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CR Comments to NHTSA on Proposed Research Study: “Distraction: Portable electronic devices”

Consumer Reports (CR), the independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan member organization, welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) notice…

May 6, 2026

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CR Comments to NHTSA on Crash Reporting for Automated Driving Systems and Level 2 ADAS

Consumer Reports (CR), the independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan member organization, welcomes the opportunity to comment on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) notice and…

May 6, 2026

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Consumer Reports Fact Sheet: Funding the Road Ahead

Fact Sheet: Funding the Road Ahead Fair, equitable, and consumer-friendly options for federal transportation funding The federal gas tax hasn’t changed since…

April 27, 2026

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CR comments to NHTSA on the on the request for extension of the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) information collection activities.

Consumer Reports (CR), the independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan member organization, welcomes the opportunity to provide comments to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on…

April 23, 2026

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CR comments to NHTSA on the notice of proposed rulemaking to modernize FMVSS Nos. 103 and 104 for ADS

Consumer Reports (CR), the independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan member organization, welcomes the opportunity to comment on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) notice of…

April 15, 2026

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CR comments to NHTSA on proposed information collection to examine drive mode implementations

Consumer Reports (CR), the independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan member organization, welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) proposed…

April 15, 2026

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CR comments to NHTSA on proposed information collection on modern voice command interfaces

Consumer Reports (CR), the independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan member organization, welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) proposed…

April 15, 2026

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CR comments to the NHTSA on the Request for Comments on Vestigial Vehicle Safety Regulations

Consumer Reports (CR), the independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan member organization, welcomes the opportunity to comment in response to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA)…

March 24, 2026

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Press Release

As Crumbling Roads Increase Costs for American Drivers, Consumer Reports Looks at Fair, Effective Ways to Fund Transportation

Washington, DC—With deteriorating American roads costing everyday drivers $167 billion annually, Consumer Reports (CR) today released a new report to help policymakers create an infrastructure…

March 23, 2026

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Consumer Reports White Paper: Funding the Road Ahead Policies and Principles for Transportation Funding

Executive Summary: Funding roads in the U.S. has become increasingly difficult due to rising road construction costs, reduced revenues from state and federal gas taxes,…

March 23, 2026

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