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News 4 Tucson Investigators: Goodyear Tire Turmoil

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November 9, 2020  By Alex Berdine  TUCSON (KVOA) – An accident that happened 17 years ago is still making waves

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Automated/Driverless Vehicles Latest News Press Statements 

DOT Ignores Lawful Petition On Self-Driving Cars, Instead Chooses to Accept Whatever Table Scraps of Data Industry Chooses to Provide

For Immediate Release June 15, 2020 Contact: Jason Levine, [email protected] or 202-328-7700   DOT Ignores Lawful Petition On Self-Driving Cars, Instead Chooses

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Autonomous Vehicles, Software & Electronics In the News Latest News Press 

Tesla says its cars automatically stop for traffic lights

Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, a nonprofit watchdog group, said Tesla is using the feature

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Auto Defects Autonomous Vehicles, Software & Electronics Press Statements 

Center for Auto Safety Statement on White House and DOT "AV 4.0" Document

CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY Statement on Department of Transportation and White House National Science and Technology Council’s “AV 4.0” Document,

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Auto Defects Autonomous Vehicles, Software & Electronics In the News Press 

Autobraking tech will be standard in cars by 2022, but drivers complain of "phantom braking"

“People [were] saying they were turning it off… The technology can help and does save you and prevents crashes, but

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Autonomous Vehicles, Software & Electronics Latest News 

Tesla on Autopilot slams into police cruiser, driver claims he was checking on his dog

A Tesla on Autopilot slammed into two vehicles on Saturday, one of which was a Connecticut State Police cruiser, officials

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Autonomous Vehicles, Software & Electronics In the News Press 

Opinion: We need autonomous vehicle laws

It is downright embarrassing, and frankly dangerous, that the U.S. government has delegated to car companies, and the technology industry,

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Autonomous Vehicles, Software & Electronics In the News Press 

Tesla Could Deliver ‘Full Self Driving’ Within Weeks. Here’s What That Means for Drivers—and Tesla’s Stock

Jason K. Levine, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety, does not believe that trust is warranted. “Based on

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Autonomous Vehicles, Software & Electronics In the News Press 

Feds investigating popular SUV for unexpectedly braking by itself

“We started seeing people saying it was braking for no apparent reason, and that’s really scary and potentially very dangerous,”

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Automated/Driverless Vehicles Autonomous Vehicles, Software & Electronics In the News Press 

Uber’s self-driving cars had a major flaw: They weren’t programmed to stop for jaywalkers

“Even the most junior human driver knows to expect that people sometimes walk outside of crosswalks,” said Jason Levine, executive

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Did you miss this MASSIVE (3 million+) #airbag #Recall decision by @NHTSAgov for @Ford & @mazda? B/c it was conveniently released when there was a larger news story in DC today. (We objected to the mfrs delay request in Dec. 2017!) https://t.co/8EyuTrWY4A

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Psst - @NHTSAgov @USDOT @EPA The times, they are a changing. "Biden to Order Agencies to Revisit Vehicle Tailpipe Emissions Standards" @davidshepardson @usnews #cleanercars https://t.co/vbp7peXeyG https://t.co/mO7YC7Dvge

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@FairWarningNews: 400,000 deaths from COVID-19 by the end of today, NHTSA loosens safety standards for autonomous vehicles, a potential danger hiding in the disinfectants that purify our drinking water—all that and more in this week's #WarningWire by @jessimckenzi: https://t.co/16hCPPNpK9 https://t.co/fylwno4Nbg

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With #CES last week, one question that came up was: iss there such a thing as a "big screen" in your #car that's too big to be safe? We talked to @USATODAY and @NathanBomey about this trending technology. https://t.co/EQuqJhYRQD

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During an otherwise busy week here in #DC (you know, #Inauguration2021 and all) it's a quiet #recall week. We'll be back next week with updates on new auto recalls. Until then, you can sign up at https://t.co/iPdvBDG92i for custom reports on the make, model & year of your car. https://t.co/8sSqsmFDnn

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