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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…
GMC Hummer EV’s Weight And Quickness Raise Safety Concerns
“The reality is that any vehicle at that height and weight, lacking appropriate advanced safety features, is potentially very dangerous to vulnerable road users regardless of how it is powered. That said, decreasing the time such a vehicle takes to accelerate will not increase safety.” By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo May 28, 2021 The GMC Hummer…
No more driving distractions? Augmented reality windshields coming to Kia, Audi and more could change the way we drive.
“Some added features, for which manufacturers usually charge a premium, have been shown to be more of a distraction than an aid. If the technology works, and if it does so in a non-distracting fashion, it could keep driver’s eyes focused on the road and has the potential to increase safety.” By Nathan Bomey May…
Self-driving cars pose crucial question: Who to blame in a crash
“Consumers are right to wonder who will be held responsible for the defective computer code which operates a motor vehicle they are in when it kills or maims another human being.” A debate over who to blame — or sue — when a self-driven car hits someone is holding up legislation the industry says it…
Increased road deaths prompt calls for improved vehicle tech
During the hearing, Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, said debates about vehicle technology too often veer toward discussion of AVs and the future, as opposed to how ADAS and other innovations can be used now. “[Instead] of a debate about solutions to an actual crisis, victims must suffer through another…
Tesla in autopilot mode hits Snohomish County deputy’s SUV
“When Tesla calls it autopilot, when Tesla calls it full self-driving, that convinces people that it’s something that it isn’t.” May 17, 2021 By KIRO 7 News Staff ARLINGTON, Wash. — A driver says their Tesla was in autopilot mode when they hit a Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office SUV Saturday. A deputy was responding to…
NHTSA investigates Honda Accords for steering issue
“If you feel you are starting to lose steering…get over to someplace safe, and get the vehicle to your dealership,” Said Jason Levine, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety. Click here to view the full story from NBC 4 Washington.
Tesla is casting a spotlight on the government’s struggle to keep up with self-driving cars
“Before we get to autonomous technology that can do everything that people can do, there’s a real opportunity to introduce lifesaving technology into vehicles that people will still be driving,” said Jason Levine, the Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety. By Rebecca Heilweil May 12, 2021 Tesla’s Autopilot software, an advanced driver assistance…
Center for Auto Safety Comment on AV 2.0 Information Collection Request
June 25, 2021 Contact: Jason Levine, [email protected] or (202) 328-7700 RE: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Automated Driving Systems 2.0 A Vision for Safety NHTSA-2021-0013-0005 The Center for Auto Safety (“the Center”) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the Agency Information Collection Activities;…