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Center for Auto Safety statement regarding the essential nature of vehicle repair and maintenance during COVID-19 shutdowns
March 23, 2020 Center for Auto Safety statement regarding: The essential nature of vehicle repair and maintenance during COVID-19 shutdowns In these unprecedented times, it has never been more important the vehicles transporting our critical workers are safe and able to be repaired. We write today to urge your jurisdiction to strongly consider deeming motor…
Following Voluntary Autonomous Guidelines a ‘Fool’s Errand’
By David A. Wood March 15, 2020 — The Center for Auto Safety (CAS) says new rules for driverless car technology must be mandatory because following voluntary guidelines is a fool’s errand and won’t protect the public. Voluntary guidelines are great for automakers, but to decrease the nearly 40,000 crash fatalities a year takes more…
Center for Auto Safety comment on RFC on ADAS Test Procedures
March 5, 2020 James C. Owens, Acting Administrator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dockett Management Facility U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140 Washington, DC 20590-0001 Submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov RE: Request for Comments on Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Draft Research Test Procedures; Docket Number NHTSA-2019-0102 Dear Acting…
Center for Auto Safety Response to FCC comment request on Docket No. 19-138
March 5, 2020 The Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 2055 Submitted electronically via FCC.gov Dear Chairman Pai: The Center for Auto Safety (“the Center”) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Commission’s request for comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – ET Docket No. 19- 138, Use…
Self-driving firms to California: Let us charge, or you’ll fall behind
But it’s difficult to square the well-funded companies’ rationale, said Jason Levine, director of the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Auto Safety. He said in an interview that while he understands companies may want to recoup some of what they spend, “That’s the cost of doing business. It’s hard to feel sorry for Silicon Valley venture…
EasyMile autonomous shuttles barred from carrying passengers
Jason Levine, the executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, said the decision to halt EasyMile’s operations might have been the right move. But he said the announcement, coming on the same day as a National Transportation Safety Board hearing during which NHTSA was faulted for its oversight of Tesla’s partially automated cars, “smacks of a…
Evenflo, Maker of the “Big Kid” Booster Seat, Put Profits Over Child Safety
“There’s nothing more precious than the lives of our children and nothing lower than deceiving parents into thinking a child car seat is safe for your son or daughter, when it isn’t. The federal government is eight years overdue to update its side crash test for child safety seats, and Evenflo appears even more overdue…
Recalled cars being sold by feds now have warning notices. Experts say that’s not enough
“This isn’t a buyer beware situation where disclosure fixes the problem. Disclosure does nothing to address the dangers.” “These are things that are by definition serious. So the idea the federal government is saying ‘Well now, consumer, I’ve told you this is dangerous. It’s on you’ is the height of hypocrisy.” “It’s insane. That’s not…
The Center for Auto Safety Comments to the DOT Regarding Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies Automated Vehicles 4.0
April 2, 2020 Secretary Elaine Chao U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington, DC 20590 Submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov RE: Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies Automated Vehicles 4.0, Docket No. DOT-OST-2019-0179 Dear Secretary Chao: Under the current national crisis facing the United States, which has led to the President declaring a…