Federal Automated Vehicles Policy - September 2016

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Automated Vehicles Policy, published September 2016.

NHTSA highlights seat belts and car seats during Child Passenger Safety Week

Child Passenger Safety Week – Sept. 18-24 – highlights the importance of buckling kids up, and National Seat Check Saturday helps parents make sure they are used correctly

WASHINGTON – As Child Passenger Safety Week (Sept. 18-24) kicks off, the U.S. Department of...

USDOT Automated Vehicles Activities

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is committed to facilitating a new era of transportation innovation and safety and ensuring that our country remains a leader in automation. USDOT is acting as a convener and facilitator, partnering with a broad coalition of industry, academic,...

Federal Highway Administrator Leads Talk on Freight Economy in St. Louis

Nadeau to highlight national impact of the bi-state metro region as a major freight hub 

ST. LOUIS – Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau was in the Gateway City today for the last in a year-long, nationwide series of 24 roundtables to discuss the freight...

Motorists Reminded to “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” this Labor Day

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Safety Administration is warning all motorists traveling during the Labor Day holiday to ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’.  Through September 5th, advertisements will appear nationwide and law enforcement...

Traffic Fatalities Up Sharply in 2015

WASHINGTON – The nation lost 35,092 people in traffic crashes in 2015, ending a 5-decade trend of declining fatalities with a 7.2 percent increase in deaths from 2014. The final data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety...

U.S. Driving Up 3.3 Percent In First Half of 2016, New Federal Data Show

FHWA’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 reached 1.58 trillion miles in the first six months...

EPA and DOT Finalize Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks

Standards address second largest segment of U.S. transportation in terms of emissions and energy use

WASHINGTON –Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (...

NHTSA - Efforts to Save Lives, Prevent Crashes, and Reduce the Economic Toll of Fatalities and Injuries on Our Roads

NHTSA Kicks-Off ‘Safe Cars Save Lives’ Bus Tour August 9-13

The bus will travel to 9 cities and provide consumers with free safety checks for vehicle recalls, tire inflation, car seat installation and heatstroke prevention at each stop 

WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety...