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What to do when there’s no fix for your car’s recall
By Keith BarryOctober 21, 2022 [su_quote]βWhen you have one battery supplier who is putting out batteries that are potentially catching fire, youβll see an increase in the βpark outsideβ warnings,β Michael Brooks, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety says.[/su_quote] David Diller of Los Angeles was excited when he bought his Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid in late…
11 more crash deaths are linked to automated-tech vehicles
By Tom KrisherOctober 18, 2022 [su_quote]Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, said he is baffled by NHTSA’s continued investigations and by what he called a general lack of action since problems with Autopilot began surfacing back in 2016. βI think there’s a pretty clear pattern of bad behavior on the…
Driverless taxis take to the streets of San Francisco
“The public as a whole has not been provided with valid documentation that these vehicles are going to be safe.” Michael Brooks, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety to BBC News.
Ignition: Spontaneous electric vehicle fires prompt recalls, but some owners stalled waiting on repairs
By Joce Sterman, Jamie Grey, and Daniela MolinaSeptember 26, 2022 [su_quote]βThe battery enters a state where it catches on fire. This can happen for a number of reasons, and sometimes theyβre undetermined,β said Michael Brooks, the executive director of the Center for Auto Safety.[/su_quote]There are already more thanΒ one million electric vehiclesΒ on the road in the…
STDs, drunk driving and quiet quitting: The pandemicβs end is revealing an America thatβs acting out
By Steve MollmanSeptember 25, 2022 [su_quote]Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, told the Associated Press this week: βWhat it may be is that weβre seeing an easing of some of the issues that were caused by the pandemicβspeeding, open roads, risky driving issues. Traffic is returning to normal [but] the…
Arkansas, following national trend, sees traffic deaths begin to dip after pandemic spike
By Grant LancasterSeptember 25, 2022 [su_quote]”The fact is the fatality rate is still very, very high,” Michael Brooks, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety said. “There is a lot that remains to be done.”[/su_quote] The number of motorists who died in crashes on Arkansas roads in the second three months of this year…
Safety experts push NHTSA for standards to ensure Automatic Emergency Brakes work at night
By Lisa Fletcher, Andrea Nejman, and Alex BrauerSeptember 19, 2022 [su_quote]It’s troubling information for Michael Brooks, the executive director of theΒ Center for Auto Safety: That’s one of the problems with a lot of these new technologies is the way they’re advertised is kind of flash bang, this is the greatest thing since sliced bread, but…
US traffic deaths fall slightly in Q2 but remain high
By Tom Krisher and Hope Yen, Associated PressSeptember 19, 2022 [su_quote]βWhat it may be is that weβre seeing an easing of some of the issues that were caused by the pandemic — some of the speeding, open roads, risky driving issues,β Michael Brooks, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety said. βTraffic is returning…
New Center for Auto Safety director to continue focus on collision repair issues
By Lurah LowerySeptember 16, 2022 [su_quote]βThe Center will continue to support right-to-repair efforts to push back on anti-competitive behavior by OEMs. We are also closely monitoring new vehicle crash avoidance and driving assistance systems, which present a new set of challenges for collision repair.β[/su_quote] The Center for Auto Safety has named longtime staffer, Michael Brooks,…