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☆ Tesla's 'apocalypse-proof' Cybertruck thwarted by sand, snow, and regulator recalls
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Camilo Fonseca | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementBut on May 2, a tourist on Nantucket found their Cybertruck trapped in the sand, requiring a tow truck to free it. According to the tow operator, the driver made one crucial error: He forgot to let air out of the tires. The tow operator said the safe spot for beach driving is between 18 and 22 psi. Representatives for Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

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On Saturday, the agency posted documents showing that BMW is recalling 486 SUVs after the Chicago driver was hurt. At least 26 people have been killed in the U.S. by Takata inflators since May 2009, and at least 30 have died worldwide including people in Malaysia and Australia. About 100 million inflators were recalled worldwide. Automakers, he said, blamed manufacturing problems to limit recalls when the non-desiccated Takata inflators started to have problems. In the BMW recall, dealers will replace the air bags at no cost to owners, who will be notified by letter starting Jan. 16.

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☆ Congress sat back and let trucks become heavier, taller, and deadlier. Now pedestrian fatalities are at a 40-year high.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

As trucks get bigger and bigger, so do the blind zones in the front and to the side of the cars. He didn't expect to find that an M1 Abrams battle tank had better a sightline than some everyday trucks. Due to the shape of the hood, a modern truck's blind zone can extend to more than a dozen feet out in front of the vehicle. According to NHTSA data, there were 240 estimated nonoccupant deaths by forward-moving vehicles in the United States in 2016. The legislation was never brought to a vote, but Blumenthal told Insider he had plans to reintroduce the act this session of Congress.

☆ Tesla riscă să i se suspende licența
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-18 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: playtech.roTesla riscă să i se suspende licențaUn organism de reglementare din California a declarat luni că analizează dacă Tesla a încălcat reglementările prin promovarea în mod fals a sistemelor sale avansate de asistență a conducătorului auto, ca fiind „pilot automat”. În acest context, Tesla a intrat în vizorul autorităților. Prin urmare, Departamentul pentru Vehicule Motorizate din California (DMV) a declarat că examinează această situație, în contextul în care există un regulament care „interzice unei companii să facă publicitate vehiculelor pentru vânzare sau închiriere, ca fiind autonome”, scrie Playtech.ro. În cazul în care se va demonstra ca Tesla a încălcat regulamentul, se poate ajunge până la suspendarea licenței profesionale a producătorului auto, pe lângă alte sancțiuni administrative. „Facem apel la Tesla să nu mai folosească terminologia hiperbolică pentru a-și vinde tehnologia deja impresionantă”, a declarat pentru Reuters Jason Levine, director executiv la Center for Auto Safety.

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