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SAFETY ADVOCATES CRINGE AS DRIVERLESS CARS HIT PHOENIX ROADS
Waymo (Google) tests true driverless cars on Phoenix public roads, creating a huge test laboratory. November 12, 2017 — The Center for Auto Safety (CAS) says the federal government needs to do its job by creating mandatory driverless car policies enforced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a job safety regulators have allegedly…
Consumer Safety Group Calls for Federal Regulation of Self-Driving Cars
Center for Auto Safety says government rules could determine whether consumers are willing to give self-driving vehicles a shot. The Center for Auto Safety is calling for government oversight of automated vehicles, warning that another fatality— like one in Florida last year involving a Tesla—could set back public acceptance of self-driving technology by decades. While no fully…
BMW recalls 1 million vehicles for fire risk
BMW of North America has issued two recalls covering about one million vehicles that contain parts implicated in car fires. The recalls span six years of production and include numerous models of the luxury vehicles, but one of the recalls involves a valve heater that can cause fires in vehicles that are not in operation,…
Hit by Complaints About Fumes, Ford to Begin Providing Free Fixes for Explorers
Amid complaints by consumers about fumes and carbon monoxide seeping into the cabins of Ford Explorers, the nation’s No. 2 automaker next week will launch a free servicing program. Ford continues to insist that the vehicles are safe, despite complaints from more than 2,000 motorists who say they have been inhaling exhaust in their Explorers.…
Howes: Self-driving car hype outruns market, rule-maker
Detroit — Jason Levine, the new head of the Center for Auto Safety, has a thought on the autonomous car exuberance driving the auto industry and would-be investors: slow down. Not because technology doesn’t exist to enable vehicles to steer, turn and stop themselves. It’s because providers of the technology — from Detroit, Stuttgart and Tokyo…
In Appeal, Auto Safety Group Says It Tried to Recall Jeep That Exploded
While the Georgia Supreme Court justices were reading five amicus briefs in support of Chrysler asking them to toss a $40 million judgment for an exploding Jeep gas tank, they also saw one from the other side. The Center for Auto Safety wrote an amicus brief in support of the family of Remington Walden, the 4-year-old boy killed…
Ford Explorer Carbon Monoxide Problems
Center for Auto Safety Press Release – October 16, 2017 Center for Auto Safety Calls for Ford to recall Explorers over Carbon Monoxide exposure inside over 1.3 million vehicles Washington D.C. – The Center for Auto Safety, the nation’s leading independent non-profit organization providing consumers a voice for auto safety, quality, and fuel economy, today called…
Exploding Sunroofs: Danger Overhead
Consumer complaints about exploding sunroofs have spiked in recent years. How to stay safe and avoid large repair bills. By Jeff Plungis and Thomas Germain, Consumer Reports October 12, 2017 When it happened, Heather Savage had two of her five children with her in their 2016 Nissan Pathfinder. Four-year-old Eli was strapped into a car seat…
Consumer Groups Urge Congress to Slow Down on Self-Driving Car Legislation
SEATTLE — Automakers say they’re making great progress in developing self-driving cars that are ready to hit the road. And they’re encouraged that Congress seems eager to pass legislation that will make this possible. Consumer advocates want lawmakers to step on the brakes and slow things down a bit. Congress is considering legislation that would…
Center for Auto Safety Comment on California DMV Autonomous Vehicle Regulations
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