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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,...

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...

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...

Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Transportation, and California’s Air Resources Board Issue Draft Technical Assessment Report of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Economy Standards for Model Year 2022-2025 Cars and Light Trucks

 

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the California Air Resource Board (CARB) today took the first step in the mid-term evaluation of the National Program for greenhouse gas emissions and fuel...

NHTSA Data Shows Traffic Deaths Up 7.7 Percent in 2015

WASHINGTON – Preliminary data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show a 7.7 percent increase in motor vehicle traffic deaths in 2015.  An estimated 35,200 people died in 2015, up from the 32,675 reported fatalities in...