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Group takes fight for rear-view cameras to court.
A five-year-old debate over whether to mandate rear-view cameras in new vehicles got new life Wednesday, but the rapid adoption of the technology has scrambled the issue’s long-standing talking points.
Backup Camera Recommendation Causes Uproar Among Consumer Groups
For five years, safety advocates have been asking the federal government to make backup cameras mandatory on new vehicles. These safety groups were expecting a decision two and a half years ago, but that ruling has been delayed several times. Instead of mandating the cameras, the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration added backup cameras to its recommended features list Tuesday.
Rearview Cameras Still Delayed, Consumer Groups Sue DOT
The Department of Transportation (DOT) is the target of a lawsuit filed today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in New York, by safety advocates and two parents who unintentionally backed over their children.
DOT, advocates feud over rearview cameras
The federal government said it will recommend that new cars have rear-view video systems, a move immediately denounced as "insufficient" by safety groups who say the cameras should be mandatory.
Administration sued over backup camera delay
As a toddler, Patrick Ivison was holding his mother's hand as they strolled through a San Diego parking lot. They were only a step or two from being clear of a Ford Escort — but it suddenly backed up.
