Small SUV ‘Crash Avoidance’ Tech Does Not Avoid Crashes
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested 10 of the most popular small crossovers on the market and found that just one of them earned a “good” rating when it …
Automotive safety
Mario Kart Ride-On Racer Recalled For Unintended Acceleration After 15 Crashes
Tesla was recently forced to recall every Cybertruck it’s ever built — all 3,878 of them — because the cover on the accelerator pedal could come loose, causing unintended acceleration. …
Tesla Cybertruck Gets A Recall For Pedals That Get Cyberstuck
The Tesla Cybertruck, a truck so rugged it can only be defeated by a car wash, was reportedly hit with a stop-sale recently because problems with its accelerator kept causing …
Three Million Hondas Possibly Impacted By Braking Defect That Has Injured 93 People
About 3 million Hondas are facing increased scrutiny from the U.S. National Traffic Safety Administration after over 1,000 complaints about the unexpected activation of the vehicle’s automatic emergency braking system. …
Tesla Cybertruck Hit With Stop-Sale Because of Unintended Acceleration: Report
It sure looks like Tesla has issued a stop-sale order of new Cybertrucks to address a serious problem with the truck’s accelerator pedal which could lead to unintended acceleration issues. …
Texas Proves Its Commitment To Freedom By Legalizing Kei Trucks
Image: Wikimedia Japan’s unique keitora class of compact truck has proven a hit among American imported car fanatics, and thousands of the tiny little guys have been brought into the …
Kangaroos Are Just Too Erratic For Car Safety Systems To Detect
Car makers have come up with some mighty clever tech to make driving safer, like blind spot detection systems, lane-keeping tech and even sensors to let you know if you’ve …
NHTSA Is Investigating “Unintended Vehicle Movement” In Fisker Oceans
Photo: Fisker Much like a real-life sea, the Fisker Ocean’s start has been rocky. The crossover released to multiple failed flip attempts, only to be beset by issues around little …
A Native Angeleno Learned How To Drive On Snow And Ice; It’s Possible
I am a native Angeleno, born and raised apart from two years in Boston where I didn’t drive much, so I had never really driven on snow until I was …
Here’s Why There Are So Many Recalls
You’ve most likely noticed that there have been a hell of a lot of automotive recalls over the past decade that have impacted millions of vehicles on the roads in …