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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Briefing Room provides the latest news and information on agency announcements and events. All media inquiries and interview requests should be directed to the Office of Public Affairs at 202-366-9550 or NHTSAMedia@dot.gov.
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NHTSA Urges Drivers to Share the Road Amid Rising Motorcyclist Fatality Rate

The fatality rate for motorcyclists in 2023 was nearly 28 times that of passenger car occupants.

NHTSA Urges the Public to Help Prevent Child Heatstroke

National Heatstroke Prevention Day is May 1.

USDOT Unveils New Automated Vehicle Framework

USDOT’s announcement included NHTSA’s release of an amendment to the agency’s standing general order for automated driving systems and Level 2 advanced driver assistance systems, and domestic exemptions for NHTSA’s automated vehicle exemption program. 

NHTSA Estimates 39,345 Traffic Fatalities in 2024

The lowest fatality rate since 2019 is positive news, confirms more progress can be achieved.

Light Vehicle AEB Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date

This document delays the effective date of the November 26, 2024 final rule partially granting petitions for reconsideration of a May 9, 2024 final rule that adopted Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 127, “Automatic Emergency Braking for Light Vehicles,” which requires automatic emergency braking (AEB), pedestrian automatic emergency braking (PAEB), and forward collision warning (FCW) systems on all new light vehicles.

 

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