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Survey Finds 27% of Autos Being Sold by CarMax Are Targets of Safety Recalls
More than one in every four vehicles being sold by used car giant CarMax are under recall for safety flaws, including some with potentially deadly defects, according to a survey by auto safety groups.
Federal Regulators Ratchet Up Probe of Ford Explorer Exhaust Complaints
Over the last five years, auto safety regulators have received hundreds of complaints of exhaust fumes and carbon monoxide wafting into the cabins of Ford Explorers.
Lots of Love for Driverless Cars, Except From One Group–Drivers
As tech companies and automakers, cheered on by the federal government, race to test and promote autonomous vehicles, several surveys show that most motorists don't want to drive, ride in or be on the road anywhere near them.
Johnson & Johnson Hit With Record Talc-Ovarian Cancer Verdict of $417 Million
Editor's note: See update at end of story
A Los Angeles jury today ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay damages of $417 million to a 62-year-old woman who blamed her ovarian cancer on years of using the company's baby powder for feminine hygiene.
At Center for Auto Safety, a New Leader for a New Era
Since 1970 the tiny Center for Auto Safety has wielded enormous influence through its campaigns to recall vehicles for safety-related defects and to push states to enact consumer protections such as lemon laws. But consumer advocates say the Washington, D.C.,-based nonprofit is entering a new and perhaps more challenging environment under the Trump administration. And, for the first time in four decades, it will be doing so under a new leader, Jason K. Levine, who was named the center's executive director today.
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In the Drive for Robot Cars, Will Regulators Keep Their Hands on the Wheel?
By Ben Kelley on February 7, 2017
Few cabinet members can claim the distinction of shaping a revolution. But that opportunity will fall to Elaine Chao, President Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Transportation. She assumes her new role at the dawn of the autonomous motor vehicle era, which promises to truly revolutionize the movement of people and goods by road…
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