Tag: impaired driving
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TWG ‘Roadmap’ Calls for Urgent, Phased Approach To Getting Drunk and Impaired Driving Prevention Technology in All New Cars, Saving 10,000 Lives Annually
Group Warns: ‘We cannot let perfection stand in the way of progress’ March 5 Deadline Looms for Public Comments to NHTSA on the Tech WASHINGTON (February 29, 2024) – A team of 13 traffic safety experts today submitted recommendations to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for implementing a federal requirement that all new…
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Views Statement on Implementing Driver Impairment Prevention Tech
The following viewpoints are offered by the Technical Working Group on Advanced Impaired Driving Prevention Technology (TWG) as a contribution toward identifying efficient and effective approaches for implementing driver impairment prevention technology in new cars and realizing the predicted benefits of saving more than 9,000 lives per year when fully deployed. The TWG was established…
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Technical Working Group on Advanced Impaired Driving Prevention Technology Outlines Pathway to Meet Deadline for Required New Car Safety Feature
WASHINGTON (April 18, 2023) – The Technical Working Group on Advanced Impaired Driving Prevention Technology (TWG) today released recommendations for the U.S. Department of Transportation as it establishes a new car safety standard that will prevent impaired driving, as required in the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The guidance, based on months of research by the…