Articles about automobile safety
Following Voluntary Autonomous Guidelines a 'Fool's Errand'
Last updated: 03/18/2020
— The Center for Auto Safety (CAS) says new rules for driverless car technology must be mandatory because following voluntary guidelines is a fool’s errand and won't protect the...
Simpler names coming for vehicle safety features
Last updated: 03/17/2020
Many drivers have no idea which safety systems their cars have, or what they can do, thanks to a confusing muddle of names automakers use. Buyers want to be safe, frequently...
Self-driving car companies complain California test data may mislead
Last updated: 03/15/2020
(Reuters) - Developers of self-driving cars are amping up criticism of a California reporting requirement on test data, saying the data could mislead, as the state prepares to...
Americans used to be angry about wasteful, oversized SUVs. Then came the crossover vehicle.
Last updated: 03/15/2020
As a kid, I was furious about SUVs with a passion that now seems embarrassing, telling all the suburban adults I knew that their ugly, gas-guzzling tanks were going to end life...
Self-driving firms to California: Let us charge, or you'll fall behind
Last updated: 03/12/2020
When Cruise Automation recently won a permit to carry passengers in the self-driving cars it's testing in California, the award came with a caveat: The General Motors subsidiary...
Self-driving companies: Don’t measure us by ‘disengagements’
Last updated: 03/03/2020
Like it does every year, the California DMV on Wednesday released a report on how often humans have to seize the wheel and take control of self-driving vehicles, also known as...
3News Investigates: Some Nissan Rogue drivers say cars are braking suddenly, without warning
Last updated: 03/01/2020
CLEVELAND — One of the nation's best selling SUV's is at the center of an investigation, after hundreds of drivers complained their Nissan Rogue's were braking for no...
While Other Countries Mandate Safer Car Designs for Pedestrians, America Does Nothing
Last updated: 02/27/2020
Dangerous street design and car-centric development deserve much of the blame for America’s sickeningly high rate of pedestrian fatalities. But don’t forget about dangerous car...
Tesla tricked into speeding by researchers using electrical tape
Last updated: 02/24/2020
A Tesla vehicle was tricked into speeding by researchers who put electrical tape over a speed limit sign. The findings, released Wednesday by security firm McAfee, highlight...
Highway Safety Groups Call for Action on Impaired School Bus Drivers
Last updated: 02/20/2020
Two national highway safety groups are urging government officials to do more to prevent school bus drivers from getting behind the wheel while impaired by alcohol or...
