Tesla Influencers Try to Present FSD as Safe While Almost Hitting a Cyclist
9 Feb 2022, 11:39 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / After the embarrassing and dangerous episode, they laugh, and one of them asks the other: “Are we going to have to cut that?”
Hyundai and Kia Issue Recall, Ask Affected Owners To Park Outside Over Possible Fire Risk
8 Feb 2022, 14:15 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / South Korean auto manufacturers Hyundai and Kia asked car owners to park outside over possible fire risk, the recall affects some 485,000 units
U.S. Road Deaths at Record Highs in 2021 After Highest Increase Rate in History
2 Feb 2022, 09:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / NHTSA has published the traffic fatalities report for the first nine months in 2021, showing a steep 12% increase in the number of road deaths compared to 2020
Tesla Issues Second Recall Connected to FSD – Now It Has to Do With Rolling Stops
1 Feb 2022, 11:35 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / NHTSA discussed rolling stops under the FSD modes Average and Assertive with the EV maker, and it decided to cut that functionality from its cars
Kia Recalls 410,000 Vehicles Over Potentially Deactivated Airbags
28 Jan 2022, 14:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Due to a soldering issue between the airbag control module's EEPROM and the printed circuit board, Kia has to recall a lot of vehicles in the U.S. of A.
NHTSA Is Not Done With Tesla Allowing Video Games in Moving Cars Yet
25 Jan 2022, 21:56 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / After it opened the Preliminary Evaluation of the case, the safety agency asked Tesla for more information about this distracted driving hazard
Driver on Tesla Autopilot's Fatal Crash Faces Vehicular Manslaughter Counts
19 Jan 2022, 07:56 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / This is a good demonstration of what Madeleine Clare Elish wanted to warn about when she came up with the moral crumple zones concept
Ferrari Brake Failure Prompts Class Action Lawsuit
13 Jan 2022, 16:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own a 458 or 488, for the love of all things holy, get your car's brakes fixed because these vehicles may experience complete brake failure
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Teases Tesla: Autonomous Cars Still Don’t Exist
7 Jan 2022, 18:56 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Pete Buttigieg told The Verge he was not “singling out any one company” for praise or scrutiny, but some messages had a clear recipient
Consumer Reports Confirms Tesla Model S Has Driver Monitoring Function
6 Jan 2022, 00:20 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It may not work as it should, but the Model S indeed has it, which confirms Tesla is faster updating its cars than its websites
Hyundai-Kia in Hot Water With NHTSA Over Old Engine Fires
27 Dec 2021, 23:01 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Hyundai and Kia both seemed to have doused issues related to engine fires after the 2016 model year but the NHTSA is now digging deeper into their response
White Hat Hacker Finds Worrying Line in Tesla Update Code About Video Games
27 Dec 2021, 11:51 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Apparently, Tesla did not prevent them from working when the car is moving: it may have only asked for another confirmation
2022 Hyundai Tucson Gets Recalled, All Affected Units Are Already Fixed
25 Dec 2021, 13:02 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Just 12 units of the 2022 Tucson are affected by a recall announced by Hyundai. All affected vehicles have already been repaired, though
Tesla Decides to Block Video Game Playing While Cars Are in Motion
23 Dec 2021, 23:49 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It was necessary that NHTSA opened a PE (preliminary evaluation) for the company to change its mind about that. However, the PE will continue
Tesla Is Under Flack for Autopilot-Related Crashes, Elon Musk Points to Safety Records
23 Dec 2021, 13:46 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Under heavy fire from the regulators and the public after dozens of autopilot-related crashes, Elon Musk defends himself and Tesla by pointing to safety reports
NHTSA Opened a Preliminary Evaluation Against Tesla's Video Games
22 Dec 2021, 14:42 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The fact that the company allowed them to be plaid while the car is in motion “may distract the driver and increase the risk of a crash”
Mercedes-Benz, AMG Issue One Hot Recall Stateside for More Models Than This Title Can Fit
20 Dec 2021, 12:57 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Mercedes-Benz and AMG are recalling a plethora of models in the United States, as they could catch fire due to a "deviation in the production process"
Unintended Acceleration Issue Prompts Hyundai to Recall the Ioniq EV in the U.S.
20 Dec 2021, 11:43 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / The unintended acceleration problem, affecting certain 2016-2019 Hyundai Ioniq EVs, is blamed on an unstable electrical ground
NHTSA Opens Investigation Into the Nissan Pathfinder’s Hood Latch Failure Issue
14 Dec 2021, 15:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Not long now, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration may force Nissan to recall up to 325,512 examples of the 2013 to 2016 Pathfinder
Tesla Model S Hits the Back of a Bus in Newport Beach: Autopilot May Be Involved
14 Dec 2021, 11:23 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The fact that the driver did not see the bus indicates he was distracted, but it is not clear if that happened because of the ADAS use