Tag: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Vehicle emissions, fuel economy standards: Congressional leaders ask for more time to study new rules
2025 estimated fuel economy standards lower than earlier anticipated DETROIT, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Three Congressional leaders on Monday asked top federal environmental and safety officials to extend by 60 days the public comment period on new vehicle emissions and fuel economy standards. The public and their advocates need more time, beyond the comment period […]
U.S. rejects automakers’ request to extend fuel comment deadline
EPA says automakers have technology to meet aggressive mandates WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) – U.S. regulators on Monday denied a request by major automakers to extend the comment period on environmental analysis to determine whether government fuel efficiency requirements are feasible through 2025. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration […]
US regulators say fuel efficiency pays, despite cheaper gas
Automakers have technology to meet fuel efficiency mandates, but consumers buying pickups, SUVs By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) – Automakers have the technology to meet aggressive mandates to hike fuel efficiency by 2025, but the fleet-wide improvement will not be as great as the Obama administration once forecast because buyers are switching to […]
Google’s self driving car computer may be considered the ‘driver’: US Gov’t
Self driving car may redefine driver according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration DETROIT _Computers that control cars of the future can be considered drivers just like humans, the federal government’s highway safety agency has found. The redefinition of “driver” by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is an important break for Google, taking it […]
As Google self driving cars pressed to public, California regulators put on the brakes
California DMV struggling to write rules for self driving cars MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. _ Hustling to bring cars that drive themselves to a road near you, Google finds itself somewhere that has frustrated many before: Waiting on the Department of Motor Vehicles. The tech titan wants the freedom to give the public access to self-driving […]
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