New cars do lots of things cars didn’t do in the past, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Convenience has its merits. But what about pre-emption? Cars once did as they were told by their owners and no more. If you didn’t want the doors to lock or the lights to come on, they didn’t […]
66 Blog Posts From the NHTSA Tag
Automotive Pre-emption
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June 30, 2020
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Auto Industry, BAC, Breathalyzers, DUI/DWI, Eric Peters, IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE, NHTSA, Technology
NHTSA launches Voluntary Website Platform for AV Testing—Why do we Need This?
June 21, 2020
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connected cars, DRIVERLESS CARS, DRONES, Electric Vehicle, LEGISLATION, NHTSA, SAFETY, V2X
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Transportation Secretary Elaine Chou made a big splash this week announcing a voluntary reporting mechanism for driverless car companies and states. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration calls the new program, Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing, or AV TEST. It will be online, and anyone with […]
10 Reasons to Oppose Red-Light Cameras
June 3, 2020
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85TH PERCENTILE, Automated Traffic Enforcement, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, Insurance Companies, NHTSA, NMA, NMA BLOG, Policing for Profit, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, Traffic Tickets, YELLOW LIGHT, Yellow Light Duration, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
By James C. Walker, former National Motorists Association Foundation Executive Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared on the NMA’s Driving in America Blog in May 2018. James C. Walker, one of the greatest advocates for motorists’ rights, passed away last summer. Jim especially despised automated ticket cameras. We miss his diligence but can still […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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