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NewsJune 8, 2017

Honda Targets 2025 for Highly Automated Vehicles

The automaker announces a new timeline goal for the introduction of vehicles with highly automated driving capability in most driving situations, known as SAE Level 4.

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NewsJune 7, 2017

Driver Visual Awareness Slows During Conversations

Research from the University of Iowa finds that even a simple conversation creates an "attention disengagement" lag that affects a driver’s reaction time.

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NewsJune 7, 2017

NHTSA Honors Safety Engineering Leaders

The federal safety agency hands out awards to safety engineers from Volvo, Autoliv and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.

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NewsJune 6, 2017

Texas Texting Ban Takes Effect in September

After a decade of failed legislative attempts, the state finally has a law on the books that prohibits texting while driving.

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NewsJune 6, 2017

Lyft, NuTonomy Team on Self-Driving Car Research

The ride-hailing company is partnering with the autonomous car software developer to figure out how to make self-driving car passengers feel secure and comfortable.

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NewsJune 6, 2017

Medication Lowers Crash Risk for Drivers With ADHD

A new 10-year study concludes that women diagnosed with ADHD lowered their crash risk 42% when they took prescribed medication. Men saw a 38% drop.

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NewsJune 5, 2017

Safety Tip: Peripheral Awareness

Here's advice from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to help drivers improve their peripheral awareness and avoid side collisions.

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NewsJune 2, 2017

Waymo Exploring Self-Driving Trucks

Alphabet Inc.'s autonomous-driving unit Waymo is now also developing self-driving trucks, per published reports.

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NewsJune 2, 2017

Four States Win Grants to Battle Drowsy Driving

Iowa, Maryland, Nevada and Tennessee have each won a $15,000 grant to spend on efforts to prevent drowsy driving.

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ArticlesJune 2, 2017

Tips to Expedite Roadside Assistance and Towing Calls

Fleets should consider ways to increase uptime and driver safety, while reducing costs for the top roadside assistance incident types, which involve towing, jump starts, and tire changes.

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