Autonomous Vehicle ' Domestic ' Rule Change
The Motorcycle Riders Federation( MRF) in The United States has reported that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration( NHTSA) has announced that it is updating rules to allow domestically produced autonomous vehicles to qualify for the same exemptions from U. S. auto safety standards previously offered only to import vehicles. " NHTSA will continue to require car makers and other companies to report crashes involving self-driving systems while loosening some reporting requirements," the report states. NHTSA Chief Counsel Peter Simshauser said of the move that NHTSA is " actively engaged in developing a multi-faceted regulatory framework for vehicles with automated driving systems." In response, the MRF says that it is still too early to know how these changes will impact motorcyclists, but that the move " does signal a push by the Trump Administration to remove previous restrictions on self-driving vehicles. " For the last decade, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation( MRF) has been raising concerns that this new technology may be unable to recognize and react to motorcyclists. Now more than ever, the MRF will remain vigilant, work with our partners on Capitol Hill and fight to protect the safety of everyone on our national roadways." Based on tests, the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety( IIHS) has found that up to 50 % of automotive ADAS( Advanced Driver Assist Systems) technologies are having problems detecting or recognizing motorcycles under certain circumstances.
The American Motorcycle- Petersen Museum, LA
Now open at the Petersen automotive Museum in Los Angeles, " The American Motorcycle " is a specially crated exhibit featuring " Pioneering machines from the Bunch Family Collection ". The new exhibit showcases over 25 rare motorbikes from the turn of the century to the 1930s- selected from one of the most extensive and internationally renowned collections in the world. " The exhibit will highlight some of the rarest and most historically significant motorcycles ever produced and explore the contributions of American motorcycling pioneers." Featured motorcycles include an 1898
Cleveland Tricycle, one of America ' s oldest motorized cycles from a pioneering manufacturer, featuring the first front spring fork suspension; a 1904 Thomas Auto-Bi, created by the E. R. Thomas Company, the first motorcycle manufacturer in America to design and build its own bikes, a 1905 Nelk, one of the few surviving models from this Palo Alto manufacturer, featuring advanced technology for its time, including a rubber-mounted engine, water-cooling, and an overhead camshaft; and a 1911 Marvel, designed by the legendary Glenn Curtiss. www. petersen. org