The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has vowed to mandate a new set of rules regarding how door handles work in all motor vehicles. There have been a number of issues with people attempting to exit a vehicle after an accident where the door handles do not function as expected. This problem has arisen
July 23, 2026 2:09 pm, EDT A Tesla Model S door. (Graham Hughes/Bloomberg) key takeaways: U.S. auto safety regulators will begin developing new requirements to ensure that drivers and passengers can safely exit their vehicles, an important step toward addressing issues highlighted by sometimes fatal incidents in which people become trapped inside cars. The
July 16, 2026 11:06 am, EDT Autonomous cars at the Waymo facility in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) key takeaways: NHTSA is developing new safety requirements for autonomous vehicles, including performance testing and standards that define how autonomous cars should behave on the roads. The effort follows incidents involving robotaxis in construction zones, near school
The changes could ease the way for purpose-built autonomous vehicles. (Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg) July 9, 2026 10:49 am, EDT key takeaways: NHTSA is considering eliminating steering wheel requirements for vehicles designed to operate without human drivers. The agency recently removed the brake pedal requirement in fully autonomous vehicles. The potential rule change could benefit Tesla and