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Concerns are growing in Washington that self-driving car manufacturers could use forced arbitration clauses to limit their liability in collisions involving their cars. Ten senators have reached out to major automakers including Ford, General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, Amazon and Uber to gauge their intentions of incorporating contractual agreements that would force drivers and […]

A number of deadly accidents involving have raised questions about the safety of these cars and the liability of drivers and auto manufacturers when an accident occurs. In these incidents the fatalities have all involved drivers or passengers of self-driving cars. Now, for the first time, a self-driving car is being blamed for the death […]

Automatic emergency braking (AEB) is a technological advancement that has significantly improved passenger and driver safety on the roads according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). AEB systems are designed to detect an impending collision with another vehicle in sufficient time to avoid the crash or alleviate the potential outcome of a rear-end […]

Honda has issued at least three recalls related to seatback problems in its Odyssey minivans. The latest recall took place in March and affects almost 255,000 2014-2016 Odyssey minivans. The issue involves second-row seatbacks that do not securely lock into place after the seats are moved to allow access into third-row seats. If the seatback […]

Four people died and six were injured due to airbag deployment failures in Hyundai and Kia vehicles. The six crashes all involved the front-ends of the automobiles. The defect is believed to affect approximately 425,000 cars made by Hyundai and Kia. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an investigation to examine these […]