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The latest on Chevy Volt and Toyota issues
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 � by jg
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it did not find a safety defect that caused fires in Chevy’s Volt hybrid, but the agency has come under additional scrutiny for its investigation into sudden unintended acceleration issues in Toyotas.
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Safety research group files suit over Toyota acceleration records
Thursday, December 8, 2011 � by jg
Detroit News: The suit filed by Safety Research & Strategies seeks records connected to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s investigation into Toyota acceleration issues.
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Plaintiffs want details on 38,000 possible Toyota “acceleration events”
Thursday, July 7, 2011 � by jg
Westlaw Journals: Attorneys say the information has implications for both economic-damage and personal injury/wrongful death cases against the automaker.
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What are the consumer safety implications of cars that drive themselves?
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 � by jg
FairWarning.org: Sean Kane of Safety Research & Strategies writes, “We handed safety over to the machines long ago.” Now, he says, we need to update safety regulations.
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Toyota recalls another 2 million vehicles for acceleration problems
Thursday, February 24, 2011 � by jg
Los Angeles Times: The three recalls are aimed at fixing problems that can lead to uncontrollable acceleration.
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Government report not necessarily the last word in Toyota case
Friday, February 11, 2011 � by jg
A report by NASA engineers found “no electronic-based cause for unintended high-speed acceleration in Toyotas.” But the report acknowledged it was not a vindication of the vehicles’ electronics system.
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Toyota’s sudden unintended acceleration: By the numbers
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 � by eric
Industry watchdog Safety Research and Strategies Inc. is reporting that nearly 6,500 incidents of sudden unintended acceleration by Toyota vehicles in recent years have caused nearly 2,500 crashes and more than 50 deaths.