New Crash Test Dummy Is a 3-Year Old September 25, 2020 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a new crash test dummy. Known as the Q3s, the new crash test...
Federal Auto Safety Agencies Face Scrutiny by Inspector General August 12, 2020 By David Shepardson The Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General said on Tuesday it would audit oversight of U.S. vehicle safety standards, noting...
South Korea Investigates Suspected Safety Issues with Tesla Vehicles July 29, 2020 South Korea said it is investigating suspected safety issues with vehicles made by U.S. automaker Tesla Inc, which is competing...
National Safety Agency Opens Probe Into Touchscreens on Tesla Model S Cars June 24, 2020 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Tuesday it had opened an investigation into 63,000 Tesla Model S cars...
U.S. Tells Auto Makers They Don’t Have to Recall 56 Million Takata Air Bag Inflators May 7, 2020 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday it will not require automakers to recall 56 million additional Takata...
How Car Makers Are Doing with Voluntary Accord to Install Automatic Braking Systems December 20, 2019 Three years ahead of schedule, four vehicle manufacturers— Tesla, Volvo, Audi and Mercedes— have already met their voluntary commitment under...
Auto Safety Advocates Oppose FCC Plan for Sharing Unused Spectrum With Wi-Fi November 21, 2019 By David Shepardson A little-used block of spectrum set aside for auto safety should be split to accommodate the rapidly growing number of...
U.K. Telematics Insurer Finds Motorists 32% More Likely to Crash on Friday the 13th September 13, 2019 Analysis of almost five billion miles of driving data and associated claims in the U.K. shows that Friday is the...
Tesla Autopilot Design, Plus Driver Error, to Blame for 2018 Crash: Safety Board September 5, 2019 By David Shepardson The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Wednesday cited driver errors and Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot design as the probable cause...
Tesla’s Autopilot System Confuses Drivers About Extent of Automation: Safety Report June 21, 2019 By Kyle Lahucik Automakers including Tesla Inc. are stoking confusion among motorists by choosing names for their automated-driving systems that wrongly suggest they’re...