NHTSA to propose a requirement that all new vehicles contain an event data recorder.
Officials at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are considering to require that all new cars must have an event data recorder inside the vehicle.
Continue reading… “National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Considers Black Boxes in All Cars”
A smartphone app gives information about open parking spots.
The most agonizing everyday experience the urban driver must face? The search for an empty parking place.
It is part sleuthing and part blood sport. Circling, narrowly missing a spot, outmaneuvering other motorists to finally ease into a space only to discover that it is off limits during working hours.
Continue reading… “Smartphone App Finds Empty Parking Spaces for Drivers”
Traffic fatalities are down despite the fact that vehicle miles traveled is up.
Highway deaths have plummeted to their lowest levels in more than 60 years, helped by more people wearing seat belts, better safety equipment in cars and efforts to curb drunken driving.
Continue reading… “Traffic Deaths in U.S. Fall to Lowest in Over 60 Years”
The national debate over red-light cameras is heating up again as a new analysis from a traffic safety group argues that the controversial devices saved 159 lives in 14 cities during a five-year period.
Continue reading… “Study: Red Light Cameras Save Lives – But at What Price?”
The systems are still five to 10 years from being deployed into America’s car fleet.
Could “talking cars” save lives? A group of car companies is developing safety systems using advanced Wi-Fi signals and GPS systems that could allow vehicles to communicate with each other on the road. The cars could then send messages to warn their drivers about potential crashes.
Continue reading… “‘Talking Cars’ Someday May Save Lives”
Where does your food come from?
In response to a new federal food safety law and growing consumer interest, vast amounts of new data are being generated about the complicated path that food takes from field to supermarket shelf.
Continue reading… “New Traceability Rule Represents Major Adjustment for U.S. Food Industry”
OnStar
Starting this spring, OnStar will begin selling — for $299 — “Anywhere,” a standalone rearview mirror compatible with most top-selling vehicles that allows access to much of OnStar’s services. Yup, it’s OnStar-to-go. This may be the coolest safety-and-security gadget ever.
Continue reading… “OnStar Anywhere Expands Beyond GM to Most Top-Selling Cars”
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