Distracted Driving Project

Tag: NTSB

‘If you own a car with partial automation, you do not own a self-driving car. Don’t pretend that you do’ — deadly distraction and overconfidence in car’s tech: Investigation

NTSB: Driver in fatal Tesla crash was playing video game
— The Detroit News, February 25, 2020

Despite NTSB’s safety concerns, Fed’s position stays in backseat, sticks with ‘private sector leadership’ as plan for regulating US driverless tech-development

New US plan keeps autonomous vehicle standards voluntary
— Associated Press, January 8, 2020

More of US population killed by Big Three of deadliest crash-factors — speed, impaired or distracted driving — (from 2000 to 2018) than died in both World Wars, combined

More Americans have died in car crashes since 2000 than in both World Wars
— The Washington Post, July 21, 2019

Houston metro-area deemed most distracted behind the wheel by analytics app — panel calls for handheld ban in Texas

Tougher laws, technology needed to fight distracted driving epidemic, NTSB panel agrees
— Houston Chronicle, April 11, 2019

‘Hands-free is not risk-free’ — NTSB calls on California to lead way; be first in US with universal ban for drivers

Out of the car, Siri. California urged to ban even hands-free cellphone use for drivers
— The Sacramento Bee, April 3, 2019

US agency’s wish list of transportation safety improvements ‘written in blood’ — calls for handheld ban, lower BAC, and standard crash avoidance tech

Safety board highlights need for transportation improvements
— Associated Press, February 4, 2019

Tempe autonomous test-car crash: Human backup driver was streaming video on her mobile, report confirms distraction

Police: Backup driver in fatal Uber crash was distracted
— Associated Press, June 22, 2018