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Auto safety agency faces calls for overhaul as Biden presidency begins
For decades, across administrations of Republicans and Democrats, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has faced criticism from safety advocates who accuse it of routinely falling short of its mission. Among their complaints: That the agency fails to promptly detect and act on deadly safety problems, such as a faulty ignition switch in General Motors cars that could turn off an air bag in a crash. That it fails to promptly carry out congressional safety mandates, keep track of the adequacy of recalls, strongly regulate autonomous vehicles and update safety standards. And that on occasion it is too deferential to the automakers.
BWW Review: Susan Morgan Cooper's Riveting Expose On Hot Car Deaths: FATAL DISTRACTION
Since 1990, 940 children in the United States have died in hot cars. The average number of deaths per year: 39 or one every 9 days! (Source: KidsAndCars.org)
If you are among those who are appalled by these staggering statistics and who find it inconceivable and unforgivable that a parent would abandon their child in a hot car to die, think and feel again...just as I did...after watching FATAL DISTRACTION, Susan Morgan Cooper's gripping documentary on a national crisis that begs for resolution.
THE INVESTIGATORS: Blind zones on cars pose hidden danger for kids
A month after a 1-year-old was accidentally hit and killed in Baker, the 9News Investigators have found a hidden blind zone on cars that could put more children at risk.
2021 Ralph Nader Unsafe at Any Speed 55th Anniversary Auto Safety Report
2021 Ralph Nader Unsafe at Any Speed 55th Anniversary Auto Safety Report
Vayyar 4D Imaging Radar Sensor Set To Revolutionise Automotive Safety
Vayyar platform addresses multiple challenging safety requirements, providing unprecedented life-saving functionality for all car models (view the technology here). Single multifunctional radar-on-chip (ROC) able to replace numerous traditional one-function sensors, reducing complexity for both in-cabin and ADAS applications. Leading-edge technology minimizes risk and integration costs, and is set to save car manufacturers and suppliers hundreds of millions of dollars each year.
