U.S. DOT Urges Public to ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ and Announces Funding for Innovative Technology To End Drunk Driving

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is pulling out all of the stops to deter motorists from driving drunk this holiday season. To spread this urgent safety message, NHTSA is kicking-off its annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over...

U.S. DOT Advances Deployment Of Connected Vehicle Technology To Prevent Hundreds Of Thousands Of Crashes

WASHINGTON—Citing an enormous potential to reduce crashes on U.S. roadways, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a proposed rule today that would advance the deployment of connected vehicle technologies throughout the U.S. light vehicle fleet. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking would...

U.S. DOT Accelerates Replacements of Takata Air Bag Inflators

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued an amended order today to continue the acceleration of recall repairs for millions of U.S. vehicle owners affected by the Takata air bag inflator recalls. The...

Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation (ACAT)

Watch the livestream of the first ACAT meeting, being held at 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST on January 16, 2017.

For audio only: Dial 1-877-810-9415, access code 5710550

The Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation (ACAT) was established to...

U.S. DOT Issues Consent Order and Fines up to $1 Million to Ride the Ducks International, LLC

Amphibious tour vehicle manufacturer must comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has entered into a Consent Order to Ride the...

U.S. Drivers Log 2.4 Trillion Miles In First Nine Months of 2016

Federal Highway Administration’s ‘Traffic Volume Trends’ Report Shows Gains In Nearly Every State

WASHINGTON – New data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that U.S. driving topped 2.4 trillion miles...

Subject Date Committee Witnesses NHTSA - Safe Deployment of Automated Vehicle Technologies 11/16/2016 Senate Committee on Appropriations Mark R. Rosekind, Administrator NHTSA - Safe Deployment of Automated Vehicle Technologies

NHTSA - Safe Deployment of Automated Vehicle Technologies

RFP to Designate Proving Grounds for Automated Vehicle Pilot

Docket No.: DOT-OST-2016-0233

Solicitation of Proposals for Designation of Automated Vehicle Proving Grounds Pilot

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

DATES: Proposals must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on December 19, 2016.

Seat Belt Use in U.S. Reaches Historic 90 Percent

Lives saved estimated at nearly 345,000 since 1975

WASHINGTON – Seat belt use in the United States has reached its highest level since the Federal government began regular national surveys in 1994, according to a study released by the U.S....