vehicle safety

  1. Luis

    Downgraded safety equipment for top-selling Chinese cars in South Africa

    Downgraded safety equipment for top-selling Chinese cars in South Africa Several of the top-selling Chinese cars in South Africa have significantly downgraded safety equipment on their entry-level models compared to their most affordable variants in larger overseas markets. Despite this, some...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    The cars that would be banned in SA if the AA had its way

    The cars that would be banned in SA if the AA had its way The Automobile Association of South Africa (AA) says no vehicles should be sold locally unless they offer side head protection for front- and rear-row passengers as standard. If this were enforced, seven of South Africa's best-selling...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Corolla Cross 2-star safety rating scrutinised

    Corolla Cross 2-star safety rating scrutinised South Africans should not compare the results of recent vehicle safety tests with those for cars assessed before August 2025. A key change in the assessment protocols for Global NCAP ratings means that almost all the vehicles previously tested...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Tesla reworking car door handles following safety probe

    Tesla reworking car door handles following safety probe Tesla Inc. is working on a redesign of its door handles, which have drawn scrutiny over safety incidents that trapped passengers inside their vehicles. Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s longtime design chief, said the company is considering...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    "Fun police" made Tesla remove Boombox feature — Elon Musk

    "Fun police" made Tesla remove Boombox feature — Elon Musk Elon Musk apparently isn’t pleased with the pressure the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration exerted on Tesla Inc. to conduct its 11th recall of U.S. vehicles in just over three months. Asked by a Twitter follower on...
Back
Top
Sign up to the MyBroadband newsletter
X