Nominated by President Donal Trump on Feb. 11, Morrison has worked at Apple Inc. for the past four years and was chief counsel at NHTSA during the first Trump administration. He also has been ...

"A loss of power steering assist can require greater steering effort, especially at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash," NHTSA said. The problem has not caused any known injuries, deaths or ...

According to the NHTSA, it is retaining all positions critical to help save lives. As President Donald Trump continues to cull the federal workforce, the National Highway Traffic Safety ...

Musk has accused NHTSA of holding back progress on self-driving technology with its investigations and recalls. Asked about whether the cuts would impact any probes into Tesla, the agency referred ...

NHTSA staffing cuts could lead to more injuries and deaths, experts say. The agency has ongoing investigations into Tesla, whose CEO, Elon Musk, is leading government downsizing efforts as a key ...

"The last administration grew NHTSA by a whopping 30%. Even with these modest efficiencies, NHTSA is still considerably larger today than it was four years ago," an agency spokesman said in a ...