Issues
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.
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.
Response to DOT Request for Information on Transportation Equity Data
July 22, 2021 Contact: Jason Levine, jlevine@autosafety.org 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.…