Safety

South Australia preparing for autonomous cars
By Craig Duff · 11 Nov 2015
Autonomous cars will be critical to cutting the road toll towards zero but that may leave no room for humans to take the wheel. That's the view of University of NSW AI expert Toby Walsh.
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Hyundai Tucson slammed over four star safety rating
By Joshua Dowling · 11 Nov 2015
This Korean SUV scores five stars in Europe, but local crash testing has found not all cars are created equally, even if they look the same.
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Why Australia needs to keep its crash test authority after car manufacturing dies | comment
By Joshua Dowling · 11 Nov 2015
How can the same car score five stars for crash safety in Europe and only four stars in Australia?
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Maloo airbags deployed unexpectedly
By Graham Smith · 06 Nov 2015

The passenger side curtain and seat airbags, and belt pre-tensioner on my 2014 HSV Maloo went off while driving on a straight stretch of the Hume Highway on cruise control. The result was frightening. Holden says I ran over something, which flicked up and hit the floor and they are not responsible. Airbag techs I have spoken to say the criteria for deployment has not been met. I have asked for information of how the system works and for data from the module. They will not answer me; the whole saga is a disgrace.

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Dangerous left-foot braking?
By Paul Gover · 06 Nov 2015

I've been reading about the people using left-foot braking but do they not understand about 90 per cent of people doing this rest their foot on the brake pedal so their brake lights are always on. So a car behind them has no idea when they are braking; it's so unsafe and just lazy.

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Autonomous cars will still need humans | expert
By Richard Blackburn · 06 Nov 2015
Autonomous driving is a hot topic, with experts in South Australia to discuss the technology this week.
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Toyota launches legal action over asbestos brake pads
By Joshua Dowling · 03 Nov 2015
A Federal Court case has been launched against unscrupulous importers of bogus brake pads as Toyota tries to locate the dodgy parts.
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Toyota issues warning over illegal asbestos brake pads
By Joshua Dowling · 02 Nov 2015
Asbestos has been banned in Australia since 2004 but unscrupulous distributors are dodging the law by selling bogus brake parts online.
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Autonomous cars not til 2030 | expert
By Joshua Dowling · 27 Oct 2015
The car world is in overdrive about autonomous vehicles and making all sorts of claims. But finally someone has brought some sanity to the debate, and it's come from an unlikely source.
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Top 14 things you should carry in your car
By Graham Smith · 26 Oct 2015
Every time we take to the road there’s a risk of trouble along the way.
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