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"Misleading and Irresponsible:" That’s How NTSB Chair Qualifies Tesla’s FSD
"Misleading and Irresponsible:" That’s How NTSB Chair Qualifies Tesla’s FSD

20 Sep 2021, 17:56 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Jennifer Homendy spared no words to qualify how Tesla names its Level 2 ADAS beta software and how it deals with traffic safety.

 
NHTSA Opens Probe Into 30 Million Vehicles Built With Takata Airbag Inflators
NHTSA Opens Probe Into 30 Million Vehicles Built With Takata Airbag Inflators

20 Sep 2021, 16:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Takata Corporation faulty airbag inflators saga is far from over as the NHTSA opens a new investigation into approximately 30 million vehicles

 
Toyota Recalls 2018 - 2021 Tundra Pickup Truck Over Electrical Issue
Toyota Recalls 2018 - 2021 Tundra Pickup Truck Over Electrical Issue

17 Sep 2021, 14:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you happen to drive a 2018 to 2021 Toyota Tundra, bear in mind that your headlights may catch fire if you use your high beams together with the low beams

 
GM Would Be Asking Bolt EV Owners to Park 50 Feet Away From Other Cars
GM Would Be Asking Bolt EV Owners to Park 50 Feet Away From Other Cars

16 Sep 2021, 13:19 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The new precaution does not show up on the recall page, but should be followed by all owners until their cars get the proper repair

 
NHTSA Wants to Compare Tesla's Approach to Autopilot With 12 Other Carmakers
NHTSA Wants to Compare Tesla's Approach to Autopilot With 12 Other Carmakers

14 Sep 2021, 16:47 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / In order to do so, the agency asked these 12 companies for documents on how they deal with their advanced driver assistance systems.

 
Bentley Recalls Bentayga V8 Models Over Malfunctioning ESC System
Bentley Recalls Bentayga V8 Models Over Malfunctioning ESC System

31 Aug 2021, 11:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A total of 28 units of the 2021 model year Bentley Bentayga V8 are called back in the United States over faulty software parameters for the stability control

 
Jeep Recalls 2.0-Liter Turbo Wrangler Over Cracked Fuel Supply Line Connector
Jeep Recalls 2.0-Liter Turbo Wrangler Over Cracked Fuel Supply Line Connector

30 Aug 2021, 18:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you happen to own a 2.0-liter turbo-engined Wrangler from the 2020 model year, please get in your with Jeep because your off-roader may leak fuel

 
FHP Orlando Reports Another Tesla Crash on Autopilot Against Patrol Car
FHP Orlando Reports Another Tesla Crash on Autopilot Against Patrol Car

30 Aug 2021, 10:37 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / On August 16, NHTSA started an investigation precisely about Autopilot crashes against emergency vehicles. Luckily, no one was hurt.

 
NHTSA Says Some 2021 F-150 Owners Should Stop Driving Their Trucks Over Recall Issue
NHTSA Says Some 2021 F-150 Owners Should Stop Driving Their Trucks Over Recall Issue

29 Aug 2021, 10:51 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Ford Motor Company and the NHTSA are telling owners not to drive their Super Cab model F-150 pickups until the required repairs have been performed

 
Sandy Munro Confuses Tesla Investigations With an Attack on Innovation
Sandy Munro Confuses Tesla Investigations With an Attack on Innovation

25 Aug 2021, 18:31 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The lean design engineer made a video demanding the U.S. government stick with what it understands and leave innovators alone.

 
2021 Ford Bronco Sport Recall Alert: Fuel Delivery Module May Leak
2021 Ford Bronco Sport Recall Alert: Fuel Delivery Module May Leak

16 Aug 2021, 19:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Still in the first year of production, the Bronco Sport is facing its fourth recall due to a faulty component produced by a Tier 3 supplier

 
NHTSA Opens Investigation On Tesla Autopilot for Crashing Emergency Vehicles
NHTSA Opens Investigation On Tesla Autopilot for Crashing Emergency Vehicles

16 Aug 2021, 15:59 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / While this one is explicitly limited to these situations, it adds up to other 25 investigations NHTSA already has on other Autopilot crashes.

 
Ram Is Recalling 212,373 Trucks Over Defective Air Bags
Ram Is Recalling 212,373 Trucks Over Defective Air Bags

14 Aug 2021, 16:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own a 2015 to 2020 model year Ram 3500, 2500, or 1500 Classic, your truck needs replacement side-curtain air bags as soon as possible

 
Lamborghini Urus Deemed Unsafe for Small Kids, New Recall Announced in the US
Lamborghini Urus Deemed Unsafe for Small Kids, New Recall Announced in the US

11 Aug 2021, 09:30 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / The 2021 Lamborghini Urus has been struck by a new recall in the U.S., this time over a potentially defective seatbelt assembly.

 
Subaru Recalls 165,000 Vehicles Over Fuel Pump Failure Risk
Subaru Recalls 165,000 Vehicles Over Fuel Pump Failure Risk

10 Aug 2021, 14:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After calling back 188,207 vehicles last year, Subaru adds 165,026 to the tally because of a production issue affecting the fuel pump supplied by Denso

 
Hacker Warns That Useless Logging That Killed Tesla MCUs Is Still Happening
Hacker Warns That Useless Logging That Killed Tesla MCUs Is Still Happening

10 Aug 2021, 13:13 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / GreenTheOnly was among the people that helped to reveal that eMMC on Tesla MCUs were dying for excessive logging. That continues.

 
Bentley Continental GT’s Seats Are Haunted, Recall Issued in the US
Bentley Continental GT’s Seats Are Haunted, Recall Issued in the US

4 Aug 2021, 11:17 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Bentley has issued a recall for the 2020-2021 Continental GT and Continental GT Convertible in North America, as the front seats could trap backseat occupants.

 
2022 Chevrolet Bolt Recall Alert: Certain Cars Feature Badly Installed Airbags
2022 Chevrolet Bolt Recall Alert: Certain Cars Feature Badly Installed Airbags

26 Jul 2021, 16:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As expected of General Motors, the brand-new Bolt EUV and facelifted Bolt EV are recalled over a technician who didn't install the driver airbag properly

 
Jaguar Recalls ONE F-Type in the US for Airbag Issues, Is It Yours?
Jaguar Recalls ONE F-Type in the US for Airbag Issues, Is It Yours?

20 Jul 2021, 08:39 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Globally, there are actually 9 units of the 2018 Jaguar F-Type affected by this airbag problem, and the automaker is calling back all of them.

 
Your 2021 Nissan Rogue Sport Could Lose Weight During a Crash, Recall Issued
Your 2021 Nissan Rogue Sport Could Lose Weight During a Crash, Recall Issued

19 Jul 2021, 11:16 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Nissan and the NHTSA are conducting a recall for 13,215 units of the 2021 Rogue Sport in the United States, over potentially defective tailgate hinges.