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Trump NHTSA pick's vote postponed
by Keith Laing May 21, 2018 Washington — The nomination of President Trump’s pick to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is facing signs of trouble after a Senate committee postponed a Tuesday vote on whether her nomination should move forward. A senator on that committee expressed concern over her earlier testimony. Consideration of NHTSA…
In ‘service campaigns,’ car companies allegedly downplay defects linked to poisoning, crashes, and fires
by Amy Martin ConsumerAffairs.com May 17, 2018 When a driver in southern California noticed that his three-year-old Prius was losing power as he cruised down the Interstate 5 highway, with warning lights illuminating on the dashboard and his gas pedal suddenly failing, he knew his only hope to avoid a crash was to pull off…
A Tesla car crash near Salt Lake City, Utah, is under investigation
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Electric-Car Era Threatens Firefighters With New Road Risks
By Alan Levin May 15, 2018 Firefighters doused the blazing Tesla Inc. Model X’s battery pack, and then company engineers removed about one-quarter of its power cells before the vehicle was deemed safe to tow off of a California freeway. That didn’t prevent the powerful and highly flammable lithium-ion battery cells from reigniting. The car…
How This 'Driverless' Car Startup Can Test In California Without A Permit
Earlier this year, California’s department of motor vehicles rolled out a new set of regulations for companies that want to conduct driverless car tests on public roads. But despite the painstaking effort that went into crafting the regulations, the DMV says there is one company in the state that’s allowed to test cars without a…
New federal backup camera rule honors LI boy’s tragic death
Driving over a bump. That’s what it felt like to the Syosset father when he accidentally backed up his car over his 2-year-old son, killing him. Greg Gulbransen has spent the past 15 years trying to make up for that day, advocating for backup cameras in all new vehicles. He has spoken before Congress, joined…
Are you driving a car with a potentially dangerous safety problem?
Seems like we’re always hearing about another car recall, but those are only the big ones. Each year, automakers issues hundreds of recalls that involve tens of millions of vehicles – and most never make the news. “Too many people are not getting those recalls fixed, in large part because they often don’t even know…
CAS letter regarding the nomination of Heidi King of NHTSA Administrator
May 14, 2018 Chairman John Thune U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 512 Dirksen Senate Building Washington, DC 20510 Ranking Member Bill Nelson U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 425 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Thune and Ranking Member Nelson: The Center for Auto Safety (“the Center”)…