Volvo Braking System was Disabled in Fatal Uber Crash

The Volvo XC90 involved in the fatal Uber/pedestrian crash had its Volvo-equipped automatic braking system disabled at the time of the crash. Apparently, the Uber Volvo first detected the woman walking her bicycle as an unknown object, then a vehicle, and then a bicyclist. All three of the detections were coded as having an "unknown path", and the system first detected her six seconds prior to the collision. The only braking of the vehicle was from the human safety driver after impact.

Center for Auto Safety asks Ford to recall 1.35 million Explorers over exhaust fumes complaints.

The AP (7/3) reported that the Center for Auto Safety is asking Ford to “recall 1.35 million Explorer SUVs due to continued complaints of exhaust fumes in the passenger compartments.” The group “says it found 44 complaints in a government database about fumes and potential carbon monoxide after owners had taken Explorers in for free repairs in a Ford customer service campaign that started last October.” The group made “its request in a letter to Ford CEO Jim Hackett this week.” The NHTSA has been “investigating the problem for two years in police and civilian Explorers from the 2011 through 2017 model years, but it has not reached a conclusion.”