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NHTSA Proposed Regulation to Require AEB Technology in Cars
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed a new regulation that would require that all new passenger cars and light trucks come equipped with Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) systems. This proposal was initiated by a provision in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which directed NHTSA…
Read MoreFederal Judge Denies AAI Request to block MA Right-to-Repair Law’s Implementation
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall Yesterday, a federal judge ruled against the Alliance for Automotive Innovation’s motion to block the enforcement of Massachusetts’ right-to-repair legislation passed by voters in a referendum in 2020. AAI argued that the law shouldn’t take affect until after the federal lawsuit against the law is resolved. With the court’s…
Read MoreCalifornia Approves Rule Phasing Out Gas-Powered Trucks and Buses
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall The California Air Resources Board (CARB) on Friday approved new regulations that will eventually remove all gas-powered trucks and buses from the state’s roads. In keeping with California’s zero-emission goals, the Advanced Clean Fleets rule will end sales of medium and heavy-duty combustion trucks in California by 2036. The…
Read MoreNumber of Alternative Fueling Stations Nearly Doubles Since 2020; EV Charging Leads the Way
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall ASA leads panel on new EV laws as alt-fueling stations nearly double since 2020 Last week, ASA’s Washington, D.C. representative, Robert L. Redding, Jr., moderated a panel at the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) in Richmond, VA on the electric vehicle (EV) provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)…
Read MoreEPA Proposes Rules that would Significantly Lower Emissions
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed rules that would significantly lower automotive emissions. Click here to read the EPA’s official press release on the proposal. Key provisions include: Fleet average of no more than 82 grams of carbon/mile (light duty cars and trucks and medium duty…
Read MoreEU Advances Legislation on Vehicle Data Access
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall The European Union Parliament held the first of three votes needed to pass legislation that would amend its Data Act to account for vehicle data access. The legislation passed that first round vote. If it were to pass the next two rounds, it would change EU law to allow…
Read MoreTX State Senate Committee Approves SB 1083
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall The Texas State Senate’s Business & Commerce Committee unanimously passed Senate Bill (SB) 1083 on Tuesday. SB 1083 would mandate insurance companies to: Require the use of the part, product, or repair process used by the OEM or distributor to repair the vehicle for cars owned for LESS than…
Read MoreNHTSA Reports Car Crash Fatalities in 2021 Highest since 2005
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a report detailing crashes involving motorists in 2021. The increase in crashes from 2020 to 2021 outpaced the increase in vehicles on the road for the same time period. In 2021, 42,939 people were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes, a…
Read MoreEPA Approves California’s Advanced Clean Truck Rule
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall Post content here.The EPA approved California’s Advanced Clean Truck rule intended to leave very few gas-powered heavy-duty vehicles on the roads in the state by 2035. Truck manufacturers will be required to sell an increasingly greater share of zero-emission trucks relatively to gas-powered vehicles. California joins Massachusetts, Vermont, New…
Read More28 State and U.S. Territory AGs Urge Congress to Pass Right-to-Repair Law
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall A bipartisan group of State and U.S. Territory Attorneys General signed a letter urging Congress to pass “Right-to-Repair” legislation. Addressed to the chair and ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, the letter specifies that the…
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