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NewsSeptember 16, 2015

NYC Receives $20M for Connected-Vehicle Project

Together, New York City, Tampa and Wyoming will receive up to $42 million to pilot next-generation safety technology in vehicles and infrastructure.

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NewsAugust 19, 2015

Real-World Fuel Economy Improves Gradually

Fuel economy has seen a gradual increase in light-duty vehicles since the 1990s with a 1.8 mpg improvement in 2013, according to the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute.

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NewsJune 22, 2015

DOT Audit Criticizes Federal Safety Investigations

A newly released DOT audit report, ordered in the wake of GM’s ignition switch recalls, offers a disturbing assessment of NHTSA’s efforts to identify and investigate vehicle safety defects.

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NewsJune 8, 2015

Safety Team to Help NHTSA Improve Defect Probes

The federal safety agency releases two internal reports, one of which details mistakes NHTSA made that contributed to delays in the GM ignition switch recall.

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NewsMay 19, 2015

Takata Vehicle Safety Recall Now Biggest Ever

The Japan-based auto safety parts supplier reaches an agreement with NHTSA to expand its recall of defective air bag inflators, which have been linked to six deaths worldwide.

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NewsMay 18, 2015

Video: Feds Scrutinize FCA Safety Recall Pace, Remedies

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has scheduled a July 2 public hearing to probe Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ remedy performance in 20 separate safety recalls.

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NewsMay 15, 2015

DOT Seeks to Hasten Connected-Car Tech Rollout

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has directed NHTSA to tighten the deadline for the agency’s proposal to require V2V technology in new vehicles.

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Newsby StaffApril 3, 2015

DOT: Patch Highway Fund If It Leads to Real Fix

Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx has signaled that he does not oppose Congress applying a short-term fix to keep the Highway Trust Fund solvent before it runs out entirely this summer.

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NewsApril 3, 2015

Feds Award $500M in Grants for Transportation Projects

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that $500 million will be made available for surface-transportation projects under the TIGER competitive-grant program this year.

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NewsMarch 30, 2015

Highway Bill Would Bolster NHTSA Funding, Authority

The Obama administration's transportation bill, delivered to the U.S. Congress March 30, would triple funding for the federal safety agency's auto defect investigation office.

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