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Thefts prompt 17 states to urge recall of Kia, Hyundai cars

“Michael Brooks (Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety) said NHTSA has been slow to react…

Why the ‘significant’ weight of electric vehicles is sparking new safety fears

“There are so many scenarios in which that speed and that acceleration are just dangerous to others…

US probes crash involving Tesla that hit student leaving bus

Tesla and NHTSA need to determine why the vehicles don’t seem to see flashing lights on school…

Congress sat back and let trucks become heavier, taller, and deadlier. Now pedestrian fatalities are at a 40-year high.

Michael Brooks, the executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, alluded to that simple law of…

Unintended consequences: As big vehicles go electric, safety experts fear deadlier crashes

“The number one concern is those vehicles are already increasing the risk of severe injury and death,”…

Safety Advocates Say Hyundai, Kia’s Anti-Theft Upgrade Doesn’t Go Far Enough

“Hyundai and Kia will not be obliged to notify their owners in the same way they would…

Autonomous Trucks? California Says No

Michael Brooks, executive director at the Center for Auto Safety, sides with the legislators. “At this point, we…

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DOJ requests Tesla automated driving documents

Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, said the Justice Department could be…

Carmakers Have Another Screen in Their Sights: Your Windshield

“NHTSA has issued some visual-manual driver distraction guidelines that might apply to some of the augmented reality…

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…