“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…

“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…

“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…

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…

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…

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…