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Hyundais, Kias remain easy targets as concerns grow over auto cybersecurity
“The whole thing is a tragedy. And it’s amazing that it could be could have been prevented by, you know, a tiny piece of equipment that didn’t cost that much,” said Michael Brooks, the executive director of the Center for Auto Safety. By Andrew Kinsey May 25, 2023 Nearly three months ago, Hyundai and Kia…
‘It becomes a bomb’: Company refuses to issue recall over millions of exploding airbags
“So essentially, you have a canister where the pressurized gas has no way to escape and it becomes a bomb,” said Michael Brooks with the Center for Auto Safety. By Justin Gray May 22, 2023 Investigators say some airbags that are supposed to protect you in a crash are exploding and causing injuries instead. A…
More than 30 million US drivers don’t know if they’re at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag blast
Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, called on NHTSA and the automakers to release a list of affected models. “Customers, I think, have a right to know if there’s a potential defect in their car, particularly if it’s sitting a few inches from their chest and can explode,” Brooks said.…
Drivers still complain of exploding sunroofs despite closure of federal investigation
“That type of distraction while you’re driving, you know, you’ve got tempered glass chunks all over you and you don’t know what just happened. I think any reasonable person can see that that could pose a pretty serious distraction risk,” said Michael Brooks, executive director of The Center for Auto Safety. By Justin Gray May…
Rep. Raskin Implores Traffic Safety Agency to Prioritize Pedestrian Safety in Vehicle Ratings
WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) led 27 colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to prioritize pedestrian protection and visibility from the driver’s seat in federal vehicle safety ratings. The United States is a…
Certain Jeep Cherokees Recalled Due To Chance of Fire, Owners Told To Park Vehicles Outside
“NHTSA doesn’t issue a lot of ‘park outside’ warnings, so when they do, it’s important that owners heed that,” Michael Brooks, the executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, said. By Tom Jones May 16, 2023 A voluntary safety recall announced Tuesday highlights a problem some Jeep Grand Cherokee owners have been dealing with…
Car thieves are still driving off with Kia and Hyundai cars, despite security fix
The automakers’ service campaign to install the software should have been more aggressively pursued, said Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety. By Tom Krisher, Associated Press May 9, 2023 Nearly three months ago, Hyundai and Kia unveiled software that was designed to thwart an epidemic of thefts of their vehicles, caused by…
US probes complaint that woman was trapped in flaming SUV
Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, says drivers should try to pull up the plunger first to escape if their vehicle’s electrical system malfunctions. Beyond that, escape is difficult because many windows now have plastic laminated between two layers of glass and are difficult to shatter. He suggests keeping a…
EVs are much heavier than gas vehicles, and that’s posing safety problems
“Since we’re seeing pedestrian and roadway fatalities at record levels, the introduction of more weight into crashes via EVs will complicate any attempts to reduce the ongoing fatality crisis that has showed no signs of abating,” Center for Auto Safety executive director Michael Brooks tells Axios in an email. By Nathan Bomey April 28, 2023…