The voice-to-text features that car companies are offering to keep drivers’ eyes on the road may also be highly distracting, the U.S. consumer group AAA warned as it released the results of a two-year research project.
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Chrysler recalls nearly 630,000 Jeeps to fix transmissions, airbags, seat belts
Chrysler Group said it will recall more than 220,000 units of the Jeep Wrangler to fix a transmission flaw and 409,000 units of the Jeep Compass and Patriot worldwide to fix a software glitch that could stop airbags and seat belts from working in a crash.
The recalls add to a growing list of safety problems at Chrysler, which stunned the auto industry this week by taking the rare step of rebuffing a recall request from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Why Chrysler decided to fight NHTSA
Chrysler Group’s decision to reject a recall request for 2.7 million aging Jeep SUVs caught the automotive industry — and the media — by surprise.
It’s a rare event when an automaker says no to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as well it should be.
Chrysler rejects NHTSA’s request for recall of 2.7 million Jeeps
Chrysler Group said today it does not intend to honor a request from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall as many as 2.7 million Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs. NHTSA said a recall is needed to address safety problems with the vehicles’ fuel systems.
NHTSA sets guidelines for self-driving vehicles
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a new policy concerning vehicle automation, including its plans for research on related safety issues and recommendations for states related to the testing, licensing and regulation of “autonomous” or “self-driving” vehicles.
Self-driving vehicles are those in which operation of the vehicle occurs without direct driver input to control the steering, acceleration, and braking and are designed so that the driver is not expected to constantly monitor the roadway while operating in self-driving mode.
