Vehicle Safety
DEKRA’s 2025 Roadway Safety Report Says ADAS Increases the Need for Periodic Safety Inspections
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards DEKRA–a Europe-based automotive testing, inspection, and certification company–released its Road Safety Report 2025, which it has titled, “Changing the Face of Mobility.” The report asserts that innovation in the automotive sector has significantly improved roadway safety. However, new technologies present new safety challenges. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems…
Read MorePennsylvania Bill would Give Consumers More Time to Repair Unsafe Vehicles
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The Pennsylvania House’s Transportation Committee voted 26-0 to advance HB 649, which would give drivers more time to complete required repairs and inspections on vehicles deemed to be operating in an unsafe condition. Under current law, a police officer or other qualified employee of the state can…
Read MoreNew Law in Rhode Island Requires Insurers to Cover More Auto Repairs
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards In Rhode Island, insurers can no longer force drivers to accept total loss settlements for vehicles for which the repair costs don’t exceed 80 percent of the vehicle’s pre-collision value (actual cash value/ACV). In other words, the consumer can demand the insurer pay for the repair if…
Read MoreASA Repair Policy Scan Tool Newsletter: August 21, 2025
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards Click here to read the latest edition of ASA’s Repair Policy Scan Tool newsletter. Categories Auto Repair Automotive Parts Clean Air Watch EPA Featured Information Availability Insurance Issues New Vehicle Technologies Replacement Crash Parts Service Information Small Business Uncategorized Vehicle Inspections Vehicle Safety Archives Archives Select Month…
Read MoreSecretary of Transportation Sean Duffy Testifies before U.S. House Committee
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy testified before the U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee in mid July as part of the committee’s departmental oversight responsibilities. During the hearing, Secretary Duffy discussed a wide range of topics, including electric vehicles (EV), autonomous vehicles (AV), and other areas…
Read MoreFederal Agency Announces Upcoming Changes to its AV Exemption Approval Process
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced changes to its exemption approval process for autonomous vehicles (AV), which it intends to implement in the near future. Under current law, NHTSA must provide exemptions for vehicles that don’t comply with certain safety requirements, such as having…
Read MoreASA Repair Policy Scan Tool Newsletter: June 17, 2025
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards Click here to read the latest edition of ASA’s Repair Policy Scan Tool newsletter. Categories Auto Repair Automotive Parts Clean Air Watch EPA Featured Information Availability Insurance Issues New Vehicle Technologies Replacement Crash Parts Service Information Small Business Uncategorized Vehicle Inspections Vehicle Safety Archives Archives Select Month…
Read MoreASA Repair Policy Scan Tool Newsletter: May 21, 2025
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards Click here to read the latest edition of ASA’s Repair Policy Scan Tool newsletter. Categories Auto Repair Automotive Parts Clean Air Watch EPA Featured Information Availability Insurance Issues New Vehicle Technologies Replacement Crash Parts Service Information Small Business Uncategorized Vehicle Inspections Vehicle Safety Archives Archives Select Month…
Read MoreU.S. and China Agree to Lower Certain Reciprocal Tariffs – Auto Tariffs Remain Unchanged
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The governments of the United States and China released a joint statement outlining actions that the parties agreed to take and implement by May 14, 2025. The U.S. government agreed to lower, to 10 percent, the tariff on most Chinese imports that the U.S. government initiated on…
Read MoreFederal Government Announces Less Stringent Rules for Autonomous Vehicles
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced changes to federal rules that will reduce regulatory burdens for autonomous vehicle (AV) and SAE Level 2 advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) manufacturers, developers, and operators. This new rule is officially titled “Third Amended Standing…
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