Revising safety standards on headlight systems and evaluating vehicle design changes part of recommendations. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Highway Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the recipients of 11 safety recommendations made by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on September 25 in its Pedestrian Safety Special […]
Consumers Union Calls on Tesla to Improve Safety of “Autopilot” Driver-Assist System
Consumers Union, the advocacy division of Consumer Reports (CR), called on Tesla to move quickly to improve the safety of its “Autopilot” driver-assist system and to publicly release the detailed data behind the company’s safety claims. The company recently acknowledged that this technology was engaged at the time of a recent fatal crash in California, […]
National Transportation Safety Board, National Safety Council Plan Expert Panel on Technology’s Role in Eliminating Crashes
Transportation safety leaders, including vehicle manufacturers, insurers and regulators to discuss the future and potential of driver assistance technologies On October 27, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the National Safety Council (NSC) have scheduled to an expert panel of government officials, car manufacturers, researchers, automobile media groups, industry associations, and safety advocates to discuss driver […]