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Center for Auto Safety Statement on NHTSA Civil Penalty Against Hyundai and Kia for Failure to Recall
November 27, 2020 For Immediate Release Contact: Jason Levine, [email protected] Center for Auto Safety Statement on NHTSA Civil Penalty Against Hyundai and Kia for Failure to Recall On Friday of a holiday weekend, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced an agreement with Hyundai and Kia as a result of a failure to recall…
GM to recall 7M vehicles globally to replace Takata air bags
Jason Levine, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, which opposed GM’s petitions to avoid recalls, said it’s a good day for millions of GM owners who had to wait four years for a decision on “whether they are driving with an unexploded hand grenade in their steering wheel.” By Tom Krisher November…
U.S. lays groundwork for self-driving car standards
“One can only hope that this means someone at DOT finally decided that the current lack of oversight of the driverless car industry was a bad idea both for safety and for the long-term successful deployment of the technology,” said Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety. By Joann Muller November 20,…
We’re all guinea pigs for Tesla’s latest self-driving tech
By Joann Muller October 23, 2020 Tesla is beta-testing its latest self-driving technology with a small group of early adopters, a move that alarms experts and makes every road user — including other motorists, pedestrians and cyclists — unwitting subjects in its ongoing safety experiment. Why it matters: Tesla hailed the limited rollout of its…
US safety agency seeks input on autonomous vehicle rules
“The optimistic way of looking at it is the DOT (Department of Transportation) finally decided that a zero oversight of the self-driving car industry was a bad idea,” Associated Press, November 19, 2020 DETROIT — The U.S. government’s road safety agency is asking for public comment on how it should regulate safe deployment of self-driving vehicles.…
Center for Auto Safety Press Release on FCC Vote to Cutback V2X Safety Spectrum
November 17, 2020 For Immediate Release Contact: Jason Levine, [email protected], 202-328-7700 The FCC is Making Rural Communities Less Safe in Exchange for Empty Promises On Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the federal agency charged with regulating communications and telephones over the objections of the vehicle safety community, the U.S. Department of Transportation , and…
Vehicle Recall Announced After Defective Airbag Leads To Driver’s Death
November 9, 2020 Volvo says airbags inside some of its older cars are potentially dangerous. The government released the recall after one driver was killed when parts of the airbag inflator exploded and flew out. The recall covers 54,000 S60 and S80 models from 2001 to 2003, sold or registered in 12 states, mostly in…
Settlement over defective airbags means money for more than 40K AZ car owners
“It’s really important that people understand how dangerous these defective airbags are,” Levine said. “There are literally tens of millions of these defective airbags that remain in vehicles. The older the vehicle, the higher the risk.” by Susan Campbell October 21, 2020 PHOENIX (3 On Your Side) — Arizona has reached a $5 million settlement with…
50th Anniversary Virtual Gala
Watch the Gala below! This once in a lifetime event features speakers including Senator Ed Markey and Representative Jan Schakowsky, Former NHTSA Administrator Joan Claybrook, CAS founders Consumer Reports and Ralph Nader, Media personalities, and current government officials. Enjoy stories of the early days of CAS, hear from crash victims, and learn how CAS triumphed…