Center for Autosafety
Despite almost daily reports of crashes or non-responsive technology on public roadsinvolving driverless cars, Congress is trying to hitch a new law to Santa’s sleigh in the form of the year-end-keep-the-government-open spending bill, just ahead of a new majority come January. Today, all motor vehicle operators, particularly commercial drivers, are required to pass …
Read More »AV START threatens public safety and driverless car potential
In the final days of this session, the U.S. Senate may vote on legislation that would essentially turn our public streets into proving grounds for driverless cars that are not ready for prime time. The AV START Act (S. 1885) would allow for widespread sale of these nascent systems under the guise …
Read More »Center for Auto Safety and Consumer Watchdog Renew Their Call for the FTC and State Attorneys General to Investigate Tesla for Deceptive Practices After Another Autopilot-Related Death
UPDATE: Read the FTC’s Division of Advertising Practices Response to our Press Release Below FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2019 Contact: Jason Levine, jlevine@autosafety.org, (202) 328-7700 Adam Scow, adam@consumerwatchdog.org, (510) 229-8970 Center for Auto Safety and Consumer Watchdog Renew Their Call for the FTC and State Attorneys General to Investigate …
Read More »Center Submits Comments to DC City Council on Proposed Driverless Car Tests on Public Roads
February 12, 2019 Councilmember Mary M. Cheh, Chairperson Committee on Transportation and the Environment Council of the District of Columbia 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Dear Chairperson Cheh, The Center for Auto Safety (the Center), the nation’s premier independent, non-profit consumer advocacy organization dedicated to improving vehicle safety, …
Read More »Center for Auto Safety Submits Comments to NHTSA on Autonomous Vehicle Testing Pilot Program
December 11, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Grace Garver, ggarver@autosafety.org, (202) 328-7700 Center for Auto Safety Submits Comments to NHTSA on Autonomous Vehicle Testing Pilot Program Yesterday, the Center for Auto Safety (“the Center”) submitted comments to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (“NHTSA”) Pilot Program for Collaborative Research on …
Read More »Center for Auto Safety joins consumer organizations in calling on the Senate to protect consumer privacy and legal rights in AV START
December 7, 2018 Dear Senator, As consumer protection and privacy rights organizations, representing millions of members and supporters, we are writing to express serious concern with how the AV Start Act, S 1885, could affect consumer privacy. Some of us also have concerns with other elements of the bill, but …
Read More »Center for Auto Safety Submits Comments to Department of Transportation Regarding Third Version of Voluntary Driverless Car Guidance
December 4, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Grace Garver, ggarver@autosafety.org, (202) 328-7700 Center for Auto Safety Submits Comments to Department of Transportation Regarding Third Version of Voluntary Driverless Car Guidance —Calls For Safety Requirements Yesterday, the Center for Auto Safety (“the Center”) submitted comments to the Department of Transportation’s (“DOT”) …
Read More »Center for Auto Safety Statement Regarding Reports AV START Act Will Be Attached to Year-End Government Spending Bill
Center for Auto Safety Statement Regarding Reports AV START Act Will Be Attached to Year-End Government Spending Bill Driverless vehicles, we are told, are going to change everything about cars and transportation, but when it comes to driverless car policies, it is business as usual in Washington with back room …
Read More »Center for Auto Safety Petitions NHTSA to Begin Rulemaking to Immediately Mandate Submission of Safety Information by Companies Testing Self-Driving Technology on Public Road
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2018 Contact: Grace Garver, ggarver@autosafety.org, (202) 328-7700 Center for Auto Safety Petitions NHTSA to Begin Rulemaking to Immediately Mandate Submission of Safety Information by Companies Testing Self-Driving Technology on Public Roads The Center for Auto Safety—the nation’s premier independent non-profit consumer advocacy organization dedicated to …
Read More »Center for Auto Safety Statement on DOT Voluntary AV Guidance Version 3.0
Today, the Department of Transportation has released a third version of voluntary guidance for automated driving systems which perfectly captures this administration’s approach to protecting people: get out of the way and let industry drive. Despite deaths, injuries, and crashes involving a variety of semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicle technology across …
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