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Tesla’s futuristic door handles blamed for death in fiery wreck
“While they often get high scores on crash tests, Tesla’s focus on style over safety and features that push up stock prices rather than protecting occupants and others on the road continues to raise serious concerns,” Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, said in an e-mail to Automotive News. “Tesla should have learned…
Keep Your Eyes On The Road And Don’t Trust Auto Braking Just Yet
“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.” The technology is designed to stop…
Crash test ratings outdated
“It’s the equivalent of Halloween; everybody gets candy. The idea is supposed to be separating between things that are safe and things that are really safe.” To view the story on ABC Action News’ Youtube Site, click here.
Post Office Fiddles While Its Mail Trucks Burn
Jason Levine, who heads the Center for Auto Safety, told Trucks.com that the Postal Service should take action – and quickly. “This is not a place to be pennywise and pound foolish,” Levine said. His organization would file a petition seeking an investigation with the NHTSA if the LLV were a passenger car. But so…
New report raises concern about unfixed safety recalls at major car dealerships
“Dealers are required, if it’s a licensed dealer for your car, they have to do that recall repair and they have to do it for free.” said Levine. “If someone says, well, recalls aren’t always serious, they are always serious. They’re always about safety.” Levine said. It’s estimated that one in five cars on the…
Buying a used car? Better make sure it's safe
“While federal law prohibits dealers from selling new vehicles that are under recall until they’ve been repaired, it does not stop them from selling you a used car with a recall that has not been fixed,” said Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety. Buying a used car is always a bit risky.…
Kia, Hyundai agree to settle class action lawsuits over engine fires
ORLANDO, Fla. — Kia and Hyundai announced Friday that they have agreed to settle class action lawsuits over engine fires. The settlement could give more than $760 million to Americans who own certain models of Hyundai and Kia vehicles. Vehicles in the settlement include 2.3 million Hyundai (2011-2019 Sonata, 2013-2018 Santa Fe Sports, 2019 Santa…
Hyundai, Kia reach $758 million settlement in vehicle fires class-action lawsuit
“While we are glad to see Hyundai and Kia finally acknowledge responsibility for these millions of vehicle prone to non-crash fires, we look forward to seeing the details of the proposed settlement to understand whether this will truly make whole those who have lost their vehicles to fires and those who continue to be at…
COUNTERPOINT: Are self-driving cars a good idea? Think safety first
We’ve got some disappointing news for consumers: you shouldn’t give up your driver’s license and trade it in for a robot car just yet. Although news outlets across the country have been breathlessly reporting the imminent arrival of self-driving cars, you’ll need to keep your eyes on the road for the foreseeable future. Articles predicting…