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Center for Auto Safety and Consumer Watchdog Call on DMV to Investigate Deceptive Tesla “Autopilot” marketing

May 30, 2018 · John M. Simpson

Los Angeles, CA — The Center for Auto Safety and Consumer Watchdog called on the California Department of Motor Vehicles today to investigate the dangerously...

Consumer Watchdog Calls for Strong Regulations on Robot Car Testing After NTSB Crash Report Reveals Deficiencies in Uber’s Technology

May 25, 2018 · John M. Simpson

LOS ANGELES, CA – Robot car developers cannot be trusted to safely test their cars on public roads without strong government regulation and oversight, said...

KABC TV-7 LA: Driverless Cars Not An Easy Sell To Californians

May 23, 2018 · Mark Reback

KTTV FOX TV-11 Los Angeles, CA: Consumers Want The Brakes Put On Driverless Cars

May 23, 2018 · Mark Reback

As Americans Hit the Road for Memorial Day, Consumer Watchdog Poll Finds Voters Want Congress to Apply the Brakes on Driverless Cars

May 22, 2018 · John M. Simpson

LOS ANGELES, CA – As Americans Hit the Road for Memorial Day driving their own cars, voters surveyed in four states have serious safety and...

Consumer Watchdog Raises Privacy Concerns with California’s Infant DNA Database

Consumer Watchdog Calls on DMV to Open Robot Car Application Process to Public after Waymo Application Is Deemed Ready for Review

April 24, 2018 · John M. Simpson

LOS ANGELES, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called on the Department of Motor Vehicles to open its application process for granting permits to test driverless...

America Needs a “Right to be Forgotten” Law to Protect Our Privacy

April 24, 2018 · Evan Thomas King

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Center for Auto Safety and Consumer Watchdog Call on DMV to Investigate Deceptive Tesla “Autopilot” marketing

Consumer Watchdog Calls for Strong Regulations on Robot Car Testing After NTSB Crash Report Reveals Deficiencies in Uber’s Technology

KABC TV-7 LA: Driverless Cars Not An Easy Sell To Californians

KTTV FOX TV-11 Los Angeles, CA: Consumers Want The Brakes Put On Driverless Cars

As Americans Hit the Road for Memorial Day, Consumer Watchdog Poll Finds Voters Want Congress to Apply the Brakes on Driverless Cars

Consumer Watchdog Raises Privacy Concerns with California’s Infant DNA Database

Consumer Watchdog Points to Lax Safety Regs as Arizona Experiences Another Self Driving Car Crash

Are They Always Listening? Smart Assistants Like Alexa Under Fire Over Privacy Concerns

Consumer Watchdog Backs California DMV’s Call For Robot Car Makers To Explain Robot Car Failures

Sex Trafficking Survivor Tells Her Harrowing Story

Consumer Watchdog Calls on DMV to Open Robot Car Application Process to Public after Waymo Application Is Deemed Ready for Review

America Needs a “Right to be Forgotten” Law to Protect Our Privacy