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Vehicle Owners Given Legal Access to Computer Software in Their Cars
Click here to view the full CBS News story and video The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study found using the voice-controlled system in cars that syncs to smartphones can distract drivers long enough to go not one football field, but three, once they’ve finished using it, reports CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave.
Immediate Release:
Hands-free technology in cars hardly danger-free, study finds
Vehicle Safety Inspections: Improved DOT Communication Could Better Inform State Programs
Vehicle Safety Inspections:
Improved DOT Communication Could Better Inform State Programs
GAO-15-705, Published: Aug 25, 2015. Publicly Released: Aug 25, 2015.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing: Examining Ways to Improve Vehicle and Roadway Safety
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015 – 10:00am
Evenflo child restraint false latching
Evenflo child restraint false latching
Center for Auto Safety Sues Volkswagen & Audi Over Defeat Device Emission Violations
October 19, 2015
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Center for Auto Safety Sues Volkswagen & Audi Over Emission Violations Using Defeat Devices
For Volkswagen, New Questions Arise on U.S. Injury Reporting
Volkswagen AG reported death and injury claims at the lowest rate of any major automaker in the U.S. over the last decade.
The numbers are so good that some industry experts wonder if they add up.
The average reporting rate of the 11 biggest automakers was nine times higher than Volkswagen’s, according to an analysis of government data completed last week by financial advisory firm Stout Risius Ross Inc. at the request of Bloomberg News.
CAS Comment on NHTSA Access to Information Protected by Confidentiality Agreements and Protective Orders
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