Regulations: Page
-
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Safety Groups Urge U.K. Motorists to Insist on AEB
Thatcham Research CEO Peter Shaw says there’s an urgent need to change the consumer and fleet mindset around car safety, especially when autonomous emergency braking can cost as little as £200 ($269).
By Alan Harman • Oct. 16, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Bridge Truck-Platooning Test Deemed ‘Flawless’
The four-truck platoon used a “leader-follower” strategy, with the lead commercial vehicle, under the control of an actual driver, sending steering, acceleration and braking commands to those behind.
By David C. Smith • Oct. 13, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
China-Built SUV Awarded Highest Safety Rating
Australasian New Car Assessment Program CEO James Goodwin says SAIC’s medium-sized MG GS SUV increased its safety rating from four to five stars after a specification upgrade and strong performance in the pole test.
By Alan Harman • Oct. 12, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
New NHTSA Guidance Encourages AV Industry
The autonomous-vehicle industry asked for some revisions to the prior guidance. It may have gotten more than it asked for.
By Richard Wilhelm • Sept. 22, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
PSA Figuring Out Branding, Wary of Electrification Regulations
Picking one technology “means you are preventing the societies from getting the benefit of having the creative power of all the scientific divisions of all the carmakers in the world,” says PSA CEO Tavares.
Sept. 22, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
European Safety Agency Lists Mobility Priorities
Euro NCAP will challenge automakers to offer the best possible technology as standard in all segments and countries, protecting not only car occupants but also taking into account the safety of other more vulnerable road users.
By Alan Harman • Sept. 15, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Oz Consumer Group Finds Flaws in Takata Recall
The consumer group Choice says it found at least five automakers in Australia have recalled their vehicles over dangerous airbags, only to refit them with a similarly defective product.
By Alan Harman • Aug. 3, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
New Mobility Could Change Future CAFE Rules
Both sides seem to realize new trends in personal mobility – not politics – may make the 45-year-old CAFE standards obsolete.
Aug. 2, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
China-Built Van Gets Middling Marks for Safety
ANCAP says the LDV G10 lacks key safety features such as head- and chest-protecting side airbags and seatbelt pre-tensioners that consumers today expect to be standard, particularly in a vehicle that can carry up to nine passengers.
By Alan Harman • Aug. 1, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Pakistan Green-Lights Four Auto-Manufacturing Bids
The investors must ensure their projects comply with Pakistan’s Automotive Development Policy, which grants tariff and direct-support benefits to companies meeting commitments such as observing environmental, quality and safety standards.
By Kaswar Klasra • July 28, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
U.K. Safety Groups’ Simulated Rollover No Accident
The upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed will feature a so-called tumbling car positioned on a rig that turns it 360 degrees, simulating a vehicle overturning. Seatbelted attendees can get in the car and experience the sensation of being in a rollover accident.
June 30, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
State of Regulatory Action on Self-Driving Vehicles in the U.S.
Policies are emerging on both the federal and state level, with some automakers and tech companies concerned overregulation could stifle innovation.
By Todd Bryant • June 19, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Vietnam Playing Catch-Up in ASEAN Auto Sector
“The development of the auto-parts industry depends on the growth of the auto (-production) industry, which is still underdeveloped in Vietnam compared to other ASEAN countries,” industry analyst Thuy Nguyen says.
By Michael Tatarski • June 12, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Second CAFE Review Gives EPA Chance to Evaluate New Technology
The midterm review redo may give the agency an opportunity to look at cost and fuel-economy impacts of emerging technologies such as variable-compression engines and second-gen 48V mild-hybrid systems.
By David Zoia Editor • May 19, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Oz Government to Review Road Safety As Deaths Rise
Australian road deaths have increased for the past two years after decades of decline. There were 1,289 fatalities last year, 1,290 in 2015 and 1,153 in 2014 – the lowest total in the previous 47 years.
By Alan Harman • May 16, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Scientists Make Tire Filler From Eggshells, Tomatoes
Ohio State researcher Katrina Cornish has a patent pending for a method of turning eggshells and tomato peelings into replacements for carbon black, the petroleum-based filler U.S. companies often purchase from overseas.
By Alan Harman • April 3, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Jobs Bounce Debated As Trump Promises CAFE Review
The president’s rhetoric has presented his administration’s second look at the standards as fulfilling a campaign promise of easing burdensome industry regulations to stimulate job growth.
By James M. Amend • March 21, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
U.K. Government, Auto Industry Gather to Talk Tech
A bill now pending in a House of Commons committee is designed to help position the U.K. as a global destination for the development of ultra-low-emissions and connected and autonomous vehicles.
By Alan Harman • March 20, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Oz Scientists Tout New Carbon-Fiber-Making Process
Carbon fiber is far stronger than steel and just a fraction of its weight. But it’s expensive to make and its price means auto-industry use is restricted to luxury models and race cars.
By Alan Harman • March 15, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Oz Regulators Take Dealers’ Side in Insurance Flap
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says a proposed 20% cap on dealer sales of add-on insurance products more likely would transfer wealth from dealerships to insurers than reduce prices for consumers.
By Alan Harman • Feb. 27, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Accelerating Repair Rates After NHTSA’s Latest Consent Order
The changes provide a boost to this effort by defining, for the first time, what constitutes a VIN that is no longer in service and, therefore, no longer in need of repair.
By Wayne Mitchell • Feb. 1, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Oz Road Deaths Rise Despite Safer Cars, Better Roads
An Australian Automobile Assn. report says 1,300 Australians died in road mishaps last year, up 7.9% from 2015. A highway-safety strategy approved in 2011 aims to reduce fatalities at least 30% by 2020.
By Alan Harman • Feb. 1, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Euro-Spec Mustang Scores Poorly on Some Safety Tests
In one of several tests conducted by the European New Car Assessment Program, the U.S.-built sports car scored just two of a possible five stars, the worst showing for a mass-market car in eight years.
By Paul Myles • Jan. 31, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Automakers Work to Ensure Employee Safety in Mexico
Violent crime has prompted the U.S. State Department to issue warnings to Americans traveling in Mexico. Detroit automakers have told employees to take even greater precautions on business trips to plants in places such as Saltillo and San Luis Potosi.
By Joseph Szczesny • Jan. 25, 2017 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
If I Were Trump, Here’s What I’d Do for Business
Donald Trump should take a long and hard look at access to capital, taxes, regulations, education and worker training.
By Steve Cottrell • Jan. 20, 2017
Previous
