The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a consent order that includes both monetary and non-monetary provisions designed to improve Daimler's ( DDAIF ) compliance and safety practices. The terms of the consent order require Daimler to make an upfront payment of $10 million, an additional $5 million will be spent on specific safety enhancing projects and the remaining $15 million will be deferred and may become payable under specified circumstances. Furthermore, Daimler will need to develop and implement an advanced data analytics program to improve its ability to detect and investigate potential safety defects.