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International Transportation Innovation Center To Help Develop Breakthrough Cybersecurity Technology

International Transportation Innovation Center To Help Develop Breakthrough Cybersecurity Technology

The International Transportation Innovation Center (ITIC) in Greenville, S.C. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SK Telecom to collaborate in the development of quantum cryptography technologies. With the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) in an increasingly connected world, cryptography technology is bein ... Continue reading

Following Largest Car Seat Recall in U.S. History, NHTSA, Safe Kids Worldwide and Safety Advocates Urge Parents to Register Car Seats and Take Action During a Recall

Following Largest Car Seat Recall in U.S. History, NHTSA, Safe Kids Worldwide and Safety Advocates Urge Parents to Register Car Seats and Take Action During a Recall

New study shows that 80 percent of parents think car seat registration cards are important, but only 42 percent return the card WASHINGTON -- Sept. 10, 2015: In advance of National Child Passenger Safety Week (Sept. 13-19), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Administrator Dr. Mark Rosekind and Safe Kids P ... Continue reading

IIHS Dedicates Expanded Testing Facility to Focus on Crash Avoidance

IIHS Dedicates Expanded Testing Facility to Focus on Crash Avoidance

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety began a new chapter Friday, opening an expanded testing facility that will enable it to evaluate the latest crash avoidance technologies year-round. The $30 million expansion of the Vehicle Research Center was made possible through the support of IIHS member companies. The cen ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS: September 7, 2015 - Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Jeep, Toyota, Fuso, Others

NHTSA RECALLS: September 7, 2015 - Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Jeep, Toyota, Fuso, Others

NHTSA RECALLS: September 7, 2015 - Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Jeep, Toyota, Fuso, Others ... Continue reading

Who's the Best Driver? Survey Finds Our Spouses Think Less of Us Than We Do - And They May Just Be Right!

Who's the Best Driver? Survey Finds Our Spouses Think Less of Us Than We Do - And They May Just Be Right!

eDriving Warns of Over-Confidence on Road and Encourages Parents to Communicate More and Take Greater Control over Driving OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 3, 2015 -- Nearly twice as many people think they're "very good" drivers as think the same of their spouses and significant others. Fully 85% of adults think they are very/fa ... Continue reading

ADEPT Driver's teenSMART Program Receives Safety Achievement Award from Governors Highway Safety Association

ADEPT Driver's teenSMART Program Receives Safety Achievement Award from Governors Highway Safety Association

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) today gave an award for special achievement in highway safety award to the teenSMART program produced by ADEPT Driver. At an award ceremony at GHSA's annual meeting, ADEPT's CEO, Dr. Richard Harkness, was presented with the Peter K. O'Rourke Special Achievement Award in r ... Continue reading

Kansas City, Kansas, Takes the Lead as the Safest Driving City According to the 11th Annual "Allstate America's Best Drivers Report"

Kansas City, Kansas, Takes the Lead as the Safest Driving City According to the 11th Annual "Allstate America's Best Drivers Report"

Allstate Insurance Company today released its eleventh annual "Allstate America's Best Drivers Report®" and Aurora, Colorado was ranked as the 118th safest among America's 200 largest cities[i] in terms of car collision frequency. The report underscores Allstate's commitment to keeping roadways safer. According to the ... Continue reading

NICB's Hot Wheels: America's 10 Most Stolen Vehicles

NICB's Hot Wheels: America's 10 Most Stolen Vehicles

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today released its annual Hot Wheels report which identifies the 10 most stolen vehicles in the United States. The report examines vehicle theft data submitted by law enforcement to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and determines the vehicle make, model and model y ... Continue reading

Part 5: NICB and Hurricane Katrina: A 10-Year Retrospective

Part 5: NICB and Hurricane Katrina: A 10-Year Retrospective

Over 300,000 Vehicles Damaged, Where are They Now? DES PLAINES, IL -- Aug. 28, 2015: Each day this week the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) is releasing segments of a five-part documentary video that provides first-hand recollections of NICB employees and law enforcement personnel as they reflect on their roles ... Continue reading

Over 35 Million Traveling for Labor Day Says AAA, Highest Travel Volume Since 2008

Over 35 Million Traveling for Labor Day Says AAA, Highest Travel Volume Since 2008

llinois/Indiana air and auto travel on the rise AURORA, IL -- August 27, 2015: AAA Travel projects 35.5 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Labor Day holiday weekend, the highest travel volume for the holiday since 2008 and a one percent increase over 2014. While the majority of travele ... Continue reading

Part 4: NICB and Hurricane Katrina: A 10-Year Retrospective

Part 4: NICB and Hurricane Katrina: A 10-Year Retrospective

Each day this week the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) is releasing segments of a five-part documentary video that provides first-hand recollections of NICB employees and law enforcement personnel as they reflect on their roles in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In terms of property damage, Hurricane Katrina ... Continue reading

Part 3: NICB and Hurricane Katrina: A 10-Year Retrospective

Part 3: NICB and Hurricane Katrina: A 10-Year Retrospective

Over 300,000 Vehicles Damaged, Where are They Now? DES PLAINES, IL -- Aug. 26, 2015: Each day this week the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) is releasing segments of a five-part documentary video that provides first-hand recollections of NICB employees and law enforcement personnel as they reflect on their roles ... Continue reading

School's Back in Session; GEICO Reminds Drivers to Prepare

School's Back in Session; GEICO Reminds Drivers to Prepare

Summer's pretty much over and that means those yellow school buses will be back on the roads in force. As those buses take to the streets and the school zone flashers power up for another school season, GEICO has a few reminders to help keep everyone safe. Be Careful around School Buses We've all been there; rushing to ... Continue reading

NICB and Hurricane Katrina: A 10-Year Retrospective

NICB and Hurricane Katrina: A 10-Year Retrospective

Over 300,000 Vehicles Damaged, Where are They Now? DES PLAINES, IL -- Aug. 25, 2015: Each day this week the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) will release segments of a five-part documentary video that provides first-hand recollections of NICB employees and law enforcement personnel as they reflect on their roles ... Continue reading

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