road traffic safety
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GM’s Cruise Investigated Over Reported Pedestrian Injuries
General Motors’ autonomous vehicle company Cruise can’t shake the safety scrutiny over its driverless robotaxis. Now the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is digging into whether or not these AVs are safe for the pedestrians being forced to live with them. The NHTSA’s Office of Defects opened an investigation into Cruise on Monday. A…
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Tesla Will Block Drivers From Playing Games It Provided While Their Car Is Moving
Days after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, opened a preliminary investigation into Tesla’s “Passenger Play” feature — which allows drivers to play certain games on the car’s centre touch screen while the vehicle is moving — the automaker has decided to modify the feature to prevent this incredibly dangerous and potentially fatal…
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Tesla’s Autopilot System Is Being Formally Investigated by the U.S. Government
The U.S. government is opening a formal probe into Tesla’s Autopilot software over the automated system’s reported tendency to send cars crashing headlong into emergency vehicles.
