Press Releases - NHTSA
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The Briefing Room - NHTSA
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NHTSA Announces $171 Million in Grants to 19 States and Territories to Upgrade Crash Data Collection Systems Program fulfills Bipartisan Infrastructure Law directive and advances the Department’s National Roadway Safety Strategy.
Traffic Crash Deaths | Early Estimates Jan-March 2024 | NHTSA
Jun 24, 2024 · The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today released its first projections for traffic fatalities in 2024, estimating that 8,650 people died in traffic crashes in the first three months of the year. This represents a decrease of about 3.2% as compared to 8,935 estimated fatalities during the same period in 2023.
Initial Data Release, Advanced Vehicle Technologies | NHTSA
Jun 15, 2022 · Data from Standing General Order on advanced driver assistance systems and automated driving systems will help inform NHTSA’s efforts.
INVESTING IN AMERICA: NHTSA Announces $171 Million in …
Dec 11, 2024 · The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today announced $171 million in grants to 19 states and territories to upgrade and standardize their crash data systems.
Traffic Crash Deaths | Early Estimates Jan-Sept 2024 | NHTSA
Dec 20, 2024 · The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today released its early estimates of traffic fatalities for the first nine months of 2024, estimating that traffic fatalities declined for the 10th straight quarter. An estimated 29,135 people died in traffic crashes, representing a decrease of about 4.4% as compared to 30,490 fatalities ...
NHTSA Finalizes Updates to 5-Star Safety Ratings | NHTSA
Nov 18, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today finalized significant updates to its consumer-facing 5-Star Safety Ratings program, a pivotal action that will improve safety on our nation’s roads by incorporating new advanced driver assistance technologies, adding a crashworthiness pedestrian ...
Traffic Crash Deaths | 2024 Safety Areas Early Estimates - NHTSA
Nov 25, 2024 · The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today released its early estimates of traffic fatalities in key safety subcategories for the first half of 2024, projecting a decline in nearly all subcategories. Fatalities decreased in key areas, including pedestrian and speeding-related crashes, rollover crashes, and crashes involving ...
NHTSA Proposes Significant Updates to Five-Star Safety Ratings …
Mar 3, 2022 · NHTSA is proposing the following updates to its 5-Star Safety Ratings program, also known as the New Car Assessment Program, or NCAP: Recommending four new driver-assistance technologies: lane-keeping support, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, blind spot detection and blind spot intervention.