Yahoo Movies NHTSA Head Leaves After Just Three Months
Steven Cliff, the current head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, will leave his post after just three months in the official position, Auto News reports. Cliff, the former deputy administrator of NHTSA before finally being formally approved to lead the organization by the Senate in May, will instead return to lead the California Air Resource Board.
Cliff joined NHTSA in February 2021 before receiving the nomination to lead it in October, a process that concluded with a vote in February 2022 and a confirmation in May. His time at NHTSA was highlighted by some 1093 recalls issued in the 2021 calendar year. As Automotive News reports, Cliff called this an all-time department record. He had also led NHTSA as it increased scrutiny on advanced driver assistance systems, including a high-profile investigation into Tesla's deceptively-named Autopilot and Full Self-Driving products.
At CARB, Cliff will shift his focus to California's targeted phase-out of gas-powered car sales by 2035. It will be a return to the board for Cliff, who initially began working at CARB as an air pollution specialist in 2008.
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has already confirmed that Ann Carlson will succeed Cliff in leading NHTSA. Currently, she serves as the department's chief counsel.
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