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Recent Coverage

Slate The Screen in Your Car is Beckoning: “Infotainment” systems are becoming flashy, feature-packed distractions–and carmakers are just getting started

Automotive Fleet Pandemic Fallout: Daily Traffic Down, Fatalities Up

Detroit Free Press New AAA study reveals how driving changed during COVID-19 pandemic

Geospatial World Waymo drops ‘self-driving’ from its name, opts for ‘autonomous driving’ instead

Forbes Double Trouble: Users Of Both Alcohol And Marijuana Take More Driving Risks, New Poll Finds

CollisionWeek AAA Research Reports Risky Driving Behaviors of Drivers Who Use Alcohol and Marijuana

Forbes ‘Wrong-Way’ Driving Crashes Spike, Alcohol Main Cause

The Providence Journal AAA: Wrong-way driver fatalities increase across the country

Consumer Reports Even Top Safety Scores Can’t Save Drivers in High-Speed Crashes, Study Shows

Automotive World IIHS: New crash tests show modest speed increases can have deadly consequences

USA Today Rate of traffic deaths rises during COVID as open roads tempt drivers to speed up

CBS Miami New AAA Study Finds Names of Self-Driving Features Has Impact on Drivers’ Expectation Of System

Automotive Fleet ADAS Exaggerates Automated Driving Capabilities to Users

Forbes Dangerous Driving Habits At Risk For Returning, Safety Group Warns

Automotive Fleet Drivers Involved in Crashes Engage in Risky Road Behaviors, AAA Finds

Forbes For Teens, Post Covid-19 Roads Pose ‘A Perfect Storm’ Of Risk

EHS Today Deadliest Season for Teen Drivers Begins

Washington Post Proportion of drivers in fatal crashes who tested positive for THC doubled in Washington after marijuana’s legalization, study finds

USA Today Health experts fear more stoned drivers are taking the wheel following pot legalization