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Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump
Musk has even offered to help develop national safety standards for self-driving vehicles, alarming auto safety groups, which also worry that he could interfere with investigations of Tesla. “Of course the fox wants to build the henhouse,” said Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety watchdog group. By Brian Slodysko, Thomas…
Data-Driven: Consumer Disclosure Report exposes not just home addresses, but driving habits
“Unfortunately, right now in America, there’s very little law around who controls that data. Consumers don’t have a lot of rights in law that say this is your data and you can control it,” Brooks said. He does believe, however, that if the information isn’t identifiable, it could be helpful to keep the roads safe.…
Bill would codify NTSB school bus safety recommendations
“America’s school buses lack much of the essential safety equipment protecting us in our cars every day, which is why the Center for Auto Safety commends Representative Cohen for the reintroduction of the School Bus Safety Act. The School Bus Safety Act would protect schoolchildren with effective seat belts and fire prevention, modernize the school…
‘No one in the car’: Self-driving app raises questions after Maryland crash
“They’re just not ready for prime time,” said Michael Brooks with the Center for Auto Safety. Brooks told the I-Team he believes releasing any beta feature to the public is dangerous. “They’re releasing them too early before they’ve been, you know, validated as safe – before they’ve been validated to work properly,” he said. By…
US to probe Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system after pedestrian killed in low visibility conditions
Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, said the previous investigation of Autopilot didn’t look at why the Teslas weren’t seeing and stopping for emergency vehicles. “Before they were kind of putting the onus on the driver rather than the car,” he said. “Here they’re saying these systems are not capable…
What to do if your car is under recall, but the repair isn’t ready yet
“After that date, even the fastest recall repairs are going to require a month or more delay during which time the manufacturer may be developing and testing the recall remedy, possibly designing new parts, and getting parts and repair instructions to dealers,” said Michael Brooks, head of The Center for Auto Safety. “A certain amount…
Deadly Decade: U.S. traffic deaths soar by 30% since 2014
Center for Auto Safety Executive Director Michael Brooks said the spike in traffic fatalities started in 2020 and peaked in 2022. “When COVID hit, we saw a pretty significant jump,” Brooks said, pointing to a graph of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash data. By Angie Moreschi, Nathan Aaron, and Mike Griffith September 27, 2024 Driving…
Millions of older cars, trucks with dangerous defects aren’t getting fixed
“The widespread practice of selling these dangerous vehicles without first fixing obvious and identified safety hazards unacceptably shifts the burden from manufacturers and used car sellers onto the party least equipped to address the danger – the consumer,” Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, said in a statement. He described the outlook…
US investigating reports that some Jeep SUVs and pickups can catch fire after engines are turned off
Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, said it would be wise for owners of the Jeeps under investigation to park them outdoors until the matter is resolved because NHTSA is citing a risk of property damage. “If I owned one of these vehicles, I certainly wouldn’t want to park it…