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Holiday Car Buying? Don’t Trust the Safety Sticker
By Norma
In Ask the Auto Professor
Posted November 21, 2024

Holiday Car Buying? Don’t Trust the Safety Sticker

The end of year is typically the best time to buy a new car. That’s when yearly, quarterly, and monthly sales goals can add up to savings in your pocket. But if car safety is also on your list, [...]

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2024 Auto Grades Updated
By Norma
In Ask the Auto Professor
Posted September 10, 2024

2024 Auto Grades Updated

We are excited to announce that we now have Auto Grades for the model year 2024 for cars, SUV’s, minivans and pickup trucks! Nearly 6,000 vehicles have been rated – more than any other safety [...]

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A New Frontier When Cars Communicate
By Norma
In Ask the Auto Professor
Posted September 1, 2024

A New Frontier When Cars Communicate

Scientific breakthroughs require vision and a leap of faith. In the 1950s, President Eisenhower envisioned the Mercury program to first carry Americans into space. In 1961, President Kennedy [...]

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Women Push for Equal Shot at Survival on the Road
By Norma
In Ask the Auto Professor
Posted August 30, 2024

Women Push for Equal Shot at Survival on the Road

As the presidential race heated up this summer, you may have missed two steps forward in car safety on Capitol Hill. These measures aim to make women’s survival rates in crashes equal to that of [...]

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New Regulations May Make Vehicles Safer for Women
By Norma
In Ask the Auto Professor
Posted July 1, 2024

New Regulations May Make Vehicles Safer for Women

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman caused a rear-impact crash on June 9, 2024. Police reported that he drove his Chevrolet Traverse at high speed into a Chevrolet Impala in Maryland. Fetterman, [...]

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A Lesson in Automation: Woman Beats Machine
By 5pints
In Ask the Auto Professor
Posted May 1, 2024

A Lesson in Automation: Woman Beats Machine

A federal study nearly two decades ago found that human drivers were flawed. In fact, the study said 94 percent of all crashes had some degree of human error, though it avoided saying humans [...]

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Driverless Taxis for Elderly Lack Humane Element
By 5pints
In Ask the Auto Professor
Posted April 9, 2024

Driverless Taxis for Elderly Lack Humane Element

It was hard for my mother to give up her driver’s license at age 92. But her small community in Massachusetts had a taxi service, supported by the city, to take her wherever she wanted to go in [...]

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Car Safety for Seniors at a Crossroads
By 5pints
In Ask the Auto Professor
Posted March 21, 2024

Car Safety for Seniors at a Crossroads

Drivers 70+ are more likely to be involved in intersection-related crashes than middle-aged drivers. Data also shows seniors struggle to turn left at signalized intersections, are more likely to [...]

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Seeking a Technology Fix to a Social Problem
By 5pints
In Ask the Auto Professor
Posted February 15, 2024

Seeking a Technology Fix to a Social Problem

Phoenix news recently reported a 28-year-old mother who was killed by a drunk driver going the wrong way on US 60. A sad, but common story about the impact of impaired driving. Federal regulators [...]

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Are Autonomous Vehicles Safe?
By Norma
In Vehicle Safety
Posted November 9, 2023

Are Autonomous Vehicles Safe?

How do we know that autonomous vehicles (AV) are safe for nationwide deployment? This simple but fundamental question plagues industry, government officials and the public, at large. The recent [...]

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