NHTSA ill-equipped to assess cars’ high-tech systems, study says

The nation’s top auto safety regulator is ill-equipped to detect problems with high-tech electronics that are increasingly commonplace in today’s cars, a new government study has concluded.
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More at The Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-acceleration-study-20120119,0,5198163.story

Filed under: Vehicle Technology, Distracted Drive, Distracted Driving, NHTSA

USDOT Connected Vehicle Research Program Vehicle-to-Vehicle Safety Application Research Plan

The connected-vehicle research program is a major initiative under USDOT’s Connect Vehicle Research Program and includes both vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure research activities. The goal of the Vehicle-to-Vehicle Safety Application Research Plan is to describe the research needed to support this decision.
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More at NHTSA
http://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/NVS/Crash%20Avoidance/Technical%20Publications/2011/811373.pdf

Filed under: Government, Research, Testing, V2V, Vehicle Technology, NHTSA, USDOT, V2V

DOE testing to help shape the future of ‘connected’ trucks

A handful of U.S. government-sponsored tests for connected vehicles will begin next year, providing insight into technical issues and factors such as privacy that will play a major role in determining which projects get a green light for development and deployment.
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More at SAE International
http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/10228

Filed under: Uncategorized, Commercial Vehicle, NHTSA, USDOT