Tesla has begun renaming its “Full Self-Driving (Supervised)” feature “Tesla Assisted Driving” on its European websites, responding to regulators’ concerns that the original name was misleading as CEO Elon Musk pushes for EU-wide approval.
The rebrand follows Germany’s announcement on October 6 that Tesla had agreed
The U.S. Department of Transportation has granted Aurora and other autonomous trucking companies a five-year exemption from regulations requiring drivers to place reflective warning devices around stopped trucks.
Under the exemption, autonomous trucks can instead use high-visibility warning beacons mounted on the tru
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is beginning a negotiated rulemaking process to update Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, which governs vehicle lighting in the U.S.
The review will examine headlight glare, headlamp height and aim, and requirements for newer technologies such as
On September 28 while announcing its finalized, dramatically-lowered, vehicle fuel economy rules, the U.S. Department of Transportation noted how much money will be saved by automotive OEMs as a result.
The Trump administration estimates automakers' technology costs will decline by USD 60.6 billion through 2031, or a
On September 28, the U.S. Transportation Department issued its finalized, sharply lower vehicle fuel economy standards through 2031, reversing efforts of the previous Biden administration to entice automakers to build more fuel-efficient vehicles.
Under former President Biden, the government sought to push OEMs to
On September 16, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a Special Order requiring a Tesla officer to sign an affidavit attesting to the completeness of the company’s responses regarding self-certification of the Cybercab, due by September 30.
The order builds on Audit Query AQ26002, wh
During a recent meeting with local Brazilian media in Brazil, Fabio Rua, Vice President, Public Policy, Communications & ESG at GM South America, said that the company is seeking to export vehicles from the U.S. to the Brazilian marketplace.
Rua said that GM has already informed Brazilian authorities that it would li
According to information released by China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on August 31, the SAMR and the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) recently approved and issued the mandatory national standard Technical Specifications for Safety of Power-driven Vehicles Operating on Roads (GB 7
On September 3, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a group that represents most major U.S. automakers urged Congress to pass legislation that exists in both houses before the end of 2026 that bar Chinese vehicles from the U.S. market.
The group's CEO John Bozzella wrote a letter to Congress stating in part, "Giv
On September 2, a federal judge in Washington blocked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from sending a landmark proposal to repeal California vehicle emissions rules to the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress.
The EPA wants to repeal the waivers that allow California to set its own auto emissions standa
On August 31, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that the administration is preparing to finalize lower federal fuel economy requirements for OEMs that reverse the regulatory tightening adopted under President Joe Biden, and will announce the new standards soon.
The final requirements have not yet been rel
Four GOP senators want Congress to repeal California's waivers that allow it to set stricter tailpipe emissions, arguing the waivers allowed the California Air Resources Board "to impose its regulatory agenda far beyond California’s borders."
The U.S. EPA in June sent the Congress state vehicle emissions rules for po
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced it will begin developing new federal safety standards for vehicle emergency door exit systems after concerns that occupants can become trapped in vehicles following electrical power failures.
The decision follows multiple incidents involvin
On July 16, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it was denying a 2024 petition filed by Tesla to avoid a recall fix for about 19,900 vehicles with headlights that may exceed maximum lighting levels.
The recall covers 2017-2023 model year Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y vehicles.
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On July 7, PACCAR announced that Peterbilt Motors Company and Kenworth Truck Company will implement updated software for vehicles equipped with PACCAR MX-11 and PACCAR MX-13 engines, reflecting revised U.S. EPA guidance on Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) inducements. Trucks manufactured after July 20 will have the softwar
On June 24, the UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) adopted the world’s first regulatory framework for fully driverless Automated Driving Systems (ADS). The new framework establishes uniform international safety requirements and a common m
On June 25, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed updates to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards that would remove the mandate for manual brake pedals in vehicles designed to operate exclusively without a human driver.
Key updates to FMVSS No. 135 would include:
• Removing requireme
On June 22, the state of California sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after the agency earlier this month sent the Republican-controlled Congress landmark state vehicle emissions rules for potential repeal.
The dispute rests on the EPA’s decision to allo
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