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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.
Are Electric Cars Safe? Another Chevy Bolt Caught Fire, A Tesla Model S Plaid Did Too
“The concern with battery electric vehicle fires is two-fold: how often are they happening and how prepared are our first responders to react?” said Jason Levine, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety. By Brooke Crothers July 11, 2021 When an electric vehicle catches fire it gets a lot of attention. The latest high-profile…
Chevy Bolt EV belonging to Vermont lawmaker who has backed industry catches fire.
“Safety needs to come first,” Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group, told CNBC. “There remain open questions as to why there seems to be a growing trend of lithium-ion batteries in vehicles catching on fire.” By Michael Wayland July 7, 2021 A Chevrolet electric vehicle owned…
Potential for problems with US government-owned vehicles
“We should certainly hold the federal government to a higher standard than a disreputable used car salesman,” said Jason Levine, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety. By Lourdes Duarte, Andrew Schroedter June 30, 2021 Click here to view the full story from WGN9 Chicago.
CAS Remarks from INVEST Act Press Conference
June 30, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michael Brooks, [email protected] Remarks at Auto Safety Press Conference in Congressional Visitors Center Good afternoon everyone. My name is Jason Levine, and I am the Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety. Today, we are here to talk about leadership and courage. Each of the members of…
Feds: Companies must report crashes involving self-driving technology
Jason Levine, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, an advocacy group, said the crash reporting is a welcome first step by NHTSA. The center has been asking the agency to oversee automated vehicles for several years. “Collecting crash data, and hopefully data from crashes which were avoided, can help serve a variety…
Center for Auto Safety Statement on NHTSA’s Order for All Vehicles Equipped With Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Automated Driving Systems to Submit Crash Data
June 29, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Jason Levine, Executive Director at: [email protected] for follow-up Center for Auto Safety Statement on NHTSA’s Order for All Vehicles Equipped With Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Automated Driving Systems to Submit Crash Data With more than 40,000 crash deaths involving motor vehicles, over 2.5 million serious injuries, and…
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.…