Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — When Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrived at a crash scene in the Panhandle this summer, they found a 23-year-old Navy officer dead at the wheel with neck wounds that initially looked like a possible shooting. A trooper later messaged the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that injuries were from the… Continue reading Family: Man killed in crash never got air bag recall notice
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Tesla Updating Vehicles to Not Crush Passengers’ Hands in Window
Owie! Keep Clear Tesla is issuing software updates for a more than a staggering million of its vehicles, due to an eyebrow-raising bug: that the cars’ powered windows fail to detect obstacles — like your hand — in their way while closing. In the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminstration’s (NHTSA) own words, “the window automatic… Continue reading Tesla Updating Vehicles to Not Crush Passengers’ Hands in Window
German Handelsblatt: Auto supplier: Continental allegedly manipulated quality tests on a large scale005294
Continental headquarters in Hanover At the subsidiary ContiTech, even executives are said to have been involved. (Photo: dpa) According to a magazine report, the automotive supplier Continental has apparently been supplying car companies with contaminated parts for air conditioning systems for over 15 years. In order to conceal the quality defects, test results are said… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto supplier: Continental allegedly manipulated quality tests on a large scale005294
@VINFAST: VINGROUP : Vinfast to make netherlands debut with vf 8 & vf 9 at the ev experience
Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 22, 2022 – VinFast, Vietnam’s first global EV maker, will participate in The EV Experience 2022 in the Netherlands between 23 and 25 of September. This will be VinFast’s public premiere in the Netherlands, offering the Dutch an opportunity to witness and experience in-person premium EV models VF 8 & VF 9,… Continue reading @VINFAST: VINGROUP : Vinfast to make netherlands debut with vf 8 & vf 9 at the ev experience
@Ford: Lisa Drake
Lisa Drake became vice president, EV Industrialization, for Ford Model e in March 2022 and additionally oversees manufacturing engineering as Ford develops breakthrough electric vehicles at scale. She reports to Doug Field, chief advanced product development and technology officer. Previously, Drake was chief operating officer, North America, responsible for bringing enhanced focus to product launches,… Continue reading @Ford: Lisa Drake
Tesla’s giant ‘safety recall’ of 1 million vehicles is just another software update
The media has reported today on Tesla having to recall a massive number of electric vehicles in the US, but the fix for the “safety recall” is again just another software update that Tesla has already started to push. Earlier this year, NHTSA issued a series of recalls on Tesla vehicles that were highly reported… Continue reading Tesla’s giant ‘safety recall’ of 1 million vehicles is just another software update
Tesla recalls over 1M vehicles for power-window pinch—with an easy fix
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Tesla ordered to recall more than a million US cars
The US car-safety watchdog says a window glitch is affecting all four Tesla models. Go to Source
German Manager Magazin: Tesla: NHTSA forces software update on 1.1 million electric cars002037
Tesla has almost 1.1 million vehicles in the United States call back because there may be safety risks with the window regulator. Apparently, the system does not always correctly recognize trapped obstacles such as arms or hands when closing, in order to open it again automatically. A repair is therefore necessary, but the vehicles do… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Tesla: NHTSA forces software update on 1.1 million electric cars002037
German Handelsblatt: Recall: C-Class: Mercedes-Benz recalls more than 100,000 vehicles005273
Mercedes C class Vehicles from the production period from October 2020 to June 2022 must go to the workshop. Mercedes-Benz is recalling slightly more than 100,000 C-Class sedans worldwide. The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) reported in its database that 10,254 vehicles in Germany were probably affected. It is about vehicles from the production period… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Recall: C-Class: Mercedes-Benz recalls more than 100,000 vehicles005273