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Consumer groups call for FTC investigation into Tesla's Autopilot
“What is particularly sad here is that instead of believing in the advanced cruise control technology the company has developed Tesla continues to make unsupportable claims that seem intended to deceive and certainly put people’s lives in danger,” Jason Levine, director of the Center for Auto Safety, wrote in an email to Automotive News. The…
Ford secretly tells dealers: Fix faulty Focus, Fiesta transmissions until July 19
Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, responded to quiet release of the repair directive by saying, “By failing to widely publicize that there are repairs available free of charge to many owners of their faulty vehicles, Ford is repeating a longstanding auto industry practice of providing repairs to consumers only when…
Mass. 'Literally Wasn't Opening The Mail': How The RMV Process Is Supposed To Work
What is particularly shocking, in this instance, is that Massachusetts literally wasn’t opening the mail, and is the only state in the union that has not agreed to join in either the driver’s license compact, or have a regular system for sharing this information with those other few states that have chosen not to participate…
NHTSA pressed to force automakers to keep safety records even longer
“For decades, we’ve been arguing that the previous requirement was obviously totally unacceptable in terms of when they are made to when they have issues,” Jason Levine, the center’s executive director, told Automotive News on Tuesday. “Even their active investigations, almost half of those would not be required, even under the new rule, to have…
Senators want probe of faulty Ford transmissions
Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for auto safety regulations, applauded the senators for calling for an investigation. “Now it’s time for NHTSA, the SEC and the FTC to open investigations and get to the bottom of what’s going on here,” he said. Washington — Two U.S.…
US senators call for investigation of Ford Focus, Fiesta transmission decisions
Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, called for a review by federal regulators. “A significant volume of substantive new information has come to the fore. It deserves to be looked at. NHTSA should take a hard look at this issue based on the new data, and demand Ford submit all relevant…
CAS letter regarding NHTSA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Record Retention RequirementCAS letter regarding NHTSA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Record Retention Requirement
July 15, 2019 Docket Management Facility U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140 Washington, DC 20590 Submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov RE: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Record Retention Requirement; Docket Number NHTSA–2019-0035 The Center for Auto Safety (Center) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the National Highway Traffic…
RMV suspends hundreds more Mass. licenses amid internal review
“It is hard to imagine a more egregious example of the RMV being derelict in their duty than not even being able to open the mail,” said Jason K. Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, a nonprofit, Washington, D.C.-based consumer safety group. “Whether due to incompetence or malfeasance these failures have cost…
Ford knew Focus, Fiesta models had flawed transmission, sold them anyway
“Four thousand complaints would certainly get our attention. That’s too many to ignore,” said Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, a consumer advocacy group. “Incidents involving an inability to accelerate suggests that the threat is not just to owners of these vehicles but others on the road. It suggests a callousness…
First Shift: NHTSA urged to force automakers to keep safety data for 20 years
Click here to view the video from Automotive News: First Shift