The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded an ongoing preliminary investigation into windshield wiper motor failures on a potential 193,000 2015-16 Freightliner Cascadias.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will hold a public meeting Feb. 13 in Washington, D.C., to seek public comment on its vehicle performance guidance for automated vehicles, the agency announced Jan. 23.

The number of people who died in motor vehicle traffic accidents during the first nine months of 2016 increased by 8% over the previous year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicated on Jan. 13.

By the early 2020s, cars and trucks could well be swapping data with each other automatically while cruising the nation’s highways and streets, providing a broad platform to improve safety and save lives, if a proposed new federal rule on vehicle-to-vehicle connectivity is enacted.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released proposed guidelines Nov. 23 that are designed to address driver distraction caused by mobile and other electronic devices.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced it will hold a public listening session Nov. 10 for comment on the recently released guidelines for the testing and deployment of highly automated vehicles.

The U.S. Department of Transportation last week issued guidelines for testing and deployment of highly automated vehicles. Top administration officials said they want to promote development of self-driving technology to reduce crashes on the nation’s roadways.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration warned drivers July 8 not to play the megahit augmented reality game Pokemon Go while driving.