(January 17, 2012) FARMINGTON HILLS — Despite concerns over distracted drivers on American roads, a majority of U.S.-based consumers do not feel there should be a ban on the use of hands-free communications devices while driving, according to the December 2011 Morpace Omnibus.

In late 2011 the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended a ban be put in place on hands-free communication devices that are not completely built-in to a vehicle, to help reduce the number of serious automotive accidents.

(January 17, 2012) WASHINGTON — Recent public attention to distracted driving will likely spur additional legislative activity as states convene their 2012 sessions, according to AAA. Laws that ban texting while driving and that improve teen driver safety again top AAA's nationwide legislative agenda to improve highway safety. 

(January 16, 2012) LOS ANGELES — Imagine that you are out on a date and have a casual glass of wine with dinner. As you get into your car, you face the humiliation and embarrassment of having to blow into a tube connected to your car's ignition system just to get the car started.

The subsequent explanation can't be anything that remotely resembles a pleasant conversation you wish to have on a date. Welcome to the relatively new world of breathalyzers or ignition interlock devices (IID's) installed in certain vehicles, which have been mandated by many states and local jursidictions.

(January 14, 2012) Nissan Americas product planning chief, Pierre Loing was struck by the changing face of the Detroit auto show. Loing says it’s a “new type of American Dream.”

Smaller engines, smaller vehicles, less fuel consumption, global platforms. These were the trends noted by Loing, vice president, Product Planning, Nissan Americas, during his walk around the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Hall in Detroit.