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NHTSA launches probe of Tesla feature in millions of cars
“You’re limited in your control, and at that point you’re somewhat ceding… your potential future liability to a robot.” By Emilie Ikeda January 7, 2025 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a probe of the “Actually Smart Summon” feature in Tesla vehicles, citing reported problems with the self-driving feature. The technology allows users…
NHTSA opens probe into 2.6 million Tesla vehicles due to summon feature
“People need to be aware that they are fully responsible for anything that occurs while they’re using (the summon feature),” Brooks said. “If you’re holding a button down on your phone to make your vehicle move and that vehicle then runs over a child in a grocery store parking lot, you are ultimately going to…
A closer look at Tesla Cybertruck’s design following death of 3 Piedmont students
“My first reaction was, like a lot of the crashes where I see occupants in a vehicle that catch fire in Teslas, I always wonder if those occupants were conscious and trying to escape the vehicle but were unable to,” said Michael Brooks, executive director for the Center for Auto Safety. “We have seen a…
US proposes voluntary guidelines for self-driving vehicles in waning days of Biden administration
Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, said one of the few good things about the plan is that companies will have to report data on crashes and other problems. There have been reports that the Trump administration may want to scrap a NHTSA order that now requires autonomous vehicle companies…
Blumenthal Introduces Legislation to Prevent Frontover Child Deaths
For Immediate Release Contact: Kelly O’Keeffe (202) 617-1561 December 16, 2024 BLUMENTHAL INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO PREVENT FRONTOVER CHILD DEATHS [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) announced today the introduction of legislation to prevent child deaths due to frontover incidents. The Standards to Prevent (STOP) Frontovers Act would require all new vehicles…
‘We feel really let down by Volkswagen’: VW all-electric SUV in shop more than 7 months
Michael Brooks, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety told Action 9′s Jeff Deal, “Having an open door driving down the highway can pose a threat to occupants, as well as people outside the car. That’s an enormous safety issue. Losing your speedometer while you’re driving, having no idea how fast you’re going, a…
US agency says Tesla’s public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can’t.
Auto safety advocates fear that if Musk gains some control over NHTSA, the Full Self-Driving and other investigations into Tesla could be derailed. “Of course the fox wants to build the henhouse,” said Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, a nonprofit watchdog group. By Tom Krisher November 8, 2024 The U.S.…
Experts: Trump presidency could benefit Detroit automakers, but cost car buyers more
“If the first Trump presidency is any indication, we will see NHTSA’s now-active rulemaking division come to a screeching halt. I think we only saw two relatively minor final rules make it across the finish line from 2017-2020 in Trump’s first term, whereas the Biden NHTSA has been far more active in rulemaking efforts,” Brooks…
Is Amazon’s robotaxi company trying to sidestep federal safety laws?
“Our belief is that a deployment of these vehicles on public roads is a violation of the Safety Act,” said Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety. “Zoox isn’t so much exploiting a gray area as they are putting a foot over the red line and challenging NHTSA to call their bluff.”…