Duffy, a 53-year-old former Wisconsin congressman and reality TV star, was approved on a 77-22 vote in the Senate.
A rule requiring automatic emergency braking technology on all new cars is not currently scheduled to take effect until 2029.
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Transportation confirmed Wednesday that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s ongoing investigation into Tesla’s self-driving software will continue in the new administration.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration uses dummies that are 4-foot-11 and weigh 97 to 108 pounds to represent women.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received more than three-dozens complaints about engines seizing up.
Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead USDOT, promised to not interfere with ongoing NHTSA investigations into Tesla if confirmed as secretary.
Donald Trump's nominee for Transportation Secretary has pledged to allow ongoing safety investigations into Tesla vehicles to continue, despite the close relationship between the former president and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
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Former Wisconsin congressman Sean Duffy said at his Senate confirmation ... and not interfere — even in the face of political pressure to do so. “I will let NHTSA do its investigation,” said Duffy, an ardent Trump backer in his first term in office ...
According to the NHTSA documents, Sorentos produced on or ... By hounding his college professors at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he was able to travel Wisconsin seeking out stories ...
The former Wisconsin congressman has promised safer Boeing planes, less regulation and help for U.S. companies developing self-driving cars.
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) to be the next Transportation secretary, putting him in place to lead a sprawling agency that oversees air travel, highways,
Trump floated the idea of building an American Iron Dome during his 2024 campaign, promising a ‘state-of-the-art missile defense shield made in the USA.’ ‘I do not believe that the ...