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Uber Suspends Autonomous Driving After Pedestrian Fatality An Arizona pedestrian was struck and killed Sunday evening by an Uber vehicle operating in its self-driving mode. As a result, Uber has announced the suspension of autonomous driving vehicles in all test
Recall Round-Up: March 16, 2018 Every week we scour the internet and bring you the latest information on product and automotive recalls in this recurring series: Recall Round-Up. This week Ford recalls 1.4 million vehicles over faulty steering wheels plus
Recall Round-Up: March 9, 2018 Every week we scour the internet and bring you the latest information on product and automotive recalls in this recurring series: Recall Round-Up. This week we have a few recall announcements and one legal victory
Recall Round-Up: March 2, 2018 Every week we scour the internet and bring you the latest information on product and automotive recalls in this recurring series: Recall Round-Up. This week we have three big auto recall announcements, two for Toyota
Recall Round-Up: February 23, 2018 Every week we scour the internet and bring you the latest information on product and automotive recalls in this recurring series: Recall Round-Up. Toyota Camry Toyota announced this week a recall of 11,800 Toyota vehicles
Recall Round-Up: February 16, 2018 Every week we scour the internet and bring you the latest information on product and automotive recalls in this recurring series: Recall Round-Up. Harley Davidson Nearly 175,000 bikes were recently recalled by Harley Davidson due
Recall Round-Up: February 9, 2018 Check our blog for the top recalls affecting consumers every week in our recurring series, Recall Round-Up. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Lenovo is recalling approximately 78,000 Thinkpads due to a possible fire hazard. Reports indicate
Motorcyclist Sues GM Over Self-Driving Crash A San Francisco motorcyclist is suing General Motors after he was struck on the highway by one of their self-driving vehicles, the GM Cruise AV. Self-driving vehicles, or autonomous vehicles, have been part of
Fisher Price Recall Infant Motion Seat Due to Fire Hazard Fisher Price has just announced a recall of their infant motion seat due to a fire hazard. The Soothing Motions Seat bounces, sways or does both motions together. According to
Ford Explorer Added to Safety Watch List Over Exhaust Leaks The Safety Institute released its quarterly vehicle safety watch list and 2015-2016 Ford Explorer has taken the number three and number six spot on the list due to reports of
Inclement Weather: Portable Generator Safety Tips Hurricane season and the extreme winter weather is upon us and the use of portable generators drastically increase with the weather conditions. Both the USCPSC and the NSC have issued statements with regards to the risk of carbon monoxide
Litigation Pushes Ski Boat Manufacturers to Safer Designs By Sean Kane, Safety Research & Strategies Inc. 3 years ago a young boy lost his life while enjoying a day on the lake with his family. 7-year-old Ryan Batchelder, along with
Safety Tips for Solar Eclipse Viewing NASA estimates more than 300 million people across the United States could witness the total solar eclipse on Monday August 21st. Although the partial eclipse is visible across the continental United States (a phenomenon
Autonomous Driving: When Truck Tailgating is a Good Thing By: Doreen Lundrigan Autonomous driving vehicles have been in the news more recently. As such, our future is looking much more ‘Jetsons’-like. While smart car technology is being implemented and placed
NHTSA Investigates Jeep Liberty for Safety Malfunction The NHTSA (National Highway Transportation Safety Administration) is currently investigating nearly 105k Jeep Liberty vehicles due to a possible safety system malfunction that could affect the proper release of the vehicle’s airbags. The
Mazda RX-8 Announces Double Recall for RX-8 Mazda North American Operations announced a double recall of nearly 100k RX-8 vehicles for model years 2004-2008. The first recall applies to model year 2004 of the RX-8 and affects approximately 35k vehicles. The
