The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will decide whether to require two advanced safety features in new cars: systems that warn drivers when they are leaving a lane, and automatically brake ahead of an impending crash.
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The Obama administration will unveil national tailpipe emissions standards and mileage requirements Tuesday, which will force automakers to dramatically boost the efficiency of vehicles by 2016 to a fleet-wide average of 35.5 miles per gallon, but also give them a single national standard.

The program will cost automakers $1,300 per vehicle, a senior administration official said — a move that could cost automakers $13 billion to $20 billion annually based on total auto sales. That’s $600 ahead of the prior planned fuel efficiency increases.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has closed an investigation into Chinese-made tire valve stems on more than 1 million 2007 and 2008 model Ford Motor Co. vehicles.

Ford agreed in a letter to NHTSA this month to mail letters to the owners of most 2007-08 model vehicles, reminding them to check their tires and keep them properly inflated. NHTSA said drivers can go to a dealer and get a free inspection of the valves.
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