Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, is quoted as saying the autonomous tech is “not even close” to being ready for public use. By Mack Shaw May 28, 2025 Elon Musk is planning to begin Tesla’s Robotaxi service in Austin on June 12, according to a report from Bloomberg. The new service…

“Without that infrastructure and without that federal support, it means that a lot more of the burden is going to be on states in that area,” said Michael Brooks with the Center for Auto Safety. By Susan Hogan, Rick Yarborough, Carlos Olazagasti, Steve Jones May 15, 2025 For a while, the road to driving a…

“Installing trim to reduce available seating space is clearly the cheapest fix for VW, but as an owner you are left scratching your head,” said Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety. “Do I get a recall repair that ultimately just reduces the amount of space available to rear seat passengers?”…

Consumer protection groups and automotive safety advocates have expressed alarm at the rule change. Michael Brooks, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety, warned that excluding less severe incidents from reporting could hinder the early detection of systemic flaws in ADAS systems. “These lower-severity crashes still offer vital clues about the safety performance of…

“The less restrictive reporting requirements mean some crashes that don’t involve fatalities or serious injuries will no longer be collected by NHTSA as part of the SGO,” Michael Brooks, Executive Director at the Center for Auto Safety, said in a statement. “While these crashes may be of a lower severity, they could be very important…

“Public safety should never be threatened at the political chopping block, particularly when clear conflicts of interest are in play,” Michael Brooks, executive director of the Washington-based Center for Auto Safety, which advocates for stringent regulation. By Keith Laing February 24, 2025 (Bloomberg) — The US agency that regulates the auto industry has laid off…

Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, told the Free Press in November that he anticipated dramatic changes at NHTSA with the new administration. “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…

Michael Brooks, executive director of the advocacy group Center for Auto Safety, said he envisions the same safety issues with AutoDrive that have so far plagued supervised vehicle autonomy. “When a crash is imminent or the computer inevitably experiences a failure, drivers who have bought into the ‘eyes-free, hands-free’ marketing and used these features to…

Regardless of what happens to that directive, Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, says that industry groups like AVIA have floated suggestions for regulatory standards. He hopes industry groups bring more consumer advocates, academics, and independent safety researchers into the standard-setting process. “We’re not really guaranteed anything coming out of that process…

Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, a non-profit consumer advocacy group, said some investigations might continue under Trump, but a recall is less likely to happen if a defect is found. “If there isn’t a threat of recall, will Tesla do them?” Brooks said. “Unfortunately, this is where politics seeps in.”…