Adaptive cruise control. Lane assist. And, in some cases, complete autopilot. As our nation’s roadways become increasingly crowded, the vehicles on them are getting increasingly smarter. Skills and habits that were once fundamental to the safe operation of a vehicle – things like checking blind spots before changing lanes and maintaining safe following distances – are becoming more and more rare as our vehicles take on these responsibilities themselves.
When ...
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“They don’t make ‘em like they used to.” It’s an adage that is used time and time again to harken back to a day when vehicles were built like tanks and fuel contained copious amounts of lead, yet safety standards were a fraction of what they are today.
From their computers to their airbags and everything between, the contrasts between today’s vehicles and those that came before ...
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The temperature has dropped, football season is in full swing, and attention has turned to adding pumpkin flavoring to as many food items as possible. Fall is finally here. And while this is normally a great season to prepare for holidays and relax in front of a roaring fireplace, we still have to get from point A to point B, and that means taking to the nation’s roadways.
Dry roads ...
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What started with just over 10 million vehicles from a few manufacturers would expand over the next four years to involve over 100 million vehicles from 19 separate automakers. Of those, the United States would see 69 million recalls on its own as faulty Takata airbags have killed more than 20 people around the world and led to the largest recall in US automotive history.
At issue is ...
continue reading...The weather outside might be frightful and the fire in the fireplace might indeed be delightful, but holidays mean that Americans have plenty of places to go. And while many might be under the impression that the approach of the winter holidays means a spike in automobile fatalities is looming right around the corner, CBS News reports of an analysis conducted on data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that ...
Any hope that disgraced airbag manufacturer Takata might have had of an easing of pressure by lawmakers and regulators to see its airbag recall through evaporated recently when deadlines to complete the monumental task were actually moved up.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued an order last month that sets new, accelerated deadlines for when replacement airbag systems must be available to auto manufacturers. It also increased the responsibility ...
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