US Struggles to Develop Auto Safety Analysis System
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U.S. regulators have yet to complete  an advanced system for fully analyzing crash data to identify  defects four years after the deadly Firestone tire debacle  prompted an overhaul of federal auto safety oversight, a  government watchdog said on Friday.
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The auto industry is debating whether it can change the incidence of fatalities by designing cars and trucks that are less deadly in collisions with pedestrians.
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According to auto industry regulators and executives worldwide, new criteria for vehicle performance must include a car's or truck's ability to protect its occupants in a crash.
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Most small cars fail to provide the same safety protection in side and rear collisions that buyers find in bigger vehicles.
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Newspaper says regulators are about to adopt first global safety standard for auto door latches. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - New standards for auto door latches could do more than save lives by keeping vehicle
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An event data recorder is the automotive equivalent of the black boxes used to reconstruct plane crashes.
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China needs to effectively address its product safety problems, a US lawmaker said yesterday as the country launched a campaign to weed out unqualified manufacturers amid a global recall of Chinese-made toys.
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U.S. auto safety regulators, under pressure to upgrade an earlier proposal and reduce highway deaths, said on Thursday they may require a tougher test for determining roof strength of cars and other passenger vehicles.
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A swift response to problems should speed the automaker's recovery.
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US auto regulators Wednesday proposed a long-awaited monitoring system that would warn motorists when tires are dangerously under-inflated, officials said.
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Stability control systems could save more than 7,000 lives a year if automakers adopt the technology across their entire car and truck lineups, according
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Stickers displaying crash ratings   must be on vehicles in U.S. showrooms next year, a requirement   that could prompt voluntary changes by automakers if they fail   to meet consumer expectations, government officials and safety   advocates said on Thursday.
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Responding to a tough insurance industry crash test, automakers are making major strides to improve the safety of family sedans, according to new data released Sunday.
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Auto regulators from the USA and other nations will meet Thursday in Geneva to sign off on the first-ever global safety standard for vehicles.
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Under a new proposal, automakers would be required to include electronic stability control systems on all vehicles.
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Safety experts say the influx of electronics is turning cars into sometimes chaotic â and distracting â moving family rooms.
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NASCAR has made significant safety strides since the death of Dale Earnhardt, and many drivers credit recent innovations for an improved safety record: No deaths and few serious injuries in NASCAR&#039;s top three series in the past five years.