By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Coronavirus or COVID-19 has already started to dominate the auto tech news sector, but before we do a deep dive, here are two other stories that grabbed my attention over the past three weeks. I was shocked when I read this story from Transport Topics: Starsky Robotics Exits Autonomous […]
63 Blog Posts From the NHTSA Tag
It’s not all about COVID-19: NMA Auto Tech News for March 15, 2020
March 15, 2020
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ATW, Auto Industry, Black Boxes, Car Care, connected cars, DRIVERLESS CARS, Driverless Trucks, Electric Vehicle, Fuel, IIHS, NHTSA, NMA, Parking, Technology
Who Gets The Ticket?
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March 3, 2020
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DRIVERLESS CARS, Eric Peters, NHTSA, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Technology, Traffic Tickets
What happens when the driver isn’t “speeding,” but the car is? Who gets the ticket? It’s a question bound to come up soon in traffic court given the fact that some new cars—like Sammy Hagar back in the day—can’t drive 55. Or rather, a driverless car can be tricked into driving 85 when the speed limit is […]
Congress Debates AV Regs Again and other NMA Auto Tech Watch News for February 23, 2020
February 23, 2020
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ATW, Auto Industry, Bicycle, DRIVERLESS CARS, DRONES, Electric Vehicle, Fuel, LEGISLATION, NHTSA, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Technology, TICKET FINES
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Earlier this month, Congress debated autonomous vehicle regulations with much of the discussion on safety and liability over speed to the market. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Representative Frank Pallone said, “Troubling safety incidents, regulatory black holes, and lax oversight threaten to disrupt this critical balance and the […]
Ticket Quotas are Alive and All Too Well
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February 21, 2020
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LEGISLATION, NHTSA, NMA, Policing for Profit, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Traps, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
Editor’s Note: After news this week that Washington State lawmakers are pushing Senate Bill 6316 to stop the police practice of traffic ticket orders, we thought this would be a great companion blog. One of the national issues of the NMA is to advocate against traffic ticket quotas which if implemented by a police department, […]
Tesla all over the Map and other Auto Tech Watch News for February 9, 2020
February 9, 2020
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ATW, Auto Industry, Car Care, DRIVER EDUCATION, DRIVERLESS CARS, Electric Vehicle, Flying Car, Infrastructure, INSURANCE, NHTSA, SAFETY, Technology, TOWING, V2X, VMT
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director The electric car company Tesla run by CEO Elon Musk seemed to pull in a great deal of news the past several weeks. The biggest was probably this story: Tesla, which has never had a profitable year, is now worth more than GM, Ford and Fiat Chrysler. Combined. The […]
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