. safety regulators have opened an investigation into electric and hybrid vehicle batteries after five automakers issued recalls for defects that can cause fires or stalling.

Over 47,000 pickup trucks from the 2021 model year are included in the recallBy Keith BarryFord is recalling certain 2021 F-150 pickup trucks because their transmissions may unexpectedly shift in...

Federal auto regulators announce new fuel economy requirements that roll back standards passed under Trump.

The new requirements increase gas mileage by 8% per year for model years 2024 and 2025 and 10% in the 2026 model year.

New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026 under new rules unveiled by the government.

It’s time to do away with the S.U.V. loophole.

Talking to a parent about driving can be emotional.

General Motors is recalling more than 740,000 small SUVs in the U.S. because the headlight beams can be too bright and cause glare for oncoming drivers.

Automaker says faulty wiring can result in unexpected braking, sometimes while vehicles are sitting in traffic.

Volkswagen is recalling more than 246,000 SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because faulty wiring harnesses can make them brake unexpectedly, sometimes while in traffic.

If the wipers stop working in bad weather, drivers may not be able to see the roadBy Keith BarryFord is recalling over 157,000 F-150 pickup trucks from the 2021 model year because their windshiel...

First came the beeping alarms and the dashboard lights warning that something had gone haywire.

Federal officials say they've got 278 complaints involving 2017 through 2019 CR-V SUVs and 2018 and 2019 Accord sedans. The problem could make them vulnerable to rear collisions.

U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that the automatic emergency braking systems on more than 1.7 million newer Hondas can stop the vehicles for no reason.

Vehicle operators will never be perfect, so the government should demand safer cars.

AccuWeather's Kim Leoffler reported live from the road on the night of Feb. 17, heading through Alabama to survey potential tornado damage as heavy rain fell throughout the area.

Some 350 complaints by Tesla owners saying their cars can stop on roads for no apparent reason and they feared rear-end crashes on freeways.

Tesla phantom braking complaints spur federal probe

Anyone who has ever been temporarily blinded by high-beam headlights from an oncoming car will be happy to hear this.

Tesla is recalling nearly 579,000 vehicles in the U.S. because a “Boombox” function can play sounds over an external speaker and obscure audible warnings for pedestrians.

Tesla is recalling 26,681 vehicles over defective windshield defroster software that may reduce visibility and increase risk of crash.

Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of nearly 485,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outdoors because they can catch fire even if the engines are off.

Audible alert may fail to signal driver that their seat belt is unbuckled, increasing risk of injury or death in crash.

Newer versions of FSD Beta (2020.40.4.10 or later) subject to the recall gave drivers with "assertive mode" an option to roll through stop signs slowly.

"Rolling stop" feature lets the automaker's vehicles roll through stop signs without coming to a complete halt.

Buttigieg told The Associated Press that new federal data will show another increase in traffic fatalities.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is pledging to tackle a rising U.S. epidemic of car fatalities.

Two organizations that influence many Americans’ automobile buying decisions will begin rating vehicles on how well they track behavior of motorists who use partially automated driver-assist systems.

With traffic fatalities spiking, the nation’s top safety investigator says a widely cited government statistic that 94% of serious crashes are solely due to driver error is misleading and the Transportation Department should stop using it.

Defects in some models leading to problems with the rearview camera and front hood, which could lead to serious accidents, triggered two separate recalls of the electric cars.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's opening an engineering analysis to evaluate whether previous recalls of some Hyandai and Kia models covered enough vehicles.

U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up a series of investigations into engine fires that have plagued Hyundai and Kia vehicles for more than six years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says a new engineering analysis investigation covers more than 3 million vehicles from the 2011 through 2016 model years. The agency has received 161 complaints of engine fires, some of which occurred in vehicles that had already been recalled.

According to the latest data from the National Highway Traffic Safety administration, more than 10,100 died in drunk driving accidents on U.S. roadways in 2019. While that's the lowest total since records started being kept in 1982, consider this: every day, about 28 people in the United States die in drunk-driving crashes — that's one person every 52 minutes.

