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• NHTSA Updates Vehicle Safety Ratings To Include Advanced Driver Assist Technology

  November 22, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  An evaluation of certain driver assist technologies will be added to NHTSA’s 5-star safety rating system, as they have begun to appear in more and more consumer vehicles, and play a critical role in reducing the frequency and severity of accidents.

• Private Hot Tubs on Cruise Ships May Carry Increased Legionnaires Disease Risks: CDC

  October 28, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new CDC report warns that private hot tubs on some cruise ships may not be disinfected as thoroughly as public ones, contributing to a number of Legionnaires disease outbreaks in recent years.

• 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.

• Cruise Robotaxi Service Suspended in California, Amid Safety Concerns With Driverless Cars

  October 25, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  The California DMV has suspended Cruise's operating license following an auto accident involving a robotaxi in San Francisco earlier this month.