Safety experts push NHTSA for standards to ensure Automatic Emergency Brakes work at night
September 20, 2022
By Lisa Fletcher, Andrea Nejman, and Alex BrauerSeptember 19, 2022 This month, Spotlight on America exposed a crucial flaw with a modern crash avoidance technology: Automatic Emergency Braking systems, or AEBs, often fail to work effectively in the dark. That’s when about three quarters of deadly crashes involving pedestrians happen. The issue has raised concern among auto…
Latest News
US traffic deaths fall slightly in Q2 but remain high
September 19, 2022Center for Auto Safety Names Michael Brooks as Executive Director
September 16, 2022Is Your Vehicle Safe?
Select your vehicle, learn more and submit a complaint.
Join our email list
Historic Cases
On June 9, 1978, Ford Motor Company agreed to recall 1.5 million Ford Pinto and 30,000 Mercury Bobcat sedan and hatchback models for fuel tank design defects which made the vehicles susceptible to fire in the of a moderate-speed rear end collision.
The side saddle fuel tank design installed in over 10 million trucks – all 1973-87 General Motors full-size pickups and cab-chassis trucks (pickups without beds) and some 1988-91 dual cab or RV chassis – is the worst auto crash fire defect in the history of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Join us as each week Acting Executive Director Michael Brooks and Chief Engineer Fred Perkins discuss self driving cars, auto safety news and read listener mail.