The move comes one day after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it would open a formal investigation into distracted driving concerns about the video games.

Tesla told the NHTSA that it's sending out a software update to keep video games from being played on the entertainment system while the car is moving.

A new software patch that Tesla plans to release will stop Passenger Play from activating when a vehicle is in drive.

Under pressure from U.S. auto safety regulators, Tesla has agreed to stop allowing video games to be played on center touch screens while its vehicles are moving.

Investigation focuses on 580,000 Tesla vehicles with "Passenger Play," which lets users play classic video games.

The U.S. is looking into whether Tesla drivers can play video games on a center touch screen. According to the NHTSA, drivers have been able to play while the vehicle is in motion since Dec. 2020.

President Joe Biden’s pick to run the nation’s highway safety agency is pledging to attack a crisis of fatal car crashes by implementing safety rules to deter impaired driving.

Many experts argue that the current speed limits might be too unrealistic and arbitrary to have any impact on how fast people drive.

Earlier this week, reports surfaced that Tesla allows drivers to play video games on dashboard touch screens while vehicles are moving.

Federal vehicle safety regulators said Thursday they are communicating with Tesla about faulty repeater cameras in some of their US-made electric cars.

Last August, Vince Patton was watching a YouTube video of a Tesla owner who had made a startling observation: Tesla drivers could now play a video game on their car’s touch-screen dashboard — while the vehicle is moving.

Every year thousands of Americans die on the roads. Individuals take the blame for systemic problems.

A six-year CBS News Investigation prompted an auto-safety reform that was included in the infrastructure bill President Biden signed Monday.

U.S. auto safety regulators are looking into a complaint from a Tesla driver that the company’s “Full Self-Driving” software caused a crash.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the award is the first it has paid to a whistleblower. It's the maximum percentage allowed by law of penalties paid by the Korean automakers.

Under the legislation, monitoring systems to stop intoxicated drivers would roll out in all new vehicles as early as 2026. "It's monumental," said Alex Otte of Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

Tesla has issued a recall that automatically sent a software update fixing a safety problem in its electric vehicles.

The government has reported that the number of U.S. traffic deaths in the first half of 2021 hit 20,160, the highest first-half total since 2006.

The head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is calling on Tesla to act on recommendations to limit where its Autopilot driver-assist system can operate and to put a system in place to make sure drivers are paying attention.

A driver was behind the wheel when a Tesla electric car crashed and burned last April near Houston, killing two men, neither of whom was found in the driver’s seat.

A former California pollution regulator is being nominated to run the nation’s highway safety agency.

As pandemic-era traffic fatalities spike, the U.S. agency in charge of auto safety is struggling with a backlog of safety rules ordered by Congress that are years overdue.

The U.S. government’s highway safety regulator has opened an investigation into a potential problem that surfaced last year with 56 million Takata airbags but that the agency eventually deemed safe based on industry research.

The U.S. government’s road safety agency has added another fatality involving a Tesla to the list of crashes it is probing due to the use of partially automated driving systems.

The U.S. government’s highway safety agency wants detailed information on how Tesla’s Autopilot system detects and responds to emergency vehicles that are handling traffic crashes.

The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated driving system after a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles.

The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has ordered automakers to report any crashes involving fully autonomous vehicles or partially automated driver assist systems.

U.S. auto safety regulators say they will move to require or set standards for automatic emergency braking systems on new heavy trucks.

Two key groups that offer automobile safety ratings have yanked their top endorsements from some Tesla vehicles because the company has stopped using radar on its safety systems.

No one ever thinks it will happen to them, but a record 53 children died of heatstroke between 2018 and 2019, after being left in a vehicle.

No one ever thinks it will happen to them, but a record 53 children died of heatstroke between 2018 and 2019, after being left in a vehicle.

The U.S. government’s auto safety agency is investigating multiple complaints about steering failures that could affect more than 1.1 million Honda Accord sedans.

For President Joe Biden to reach his goal of cutting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, big pollution reductions will have to come from someplace other than automotive tailpipes.