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As Kia and Hyundai thefts climb in Philly, police halt wheel lock distribution program designed to curb crime
“If every other car manufacturer on Earth is using an immobilizer and you’re not, and your cars are getting stolen and straining city resources across America, I think you leave yourself open to a lawsuit,” said Michael Brooks with the Center for Auto Safety. By Beatrice Forman and Sabrina Iglesias April 30, 2023 The Philadelphia…
Stolen Hyundai used in crash that kills one
“Kia and Hyundai had not been installing immobilizers on most of their vehicles for decades before that,” said Michael Brooks, the Center for Auto Safety’s executive director. “(That) opened them up to this problem: a hack of some sort that allows anyone to break into a vehicle, open up the steering column, insert a USB…
Tesla Cleared by Jury in Autopilot Crash Suit in Los Angeles
“Regardless of the verdict of the Hsu case, there remains a question about whether that technology is safe, whether it’s safe to allow consumers to enable it in certain circumstances,” said Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety. By Malathi Nayak and Joe Schneider Tesla Inc. was found by a Los Angeles…
Thefts prompt 17 states to urge recall of Kia, Hyundai cars
“Michael Brooks (Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety) said NHTSA has been slow to react to auto thefts, even though the stolen Hyundais and Kias are causing safety problems on the roads.” By Adam Beam and Tom Krisher, Associated Press April 20, 2023 Attorneys general in 17 states on Thursday urged the federal…
Why the ‘significant’ weight of electric vehicles is sparking new safety fears
“There are so many scenarios in which that speed and that acceleration are just dangerous to others on the road,” Michael Brooks (executive director of the Center for Auto Safety) said. By Jackson Proskow April 12, 2023 Electric vehicles are under increasing scrutiny from safety experts over the risks they pose in a crash, because of…
US probes crash involving Tesla that hit student leaving bus
Tesla and NHTSA need to determine why the vehicles don’t seem to see flashing lights on school buses and emergency vehicles and make sure the problem is fixed, said Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety in Washington. By Tom Krisher April 7, 2023 U.S. road safety regulators have sent a…
Congress sat back and let trucks become heavier, taller, and deadlier. Now pedestrian fatalities are at a 40-year high.
Michael Brooks, the executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, alluded to that simple law of physics in a conversation with Insider when he noted “there’s a kind of an inextricable link between the weight of vehicles and the forces in a crash.” By Madison Hall March 24, 2023 Canadian civil engineering technologist Myles Russell…
Reps. Krishnamoorthi And Schakowsky Re-Introduce The SAFE CARS Act To Prohibit The Federal Government From Selling And Leasing Recalled Cars
Reps. Krishnamoorthi And Schakowsky Re-Introduce The SAFE CARS Act To Prohibit The Federal Government From Selling And Leasing Recalled Cars February 2, 2023 Press Release WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced the Shielding All Federal Employees and Consumers from Actionable Recall Situations Act, or the SAFE CARS Act. This…
Unintended consequences: As big vehicles go electric, safety experts fear deadlier crashes
“The number one concern is those vehicles are already increasing the risk of severe injury and death,” Michael Brooks, executive director of The Center for Auto Safety, told Spotlight on America. By Angie Moreschi, Andrea Nejman, and Alex Brauer March 8, 2023 WASHINGTON (TND) – America’s push to convert vehicles to electric is leading down…
Safety Advocates Say Hyundai, Kia’s Anti-Theft Upgrade Doesn’t Go Far Enough
“Hyundai and Kia will not be obliged to notify their owners in the same way they would if it was a recall,” Michael Brooks, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety told NBC 5. “My concern is you may not get the consumer participation in it that you would get if it was a…