#vehicle-safety

#vehicle-safety

A compact Chinese electric hatchback has the highest occupant safety score in Euro NCAP history. It adds to the growing list of very safe Chinese cars available in Europe. All four Chinese cars recently tested by Euro NCAP got the maximum five-star rating, while European cars from BMW or VW got four stars. Chinese cars were once notorious for their terrible safety ratings. But things have changed.

Tesla is recalling 12,963 electric cars built and sold in the United States this year, because they may lose power while driving. According to official documents submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the affected vehicles have been fitted with high-voltage battery contactors that have a faulty solenoid. The problematic solenoid may force the contactor to suddenly open due to a poor coil termination connection, which stops the flow of electricity from the main battery to the electric motor or motors.

Tesla is recalling more than 63,000 Cybertrucks in the U.S. because the front lights are too bright, which may cause a distraction to other drivers and increase the risk of a collision. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the recall includes certain Cybertrucks with a model year between 2024 and 2026. The vehicles were made between Nov. 13, 2023, and Oct. 11, 2025, with operating software versions prior to 2025.38.3.

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Toyota is recalling nearly 400,000 vehicles because the rearview camera may not display when backing up, increasing the risk of a crash, federal traffic safety regulators said. Included in the recall are 2022-2025 Toyota Tundras and Tundra hybrids and 2023-2025 Sequoia hybrids. The number of automobiles in the recall total 393,838, with the non-hybrid Tundra making up more than half of them.

Rivian is changing the door handle design on its upcoming R2 SUV after employees and customers raised safety concerns, according to Bloomberg News. The automaker is one of many that has leaned into electronically-latched door handles over the last few years. While this allows for sleeker presentation and more aerodynamic design, it often results in the automaker tucking the manual emergency door releases away in hard-to-find places.

Two Tesla influencers were riding in a brand new Model Y "Juniper," a refreshed version of the automaker's most popular car. Sitting in the driver's seat was the content creator "Bearded Tesla Guy," who'd just begun a coast-to-coast road trip with his friend to put the vehicle's "Full Self-Driving" tech to a continent-spanning test.

The trial of animal welfare activist Zoe Rosenberg begins this week in Sonoma County. Rosenberg is accused of criminal conspiracy in connection with a 2023 incursion into a processing facility owned by Petaluma Poultry led by the Berkeley group Direct Action Everywhere. [Bay Area News Group] Residents of Benicia have been told to reduce their water consumption by 40% immediately after a damaged pipeline caused a significant water shortage. Something similar happened in 2022. [NBC Bay Area]

Beebe said she drives a Mazda 3X but, for unknown reasons, was in the market for a new vehicle. She started her video by showing evident excitement about her plans to "get a new car soon." Beebe said she was drawn to EVs, specifically, because she had heard good things about them and that they are technologically advanced. But are they a good choice for single women?

In Poland, less than 0.5% of vehicle fires involved electric vehicles (EVs), with the vast majority being combustion-powered, showing parity in incident rates.

The study found that forward blind zones in six common U.S. vehicles have increased, with reductions in visibility of up to 58% in models like the CR-V and Suburban.