Articles about automobile safety
8 Ways to Reduce Road Fatalities Using the ‘Safe System’ Approach |
Last updated: 12/23/2019
Despite more than 1.35 million lives lost on the roads each year, traffic-related fatalities aren’t given the same media or political attention as plane, train or boat...
Secure the Future | MADD
Last updated: 12/23/2019
Secure the Future DADSS Driver Alcohol Detection System (DADSS) Imagine a world without drunk driving…Ten thousand fewer families would get the call or visit from law...
'Growing Epidemic' Of Pedestrian Deaths Tackled By National Safety Group
Last updated: 12/23/2019
The series of counter measures are aimed at reducing pedestrian injuries and death by addressing vehicle-based changes, infrastructure improvements, data collection,...
Safety Agency Probes 4 Automakers In New Takata Air Bag Recall
Last updated: 12/23/2019
DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has launched an investigation into four automakers that have a potentially deadly type of Takata air bag inflator in their...
Senators push for automatic shutoffs in keyless cars
Last updated: 12/20/2019
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Jerry Zitser pulled into his garage, walked into his house with the groceries, and flipped on a baseball game. “As he was sitting there, poison...
Self-Driving Mercedes Will Be Programmed To Sacrifice Pedestrians To Save The Driver
Last updated: 12/17/2019
When they crash, self-driving Mercedes will be programmed to save the driver, and not the person or people they hit. That’s the design decision behind the Mercedes Benz’s future...
FCC Votes To Move Car Safety To Broadband | PYMNTS.com
Last updated: 12/17/2019
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could allow mobile devices to command the airwaves that have been used by carmakers for vehicle safety,Bloombergreported on...
Connected Cars Yield to Broadband as FCC Advances Airwaves Plan
Last updated: 12/16/2019
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission moved toward letting mobile devices take over airwaves long assigned to carmakers for vehicle safety, advancing a plan opposed by...
Another Massive Takata Recall Looms for Large Batch of Air Bags
Last updated: 12/15/2019
Global automakers may face another potentially huge air-bag recall as the U.S. transport regulator evaluates the long-term safety of inflators made by bankrupt supplier...
The Safety Spectrum: Human Lives Must Come Before Faster WiFi
Last updated: 12/13/2019
Since the dawn of the internet, increased connectivity has changed society in many profound ways. But as we grapple with the evolution of information technology, there is one...
