Recent Streetsblog USA posts about ADAS

Advocates: It’s Time To Tell NHTSA to Make Cars Safer For Walkers

By Mike McGinn | Apr 28, 2022 | No Comments

For the first time in U.S. history, federal regulators are taking steps to help ensure vehicles are safer for those outside cars. Here are a few important aspects of this complex issue and how you can comment.

Fed. Vehicle Safety Rating Update Won’t Get Megacars Off the Road

By Kea Wilson | Mar 8, 2022 | No Comments

A new plan to update federal consumer safety ratings for cars won't do nearly enough to incentivize automakers to build vehicles that are less likely to kill walkers, say advocates.

Six Ways AVs Could Reshape Our Cities — And Not for the Better

By Kea Wilson | Feb 10, 2022 | No Comments

A recent Congressional hearing on "the road ahead for automated vehicles" largely ignored the potentially devastating effect that personally owned AVs could have on the neighborhoods those cars drive through.

STUDY: Automatic Braking Doesn’t Work Well on Dark Streets

By Kea Wilson | Feb 4, 2022 | No Comments

And that's where more than one-third of all walking deaths currently happen.

How Automakers Can Stop Humans from Over-Relying on Automated Safety Tech

By Kea Wilson | Jan 25, 2022 | No Comments

Automakers aren't doing enough to ensure that drivers are ready to take over if their vehicles' self-driving features make mistakes, an auto industry group argues

Why Tesla Can Program Its Cars to Break Road Safety Laws

By Kea Wilson | Jan 12, 2022 | No Comments

The controversial automaker introduced a new feature that allows drivers to pick one of three custom driving profiles: "chill," "average," and "assertive."

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