#Ford recalls nearly 400,000 trucks, SUVs and other vehicles

#Ford recalls nearly 400,000 trucks, SUVs and other vehicles

“Ford recalls nearly 400,000 trucks, SUVs and other vehicles” Ford Motor Company has issued a flurry of recall notices impacting some 400,000 vehicles, according to filings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) dated December 20. Here are the impacted vehicles: Trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles: Ford recalled several diesel pickups and commercial vehicles…

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#Feds probing Elon Musk tweet about Tesla driver monitoring

#Feds probing Elon Musk tweet about Tesla driver monitoring

“Feds probing Elon Musk tweet about Tesla driver monitoring” A tweet from Elon Musk indicating that Tesla might allow some owners who are testing a “Full Self-Driving” system to disable an alert that reminds them to keep their hands on the steering wheel has drawn attention from US safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety…

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#Volkswagen recalls 42,000 Beetles to replace Takata air bags

#Volkswagen recalls 42,000 Beetles to replace Takata air bags

“Volkswagen recalls 42,000 Beetles to replace Takata air bags” Volkswagen is recalling nearly 42,000 Beetles in the US and Canada because they have potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. The recall covers Beetles from the 2015 and 2016 model years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted Friday that the inflators can…

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#Honda driver killed by faulty exploding Takata air bag

#Honda driver killed by faulty exploding Takata air bag

“Honda driver killed by faulty exploding Takata air bag” US safety regulators are urging drivers once again to make sure their vehicles haven’t been recalled after another person was killed by an exploding Takata airbag. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday that the person was killed in a crash involving a 2002 Honda…

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#Tesla reports 2 new fatal crashes involving Autopilot system

#Tesla reports 2 new fatal crashes involving Autopilot system

“Tesla reports 2 new fatal crashes involving Autopilot system” Elon Musk’s Tesla told US auto safety regulators it has reports of two new crash fatalities in Model 3 cars tied to advanced driver assistance systems in the month ending Oct. 15, data released Tuesday by the government shows. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in…

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#Teslas crashed 273 times using driver assist in under a year

#Teslas crashed 273 times using driver assist in under a year

“Teslas crashed 273 times using driver assist in under a year” Tesla cars got into 273 crashes in a span of less than a year while using driver assist technology including the company’s “Full Self Driving” and “Autopilot” features, according to new federal government data released Wednesday.  Cars from Elon Musk’s electric automaker were responsible…

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#NHTSA expanding Tesla Autopilot crash probe

#NHTSA expanding Tesla Autopilot crash probe

“NHTSA expanding Tesla Autopilot crash probe” The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday said it was upgrading its probe into 830,000 Tesla vehicles with its advanced driver assistance system Autopilot, a required step before it could seek a recall. The auto safety agency in August opened a preliminary evaluation to assess the performance of the system…

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