Automated/Driverless Vehicles

Driverless Cars Could Make You a Worse Driver

It is hailed as the future of motoring, but cars controlling themselves may be having an adverse…

Tesla driver seen apparently asleep at the wheel

Asleep at the wheel? A Tesla driver appears to be dozing off on the highway while moving…

Congress is ready to try again on AV legislation

“There’s a real desire to move something successful here that does enable the long-term safe development and…

Consumer Alert: Regulators and Tesla don’t see eye to eye on safety ratings

Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, says the news is “disturbing, but unfortunately,…

GM, Lyft, Waymo want to be allowed to remove driver controls on autonomous cars

The Center for Auto Safety, a Washington-based consumer advocacy organization, said it remains “skeptical” about companies testing vehicles without…

Center Calls On NHTSA To Expand Proposed Advanced Driver Assistance System Study To Include All Driver Age Groups

Today the Center submitted formal comments to NHTSA regarding a proposed study of how drivers interact with…

Advantages of connected cars come with cybersecurity risks

This opinion piece written by the Center’s Executive Director, Jason Levine, originally appeared in Axios.  The internet…

Tesla is facing mounting pressure to drop the name 'Autopilot'

Tesla is facing intense pressure to abandon the name “Autopilot” for its semi-autonomous driving technology following a…

Uber Crash Raises Liability, Data Access Questions

Uber’s and others’ potential liability for the death of a pedestrian in Tempe, Ariz., hit by a…