Issues
Tesla Sells ‘Full Self-Driving,’ but What Is It Really?
“One of the downsides of automated technology can be overreliance — people relying on something it may not be able to do,” said Jason K. Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety. By Cade Metz August 20, 2021 As federal investigators escalate their scrutiny of Tesla’s driver-assistance technology, another problem is emerging for…
Tesla car battery likely caused devastating house fire in San Ramon, investigators say
Jason Levine of the Center for Auto Safety said “Tesla seems to put itself on a different path that generally objects to any sort of government oversight.” Click here to view the full story from ABC 7 On Your Side (San Francisco, CA).
Senators Call for Investigation of Tesla’s Marketing Claims of Its Autopilot and ‘Full Self-Driving’ Features
Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization, told Consumer Reports… that he hopes the FTC takes action to “investigate dangerous ongoing consumer deception by Tesla.” By Keith Barry August 18, 2021 Two U.S. senators have called for the Federal Trade Commission to open an investigation into whether…
Does Tesla Probe Signal a Get-Tough Era at NHTSA?
Jason Levine, executive director at the Center for Auto Safety, said it is too early to reach any conclusions about NHTSA under Biden. “There’s no doubt they have been more active when it comes to enforcement, but the goal is to be more effective and to make people safer on our roads,” Levine said. “The…
US Opens Probe Of Tesla Autopilot After 11 Crashes: Agency
“Whether Autopilot needs to be disabled, or be required to use driver monitoring systems to prevent these crashes, is a question for NHTSA,” Jason Levine, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety said. “But there’s no question that something needs to be done quickly to prevent more injuries and deaths.” By John Biers, AFP…
Seat Back Collapse News Archive
NEWS Seat Back Collapse: 15 Years Later Feds Still Fail To Address A Deadly Problem – 11/29/16 Safest place for kids is behind an unoccupied front seat, says Center for Auto Safety – 9/13/16 Collapsing Vehicle Seat Backs: What Can You Do? – 7/14/16 “Killing children”: Congress takes action on danger of car seat backs – 5/25/16 Crash-Test Dummies…
Center for Auto Safety Testimony to Federal Trade Commission July 21, 2021
Center for Auto Safety Testimony to Federal Trade Commission July 21, 2021 Good afternoon. My name is Jason Levine and I am the Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety, the nation’s leading independent non-profit organization fighting for consumer protection and vehicle safety since 1970. On behalf of our members across the country we…
Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Beta Software Used on Public Roads Lacks Safeguards
“Vehicle manufacturers who choose to beta-test their unproven technology on both the owners of their vehicles and the general public without consent at best set back the cause of safety and at worst result in preventable crashes and deaths,” said Jason Levine, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety. By Keith Barry July 19,…
Modernizing Seatback Safety Act
“An analysis, found on behalf of the Center for Auto Safety, found an average of 50 children a year are killed by these seatback failures… but the non-profit believes these numbers are likely far higher….” View the full story from Scripps National News below.
Response to DOT Request for Information on Transportation Equity Data
July 22, 2021 Contact: Jason Levine, [email protected] or (202) 328-7700 Re: Request for Information on Transportation Equity Data, Docket No. DOT-OST-2021-0056 Dear Secretary Buttigieg, The Center for Auto Safety (CAS) fully supports the Department of Transportation (DOT) in its efforts to ensure better data is acquired to advance transportation policy, and particularly transportation safety initiatives.…