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• Amazon Self-Driving Taxi Recall Affects Hundreds of Zoox Vehicles

  May 7, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  Federal highway safety officials have announced a recall affecting more than 200 Zoox robotaxis after one was involved in a collision with a passenger vehicle.

• Autonomous Vehicle Injuries Could Decrease With Better Street Lighting and Intersection Designs: Study

  January 31, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  New research suggests that improving intersection design and increasing street lighting may prevent collisions involving self-driving vehicles.

• High-Visibility Clothing Could Make Pedestrians Invisible to Self-Driving Cars: IIHS

  January 14, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  New research suggests that clothing designed to make pedestrians stand out to human drivers may make them invisible to automated crash prevention systems.

• Tesla Recalls Nearly 240,000 Vehicles Due to Rearview Camera Failure: NHTSA

  January 13, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  Federal officials have announced a recall impacting 239,382 Tesla vehicles, after hundreds of warranty claims have been made regarding Tesla vehicles failing to display rearview images, which could increase the risk of an accident.

• NHTSA Investigation Into Tesla Self-Driving Technology Launched Following Pedestrian Accidents

  October 24, 2024

  Michael Adams

  Federal investigators are examining Tesla self-driving systems installed in more than 2 million vehicles, following at least four pedestrian accidents, including one that resulted in a fatality.

• Cruise Accident With Pedestrian Results in $1.5M Fine by NHTSA

  October 1, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  Autonomous vehicle company Cruise has been ordered to pay $1.5 million in fines, after failing to properly document an accident involving a pedestrian involving one of its self-driving cars.