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Recently, ACTS participated in a panel discussion on vehicle safety and privacy hosted by the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) in Washington D.C.  We were glad to join the Alliance for Automotive Innovation and Consumer Reports to talk about the importance of protecting consumer privacy in vehicles. As new technologies emerge, like the alcohol detection …

Future of Privacy Forum: Driving the Conversation on Privacy and Vehicle Safety Systems Read More »

MARCH 21, 2024 — Today the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety (ACTS) released the following statement on a new report exploring privacy in driver monitoring systems and impairment detection technologies issued today by the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF).    ACTS, made up of the world’s leading automakers, has been working with the National Highway …

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On behalf of the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc. (“ACTS”), this responds to the above referenced ANPRM initiating rulemaking that is to gather the information necessary to develop performance requirements and require that new passenger motor vehicles be equipped with advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology through a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety …

NHTSA ANPRM Initiating Rulemaking to Implement Sec. 24220 of BIL; ACTS Comments to the Docket Read More »

“Today’s notice from NHTSA is a positive development that is welcomed by the DADSS Program,” said Rob Strassburger, CEO of the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety. “We share the desire to commercialize technologies to prevent drunk driving as soon as possible, and remain laser focused on delivering sensors that maintain the highest levels of accuracy, …

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New trial deployment will bring lifesaving technology one step closer to market Dulles, Va. – Dec. 8, 2021 – Today, the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety (ACTS) and Schneider (NYSE: SNDR), a premier provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services, announced a collaboration that will make Schneider the first truckload carrier to conduct a trial …

DADSS Program, Schneider to Collaborate on Largest Trial Deployment of In-Vehicle Alcohol Detection Read More »

Dulles, VA, Nov. 15, 2021 – Today the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc. (ACTS), a Virginia non-profit made up of the world’s leading automakers, released the following statement on the signing of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, noting its positive effects on the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS) Program – a public-private partnership …

Statement on Drunk Driving Technology in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Read More »

Today Rob Strassburger, President & CEO of the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety (ACTS), released the following statement about new data from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration showing an increase number of traffic fatalities during the COVID19 pandemic: “This data shows a disturbing trend – drunk driving is not a …

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First product to come out of research lab will be available for open licensing for use in commercial vehicles in late 2021 Dulles, VA, June 2, 2021 – Today, the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc. (ACTS), a Virginia non-profit, announced that the first product equipped with new alcohol detection technology will be available for …

New Alcohol Detection Technology From DADSS Coming to Commercial Vehicles This Year Read More »

“Throughout our history, ACTS has been instrumental in advancing vehicle safety, including integration of the seatbelts, airbags, and other safety innovations.” The Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc. (ACTS) is proud to be celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2021. ACTS is a nonprofit organization based in the Commonwealth of Virginia funded by and made up …

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