safety

Fiat 124 Spider Recalled For Airbags That Deploy Using Excessive Force

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Fiat 124 Spider Recalled For Airbags That Deploy Using Excessive Force

Photo: Fiat The National Highway Traffic Administration issued a recall for 15,835 2017-2020 model year Fiat/Abarth 124 Spiders because the airbags could deploy with “excessive force.” Specifically, the Bosch airbag control module can command a dual-stage front airbag deployment instead of the intended single-stage deployment in low-speed accidents. Jalopinions | Dodge Caliber Single-stage airbag deployment usually uses … Read more

YouTube video about flight safety that airlines don’t want you to see

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YouTube video about flight safety that airlines don’t want you to see

“Greetings from the cockpit. This is your captain speaking.” It’s a phrase frequent flyers know well.   Only this isn’t a pilot. And what follows isn’t the same ol’ in-flight safety talk. Rather, it’s the opening salvo of a now viral YouTube video from travel journalist Doug Lansky, who delivers a near 7-minute “honest pre-flight … Read more

The Auto Industry Knows The Recall System Is Leaving Dangerous Vehicles On The Road

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The Auto Industry Knows The Recall System Is Leaving Dangerous Vehicles On The Road

Good morning! It’s Thursday, August 15, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Jalopinions | The Best Type is Jaguar’s E-Type 1st Gear: The Car Recall System Is Badly Broken Proposed … Read more

Elon Musk’s Support For Trump Finally Hits Tesla’s Sales

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Elon Musk’s Support For Trump Finally Hits Tesla’s Sales

Good morning! It’s Friday, August 9, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Tesla Had A Very Interesting Week 1st Gear: Tesla Orders Canceled Over Musk’s Support For Trump For months, … Read more

Amazon Has to Recall More Than 400,000 Dangerous Products

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Amazon Has to Recall More Than 400,000 Dangerous Products

Amazon failed to adequately alert more than 300,000 customers to serious risks—including death and electrocution—that US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) testing found with more than 400,000 products that third parties sold on its platform. The CPSC unanimously voted to hold Amazon legally responsible for third-party sellers’ defective products. Now, Amazon must make a CPSC-approved … Read more

Ford’s Warranty Costs Rose $800 Million In The Second Quarter

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Ford’s Warranty Costs Rose 0 Million In The Second Quarter

Good morning! It’s Thursday, July 25, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. BMW F 900 GS And BMW CE 02: What Do You Want To Know? 1st Gear: Warranty Costs … Read more

OpenAI Touts New AI Safety Research. Critics Say It’s a Good Step, but Not Enough

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OpenAI Touts New AI Safety Research. Critics Say It’s a Good Step, but Not Enough

OpenAI has faced opprobrium in recent months from those who suggest it may be rushing too quickly and recklessly to develop more powerful artificial intelligence. The company appears intent on showing it takes AI safety seriously. Today it showcased research that it says could help researchers scrutinize AI models even as they become more capable … Read more

Boeing agrees to acquire supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7B in bid to improve plane safety

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Boeing agrees to acquire supplier Spirit AeroSystems for .7B in bid to improve plane safety

(WJET/WFXP) — Boeing announced Monday it has agreed to acquire supplier Spirit AreoSystems, a move the company says will improve plane safety and quality. Boeing previously owned Spirit, and the purchase would reverse a longtime Boeing strategy of outsourcing key work on its passenger planes. That approach has been criticized as problems at Spirit disrupted … Read more

How to stay safe in a heat wave

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How to stay safe in a heat wave

Katharin Czink, Dina Bair, Ashleigh Jackson Updated: Jun 19, 2024 / 04:43 AM CDT (WGN) — Extreme heat doesn’t just zap our energy, it can also damage vital organs in our bodies, including the brain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To help you stay safe amid scorching temperatures this summer, here … Read more

‘Who’s driving the ship? FAA or Boeing?’

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‘Who’s driving the ship? FAA or Boeing?’

(NewsNation) — The FAA, in coordination with Boeing, has been granting long compliance times for airlines to fix dangerous, potentially catastrophic defects on their Boeing airplanes, according to whistleblower allegations. Instead of requiring fixes be done immediately or within months, they sometimes give airlines several years, he said. A man who spent decades as an … Read more