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Newsby StaffAugust 30, 2019

Ford Recalls Trucks, SUVs for Seat-Related Issue

Ford Motor Co. is issuing a safety recall in a few of its trucks and SUVs for a potential lack of a seat restraint. Ford is not aware of any accidents or injuries associated with any of these conditions.

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Newsby StaffAugust 29, 2019

Illinois Boosts Penalty for Distracted Drivers

Illinois drivers who cause an accident resulting in an injury of another person because they were using a cell phone or electronic device behind the wheel will be subject to a penalty as high as $1,000 beginning in July 2020, reports KHQA.

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NewsAugust 29, 2019

Ford Executive Predicts Self-Driving Cars Will Only Last Four Years

Ford’s operations chief for its autonomous vehicle division predicts that autonomous vehicles will be so in demand, and used so deliberately, that they will succumb to substantial wear and tear.

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Newsby StaffAugust 29, 2019

LexisNexis Introduces Tool that Finds Correct Owners of Recalled Vehicles

Recall Clarity leverages billions of records from over ten thousand data sources to help recall customer outreach teams identify, locate, and contact the right owner of those hard to find recalled vehicles.

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NewsAugust 28, 2019

Advanced Safety Tech Annoys Drivers, J.D. Power Finds

A new J.D. Power survey finds car buyer demand for semi-autonomous safety technology is threatened by overbearing alerts that are causing many to disable their systems, increasing the risk of a collision.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2019

Mercedes Recalls C-Class for Battery Mounting Issue

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC is recalling approximately 26,584 2018 to 2019 C300, C300 4Matic, and C43 AMG 4Matic entry-luxury sedans because the mounting bracket for the 12-volt battery may not be properly secured.

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Newsby StaffAugust 27, 2019

Labor Day Road Deaths to Fall From Year Ago

Approximately 398 people could lose their lives and another 45,300 could suffer serious injuries on roadways over the Labor Day weekend, according to the National Safety Council's estimate, which is the lowest it has issued for the three-day holiday period since 2015.

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Newsby StaffAugust 27, 2019

Honda to Add Advanced Air Bag to 2020 Vehicles

Honda has developed new passenger front air-bag technology that features an unconventional design specifically crafted to better protect occupants in a wide range of frontal collision scenarios, including angled crashes between vehicles or a vehicle and another object.

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Newsby StaffAugust 27, 2019

Lytx Fleets Reduce Drowsy Driving by 39%

Commercial fleets that used the Lytx Driver Safety Program reduced drowsy driving events by 39% and falling asleep behind the wheel by 66% from June 2018 to June 2019, according to new data released by the video telematics solutions provider.

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Newsby StaffAugust 26, 2019

Roadway Fatalities Fell 3% Through June

The number of U.S. motor vehicle deaths in the first six months of 2019 was 18,580 as compared to 19,060 for the same six-month period in 2018, according to a preliminary estimate from the National Safety Council.

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