Tesla recalls 130K vehicles; touch screens can go blank
Tesla is recalling about 130,000 vehicles across its U.S. model lineup because their touch screens can overheat and go blank.
May 10, 2022
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News tagged with highway safety
Hi Tech & Innovation
Vehicle-to-vehicle Volvo style to swing big in Europe
Vehicle to vehicle communication is on auto industry minds as an important technology piece determining our safe driving future. Discussions around vehicle to vehicle "connected cars" are all about cars communicating with ...
Automotive
Safety ratings yanked after Tesla pulls radar from 2 models
Two key groups that offer automobile safety ratings are yanking their top endorsements from some Tesla vehicles because the company has stopped using radar on its safety systems.
May 28, 2021
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Computer Sciences
How image features influence reaction times
It's an everyday scenario: you're driving down the highway when out of the corner of your eye you spot a car merging into your lane without signaling. How fast can your eyes react to that visual stimulus? Would it make a ...
Aug 5, 2022
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Automotive
US cars mandated to spot drunk drivers—and stop them
Breath-sniffing sensors and finger-scanning detectors are central to a landmark US safety mandate to fight drunk driving that is spurring tough questions about what technology can be trusted to do.
Nov 18, 2021
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Automotive
Tesla faces another US investigation: Unexpected braking
U.S. auto safety regulators have launched another investigation of Tesla, this time tied to complaints that its cars can stop on roads for no apparent reason.
Feb 17, 2022
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Automotive
US official warns of risks posed by heavy electric vehicles
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board expressed concern Wednesday about the safety risks that heavy electric vehicles pose if they collide with lighter vehicles.
Jan 11, 2023
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Hi Tech & Innovation
US lets autonomous vehicle bypass human-driver safety rules
For the first time, the U.S. government's highway safety agency has approved a company's request to deploy a self-driving vehicle that doesn't meet federal safety standards that apply to cars and trucks driven by humans.
Feb 6, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Tesla battery cooling system is subject of federal safety probe
Federal safety officials are probing allegations of defective cooling systems installed in early-model Tesla vehicles.
Jul 2, 2020
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Automotive
Drivers with adaptive cruise control more likely to exceed speed limits
A combined team of researchers from MIT and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has found that drivers with adaptive cruise control (ACC) tend to be more likely to exceed speed limits than they would were it ...
