Tag: Safety
Rein In Robot Cars, Or Humans Will Lose The Right Of Way
People are fighting back against robot cars. Self-driving cars being tested in Arizona by Waymo, a Google sister company, have been attacked by residents in...
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Consumer Watchdog Calls Chrysler Out Over Possible Recall For 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Los Angeles, CA — Chrysler Fiat has failed to respond to a letter from the nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog sent more than two weeks ago...
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KNBC TV-4 Los Angeles, CA: Consumer Groups Insist CA DMV Investigate Tesla’s “Autopilot” Marketing
Consumer Watchdog and The Center for Auto Safety insisted that the CA DMV investigate Tesla’s improper marketing of their cars’ “Autopilot” feature that misleads consumers...
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KTLA TV-5 Los Angeles, CA: Consumer Watchdog Sounds Alarm On Tesla’s “Autopilot”
Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Auto Safety sounded the alarm about Tesla’s “Autopilot” after yet another crash while a driver was using the feature.
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Center for Auto Safety and Consumer Watchdog Call on DMV to Investigate Deceptive Tesla “Autopilot” marketing
Los Angeles, CA — The Center for Auto Safety and Consumer Watchdog called on the California Department of Motor Vehicles today to investigate the dangerously...
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Consumer Watchdog Calls for Strong Regulations on Robot Car Testing After NTSB Crash Report Reveals Deficiencies in Uber’s Technology
LOS ANGELES, CA – Robot car developers cannot be trusted to safely test their cars on public roads without strong government regulation and oversight, said...
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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
LOS ANGELES, CA – As Americans Hit the Road for Memorial Day driving their own cars, voters surveyed in four states have serious safety and...
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Latest DMV Report Shows Robot Cars Not Safe Without Human Behind the Wheel
SANTA MONICA, CA – New reports required by the California Department of Motor Vehicles from companies testing robot cars on the state’s public roads show...
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Companies’ Failure to Publish Robot Car Safety Self-Assessments Shows NHTSA’s Voluntary Standards Don’t Work
SANTA MONICA, CA – The failure of virtually all robot car developers to publish safety self-assessments described in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s policy...
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