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In the News 

Trump left a ‘massive’ traffic-safety mess for Biden. Item one: Tesla’s self-driving claims

“Dormant,” said Jason Levine, executive director at the Center for Auto Safety [when describing NHTSA under the Trump Administration]. By

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Federal safety agency talking to Tesla about strange steering ‘wheel’

“Tesla’s history makes it no surprise when they announce new safety features as if they were easily reversible updates to

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Airbags In the News 

Ford And Mazda To Recall More Takata Airbag Inflators

“Where the petition does reference the testing conducted by Takata on Ford inflators, there is little evidence provided to suggest

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Screens in cars are getting even bigger? Is it safe?

by Nathan Bomey January 15, 2021 “There are already some studies that indicate significant driver distraction can be a result

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Safety watchdog slams NHTSA’s new autonomous car safety regulations

“While the long-term safety value of this midnight rulemaking is yet to be determined, there is no question that over

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Self-driving vehicles allowed to skip some crash safety standards under new rule

Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, said in a statement that the long-term safety of the

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Tesla balks at touch screen recall, US agency takes action

“I think it’s planned obsolescence, which requires physical replacement of a part which Tesla tried to gloss over by sending

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Used Cars Often Sold with Dangerous Defects

The car industry downplays the dangers of some recalls, but Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety,

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Investigation: 25,000 government cars have open safety recalls that could endanger drivers

According to Jason Levine, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety, cars are only placed under a federal recall

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Hyundai, Kia fined for delaying US engine failure recalls

Jason Levine, executive director of the center, said they petitioned NHTSA seeking an investigation because no one seemed to be

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Hard to disagree! "While automakers do have to take the prototypes on the public roads for testing at some point, 'that's a bad sign if it catches fire,' Sam Jaffe said, noting Lordstown Motors has 'a lot more work to do.'" https://t.co/iF5J0b2Iev https://t.co/pCu7AkTpVD

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Okay...for those scoring at home, now @Hyundai_Global is going to replace all 76,000 EV batteries due to #fire risk. @GM - so far - has taken a different route and employed a software fix. https://t.co/jNkroQ4lRy

- 10 hours ago

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Bonus #RecallRoundup #Tire Continental Tire the Americas, LLC., Continental, General, and Barum brand tires: Tire failure may cause sudden air loss. 93,959 potentially affected. https://t.co/XIO8klo0HL https://t.co/oyIqZtE9Yu

- 11 hours ago

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We were glad @NHTSAgov introduced an "EV Battery Safety Initiative" last yr. An update would be nice. "W/ all the advances & new electric car models coming to market, there’s also safety to consider. Cars are literally catching on fire." -@anjani_trivedi https://t.co/l5qGqQb8Q8

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Why do we need the Safe RIDE Act from @RepHankJohnson @janschakowsky & @SenAmyKlobuchar ? Read more here: https://t.co/sCYVRpKD1Q

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