Rewrite This Title Flush Door Handles Are The Car Industry’s Latest Safety Problem

Summarize this content to 200 words China to the rescue? In fact, the styling feature might be on borrowed time. It seems that Chinese authorities have been concerned about retractable door handles for some time now and are reportedly close to banning them from 2027. Flush-fit door handles fail far more often during side impacts than regular handles, delaying egress Read More

Rewrite This Title Experts Lay Into Tesla Safety In Federal Autopilot Trial

Summarize this content to 200 words For example, she said Tesla “clearly recognized that mode confusion is an issue—this is where people, for example, think the car is in Autopilot and don’t understand that the Autopilot has disengaged,” she told the court. Cummings also referred to the deposition of Tesla autopilot firmware engineer Ajshay Phatak. Phatak’s deposition told the court Read More

Tesla Summon Under Federal Safety Investigation

Tesla is the target of yet another federal safety probe, the fourth currently open by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation. Today’s trouble concerns the automaker’s “Smart Summon” and “Actually Smart Summon” features, which allow Tesla drivers to remotely control… Photo and Credits: This article is from Jonathan M. Gitlin and it appeared on Cars – Read More

Feds Open Their 14th Tesla Safety Investigation, This Time For FSD

Today, federal safety investigators opened a new investigation aimed at Tesla’s electric vehicles. This is now the 14th investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and one of several currently open. This time, it’s the automaker’s highly controversial “full self-driving” feature that’s in… Photo and Credits: This article is from Jonathan M. Gitlin and it appeared on Cars – Read More

Consumer Reports Finds Best Cars For Teen Drivers For Price And Safety

Teens may dream of driving flashy sports cars or huge SUVs, but none of these vehicles make Consumer Reports’ list of the best cars for young drivers. That’s because Consumer Reports worked with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) to review car safety… Source: www.cbsnews.com

Consumer Reports Finds Best Cars For Teen Drivers For Price And Safety

Teens may dream of driving flashy sports cars or huge SUVs, but none of these vehicles make Consumer Reports’ list of the best cars for young drivers. That’s because Consumer Reports worked with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) to test the safety of cars… Source: www.cbsnews.com

Automobile Safety Evaluation And Its Mechanism

Two non-profit organizations evaluate the safety of the vehicles. IIHS and NHTSA. NHTSA adopts 5-star rating system Scoring SystemThe IIHS, on the other hand, issues ratings of Good, Acceptable, Marginal and Poor. Crash Testing It is an important element of vehicle safety assessment. Safety ratings may not be a primary concern for some car buyers, but they are often a Read More