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Center for Auto Safety Statement on White House and DOT "AV 4.0" Document
CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY Statement on Department of Transportation and White House National Science and Technology Council’s “AV 4.0” Document, released January 8, 2020: “AV 4.0 is the perfect encapsulation of the administration’s principles on vehicle safety: say the right words and do the wrong things. Writing the word ‘safety’ 123 times does not make…
December News
When CBS Evening News, the Washington Post, the Detroit Free Press, Automotive News, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, or local TV News stations across the country need to turn to a reliable, consumer focused, car safety expert why is The Center for Auto Safety so often their first call? It’s simple really: Since 1970 we have been an honest, relentless voice willing to…
Many taxi companies in U.S. aren’t required to fix cabs after safety recalls
“There’s no way for a customer to know,” said Jason Levine, the center’s executive director. Only San Francisco requires cabs to be screened for recalls, he said. “There are no cosmetic recalls. Recalls are only done for safety reasons, defects or a violation of standards,” he said. Click here to view the full story from…
Center Comments on General Motors Petitions to Avoid Takata Airbag Inflator Recalls
Center Comment on General Motors Third Petition for Inconsequentiality – May 9, 2018 Center Letter Regarding GM Investigation Submission – July 10, 2018 Center Letter Addressing GM’s Fourth Petition for Inconsequentiality – December 19, 2019
CAS letter to NHTSA regarding a General Motors’ Fourth Takata Inconsequentiality petition
December 19, 2019 Docket Management Facility, M-30 U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE West Building, Room W12-140 Washington, DC 20590 Submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov RE: Docket No. NHTSA 2016-0124-0305: General Motors LLC Fourth GM Petition for Inconsequentiality re: GMT9001 The Center for Auto Safety (“Center”) once again is submitting a letter to…
Autobraking tech will be standard in cars by 2022, but drivers complain of "phantom braking"
“People [were] saying they were turning it off… The technology can help and does save you and prevents crashes, but only if it’s on and only if it’s working,” said Jason Levine of the Center for Auto Safety. “We want to see this move towards a recall very quickly.” Automatic emergency braking will be standard…
FTC Fuel Economy Advertising Guidelines Comment
Comments of Consumer Federation of America, Center for Auto Safety Evan Johnson Center for Auto Safety 1825 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 330 Washington, DC 20009 Jack Gillis Consumer Federation of America 1620 I St. NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 We appreciate the opportunity to comment in this long and important rulemaking. We also appreciate…