U.S. traffic deaths soared by 18.4% in the first six months of 2021 compared to the same period a year earlier, representing the most deadly first half of a year on American roads since 2006.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday is set to hold a confirmation hearing on President Joe Biden's nominee to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , an agency without a permanent leader for nearly five years.
NHTSA asked Tesla in September why it has not issued a recall to address software updates made to its Autopilot driver-assistance system for its cars. The agency also has held recent discussions with Tesla about why it allows video games to be played on a touch screen mounted in front of the dashboard and its plans to replace cameras in some vehicles.
The agency, part of the U.S. Transportation Department, faces a backlog of pending auto safety regulations and has not had a Senate-confirmed administrator since January 2017, the month when Republican former President Donald Trump took office. Prior to Cliff's selection in October, there had not been a nominee for NHTSA's top job since 2019.
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