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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Briefing Room provides the latest news and information on agency announcements and events. All media inquiries and interview requests should be directed to the Office of Public Affairs at 202-366-9550 or NHTSAMedia@dot.gov.
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Exemption Process for Noncompliant Automated Vehicles Streamlined

Noncompliant AVs will no longer wait years for approval to operate on U.S. roads.

Key Step Toward Making Cars Affordable in America Again Announced

CAFE interpretive rule clarifies NHTSA's authority to reset regulation.

NHTSA Offers Safety Tips for Your Great American Road Trip

Keep you and your loved ones safe on the road and in the heat with these travel tips. 

NHTSA Kicks Off Click It or Ticket Campaign Urging Drivers and Passengers to Always Buckle Up

Of the passenger vehicle occupants killed in traffic crashes in 2023, nearly half, 10,500, were unbelted.

NHTSA Urges Drivers to Share the Road Amid Rising Motorcyclist Fatality Rate

The fatality rate for motorcyclists in 2023 was nearly 28 times that of passenger car occupants.
 

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