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News•by Staff•January 8, 2019

Toyota Sharing Its Automated Safety System with Rival OEMs

To curb crashes and save lives, Toyota Motor Company will offer its Guardian automated safety system to competitive original equipment manufacturers, either through licensing or entire systems.

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News•by Staff•January 7, 2019

Autonomous Vehicle Coalition Forms to Educate Public

A diverse group of automakers, non-profits and other industry stakeholders have launched PAVE — a new coalition dedicated to educating the public and policymakers about the safety benefits of advanced vehicle technologies and self-driving vehicles.

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News•by Staff•January 4, 2019

Ford Recalls EcoSport for Seat Back Issue

Ford Motor Co. is recalling an estimated 87 2019 Ford EcoSport vehicles for a seat back problem. Specially, the vehicles may have an insufficient weld between the side member and A-bracket on the front seat back.

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News•by Staff•January 4, 2019

NICB Offers Auto Theft Public Service Announcement

A vehicle was stolen once every 40 seconds in 2017, the National Insurance Crime Bureau has announced.

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News•by Staff•January 4, 2019

Hands-Free Driving Violations Double in Georgia

In approximately the last six months, the Georgia Hands-Free Act has resulted in 8,389 citations — more than double the 3,827 tickets issued for cell-phone related violations in the first six months of 2018.

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News•January 3, 2019

How to Safely Pass Another Vehicle

Collisions caused by improper lane changes are a one of the most common types, according to insurance and legal experts.

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News•by Staff•January 3, 2019

Road Deaths Fall 19% in Maine

Traffic fatalities in Maine decreased 19% to 140 deaths in 2018 compared with 173 in 2017, which is among the lowest on record in 60 years.

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News•by Staff•January 3, 2019

NHTSA Provides Drugged Driving Grants to 5 States

To keep drug-impaired drivers off the nation's roadways, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently awarded more than $100,000 in funding to select states to educate law enforcement officers.

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News•by Staff•January 2, 2019

Utah Drunk Driving Law Becomes Strictest in the Nation

Utah has implemented a new law that lowers its blood alcohol content limit from 0.08 to 0.05 on Dec. 30, which gives the state the strictest DUI law in the country for drivers with a standard license.

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News•by Staff•December 27, 2018

Toyota Recalls Land Cruiser for Seat Belt Defect

Toyota is recalling 89,740 of 2008 to 2019 Land Cruiser and Lexus LX 570 large SUVs for a possible seat-belt defect that could cause three front air bags not to deploy, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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