Transport Topics (Feb. 3, 2022)
President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was easily approved by the U.S. Senate Commerce committee on Feb. 2. Steven Cliff, presently NHTSA’s deputy administrator, was cleared by a voice vote. His nomination will now move to the Senate floor, where Democratic leaders will schedule a vote to confirm his appointment as early as this month.Cliff has indicated he intends to focus the agency’s efforts on boosting safety programs as well as managing the adoption of vehicle technologies.