Cars
No sooner than the feds released a final rule on requiring rear visibility tech to be offered as standard on all cars sold in the U.S. by 2018, and Tesla, together with the 12-member Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) asking for permission to substitute conventional side- and rear-view mirrors with high-tech cameras. Read more »
- All-aluminum Ford F-150 Aces Safety Tests – Leaves Rivals Trailing
One of the less talked about advantage of Ford’s switch from steel to (mostly) aluminum construction (of the passenger cell and body) apparently is safety. In recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) tests it scored extremely...
- 2015 Ford Mustang Earns Top Safety Rating From Nhtsa
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has just awarded the 2015 Ford Mustang with its highest honor – a five-star rating. It achieved the same score for both front and side impact protection, as well as rollover protection....
- Jaguar Recalls 7,000 F-types In The Us For Defect In Passenger Airbag Activation
According to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 7,097 of the F-Type in the US because of a faulty passenger-side airbag wiring. Read more »...
- Tesla Wants To Discard Side Mirrors, Replace Them With Cameras
The concept of replacing a car’s side rear-view mirrors with cameras that feed into screens mounted inside is nothing new, but it’s so far been considered too complicated and contrived of a solution to have any practical and feasible applications,...
- Triple Recall For Dodge Affects Over 144,000 Journey And Ram Vehicles
The Chrysler Group is recalling certain Dodge Journey crossovers and Ram trucks in three separate actions to repair defective steering wheels, airbags and noisy rear axles. The largest of Chrysler's recalls involves 65,180 Dodge Journey vehicles...
Cars
Tesla and U.S. Auto Alliance Petition NHTSA to Replace Side and Rear View Mirrors with Cameras
No sooner than the feds released a final rule on requiring rear visibility tech to be offered as standard on all cars sold in the U.S. by 2018, and Tesla, together with the 12-member Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) asking for permission to substitute conventional side- and rear-view mirrors with high-tech cameras. Read more »
- All-aluminum Ford F-150 Aces Safety Tests – Leaves Rivals Trailing
One of the less talked about advantage of Ford’s switch from steel to (mostly) aluminum construction (of the passenger cell and body) apparently is safety. In recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) tests it scored extremely...
- 2015 Ford Mustang Earns Top Safety Rating From Nhtsa
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has just awarded the 2015 Ford Mustang with its highest honor – a five-star rating. It achieved the same score for both front and side impact protection, as well as rollover protection....
- Jaguar Recalls 7,000 F-types In The Us For Defect In Passenger Airbag Activation
According to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 7,097 of the F-Type in the US because of a faulty passenger-side airbag wiring. Read more »...
- Tesla Wants To Discard Side Mirrors, Replace Them With Cameras
The concept of replacing a car’s side rear-view mirrors with cameras that feed into screens mounted inside is nothing new, but it’s so far been considered too complicated and contrived of a solution to have any practical and feasible applications,...
- Triple Recall For Dodge Affects Over 144,000 Journey And Ram Vehicles
The Chrysler Group is recalling certain Dodge Journey crossovers and Ram trucks in three separate actions to repair defective steering wheels, airbags and noisy rear axles. The largest of Chrysler's recalls involves 65,180 Dodge Journey vehicles...