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US ends probe into Ford SUV exhaust issues without a recall
The nonprofit Center for Auto Safety in Washington in 2018 had called on Ford to recall all…
Consumer, Safety Groups Blast State Attorney Generals’ Settlement with CarMax Over Deceptive Sales of Hazardous Vehicles with Unrepaired Safety Recalls
Center for Auto Safety Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety (CARS) The Safety Institute Monday, December…
11 more crash deaths are linked to automated-tech vehicles
By Tom KrisherOctober 18, 2022 Eleven people were killed in U.S. crashes involving vehicles that were using…
Driverless taxis take to the streets of San Francisco
“The public as a whole has not been provided with valid documentation that these vehicles are going…
US traffic deaths fall slightly in Q2 but remain high
By Tom Krisher and Hope Yen, Associated PressSeptember 19, 2022 The number of people killed on U.S….
The sobering reality: We must get off this road of destruction
By Beverly BeckhamAugust 17, 2022 It’s easy to dismiss statistics. Statistics are numbers. Not people. But the…
The car crash crisis
By Catherine GarciaAugust 11, 2022 In 2021, an estimated 42,915 people were killed in motor vehicle traffic…
WESH 2 Investigates: Sunroofs suddenly exploding, terrifying drivers
“It’s only a matter of time before someone does die,” Michael Brooks of the Center For Auto…
Driver-assist NHTSA crash data called limited, useful
“I think what this data does, in a way, is it requires manufacturers who may have been…
3G shutdown coming at cost to car safety features
Michael Brooks from The Center for Auto Safety said the impact to safety features is a big…