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Couple's Hyundai Catches Fire on Maryland Road Amid Call for Investigation Into SUVs
Monique Gooden is grateful that her parents, Walter and Jeanette Baker, are alive after their car burst into flames on a Maryland road — seemingly out of nowhere. “I talked to my mom today and she is still in shock,” Gooden said. “She still can’t believe that this even happened.” Consumer watchdogs may not be…
DOT, NHTSA roll out latest AV testing guidance
The Department of Transportation “continues to insist that eliminating regulation is the way to achieve safety,” said Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety. “Despite cybersecurity vulnerabilities continuing to dominate headlines, and rising public concern surrounding driverless cars, NHTSA is still failing to require the submission of any information about the most…
Tell EPA and DOT to Protect Clean Car Standards
We need your help to oppose the Trump administration and auto industry’s plan to gut the Obama clean car rules. These standards are the biggest single step any nation has taken to curb global warming and oil use. Unless Trump succeeds in rolling them back, they will require a 2025 fleet of new vehicles averaging…
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Thank you for submitting a comment to the EPA and DOT docket regarding the Corporate Average Fuel Economy rulemaking. Your efforts are critical in ensuring that the environment is protected by preserving the current and more stringent fuel economy requirements. For more information on the Center for Auto Safety’s Safe Climate Campaign, please visit safeclimatecampaign.org. Want…
Family Says Car Recall Didn't Go Nearly Far Enough
This edition of NBC 5 Responds begins with home video many families might find terrifying. A noise outside the front window began a Naperville family’s journey into the world of car recalls, including one they say does not go nearly far enough. Lisa Parker reports. Click here to watch the full clip from NBC Chicago.
Mother watches son burn to death in Kia fire, calls for answers from car maker
The Center for Auto Safety petitioned federal regulators to launch a safety defect investigation after our story aired in May. The Washington, D.C. watchdog is now calling for an investigation into the Kia Soul fires. The Kia that Keith Nash died in is one of 29 reported fires in Kia Souls sold between 2010 and 2015. …
Faulty Takata airbag problem remains far from over
Jason Levine works with the Center for Auto Safety in Washington D.C. He says the recall is taking so long, many people have forgotten they’re driving with dangerous airbags. Worse yet, he says many people are buying used vehicles without thinking twice whether they’ve been fixed, when it should be a top priority. “Really push…
When AVs crash, limited data access can impede investigations
This opinion piece, written by Center for Auto Safety Executive Director Jason Levine, originally appeared in Axios. In these early stages of development, autonomous vehicles raise pressing questions whenever they crash, especially if the accident involves injury or death. But when the drivers may be either computers or humans, it becomes much harder to determine…
Man Says His Hyundai Caught Fire With Daughters Inside
Jason Tellefsen said he was driving his daughters home from school when he saw smoke coming from his car. “I had the girls in the backseat and all of a sudden the whole car just shut off,” he said. Tellefsen said he pulled over on the side of the road. That’s when he realized his…
A Safety-Minded Makeover for a Dangerous Brand
“It is certainly commendable that Uber would make it easier for its customers to more quickly dial 911 when they are in danger either because of an Uber driver’s behavior, or because of a crash,” Levine told me over email, “but this announcement appears to be addressing the symptom as opposed to the cause of…