Center for Autosafety

November, 2016

• 16 November

  Tributes to CAS Executive Director Clarence M. Ditlow, III

  The Guardian Angel for America’s Motorist – Ralph Nader Clarence Ditlow, a Passionate Advocate for Car Safety, Dies – Consumer Reports Clarence Ditlow, crusading consumer advocate for auto safety, dies at 72 – Washington Post Consumers and Environment Lose a Dauntless Champion, Clarence Ditlow III – US PIRG Clarence M. …

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• 11 November

  Statement of the Center for Auto Safety on the Death of Executive Director Clarence M. Ditlow III

  November 11, 2016 Clarence M. Ditlow, III, the Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety since 1976, died on November 10 at the George Washington University Hospital in Washington. He was 72 years old. Spanning four decades, his work forced the auto industry to make vast improvements in the …

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October, 2016

• 26 October

  Driverless cars, ethics and public safety

  October 25, 2016 by Michael R. Lemov On Sept. 20, the Department of Transportation, by law our primary national traffic safety enforcement agency, issued its long awaited “guidelines” for the development and sale of driverless cars. The Department attempted, Solomon-like, to balance its guidance between ensuring public safety and promoting …

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• 25 October

  CAS Statement on Volkswagen $15 Billion Emissions Settlement

  October 25, 2016 Judge Charles Breyer of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California today gave final approval for a $14.7 billion settlement in the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal.  This settlement provides owners of 475,000 VW TDI diesels with two options: Owners may sell their vehicle back …

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• 25 October

  Markey, Blumenthal on New Transportation Dept. Auto Cybersecurity Guidance: It’s A Take-Home Exam for Failing Students

  Monday, October 24, 2016 Senators have introduced legislation to protect drivers from auto security, privacy risks Washington (October 24, 2016) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement today after the Department of Transportation unveiled proposed …

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• 13 October

  ARC Airbag Inflator Ruptures

  NHTSA General Order – 10/5/16 NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Response to ARC – 10/4/16 EA16-003 Information Request to ARC – 8/9/16 EA16-003 Opening Resume – 8/4/16 NEWS Gov’t: U.S. air bag parts maker ARC Automotive is stonewalling probe of death – 10/12/16  

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• 11 October

  Federal Government Sells Vehicles with Unrepaired Safety Recalls

  NEWS Federal cars getting auctioned off with open safety recalls – 10/6/2016 KFOX14 Investigates: Government selling cars with open recalls in Borderland – 10/6/2016 Federal agency under fire for selling recalled cars – 10/6/2016

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September, 2016

• 26 September

  Don’t Waste Money on Premium Gas if Your Car Is Made for Regular – 9/22/16

  With the typical new passenger vehicle costing more than $33,000, American drivers understandably want to do everything they can to preserve their investments. And what better way to do that than by spending a few extra cents per gallon and occasionally treating your car to a tank of premium fuel? …

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• 20 September

  U.S. DOT issues Federal Policy for safe testing and deployment of automated vehicles 

  Tuesday, September 20, 2016 Contact: DOT Press Office, 202-366-4570, pressoffice@dot.gov Four-Part Policy Lays the Foundation for the Next Revolution in Roadway Safety WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation is issuing Federal policy for automated vehicles, laying a path for the safe testing and deployment of new auto technologies that …

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• 16 September

  Fiat Chrysler recalling 1.9M vehicles for airbag defect linked to 3 deaths

  WASHINGTON — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said today it is recalling 1.9 million vehicles worldwide for an airbag defect that is linked to three deaths and five injuries. The recall is to resolve a defect that may prevent deployment of airbags and seat-belt pretensioners in some crashes. The recall includes models …

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• 14 September

  Congressman offers unusual defense in ethics probe

  By JOHN DUNBAR Center for Public Integrity WASHINGTON — Rep. Roger Williams, the Austin Republican under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, asserts that he did nothing wrong when he offered an amendment that would benefit car dealers — despite the fact that he himself is a car dealer. Members …

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• 11 September

  Ralph Nader Acceptance Speech at the Automotive Hall of Fame

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• 9 September

  Federal Regulation Saves Millions of Lives

  by Ralph Nader September 9, 2016 Fifty years ago this month (on September 9, 1966), President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety laws that launched a great life-saving program for the American People. I was there that day at the White House at the …

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• 8 September

  CAS and CFAS Comment on FTC Fuel Economy Advertising Guide

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• 8 September

  Miles to Go on Highway Safety

  The 50th anniversary of federal auto safety regulation approaches, but there’s not much to celebrate. Signing the regulatory laws on Sept. 9, 1966, President Johnson predicted they would “cure the highway disease.” They haven’t. The “disease” was a deadly pandemic, and still is. The year the laws were passed, some …

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