Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’ | Republicans question value of automatic braking, rear-seat reminders - SLRPNK

This post uses a gift link with a view count limit [https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/senate-committee-to-challenge-auto-safety-mandates-that-hurt-affordability-43944765?st=TXkbSj&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink]. If it runs out, there is an archived copy of the article [https://archive.is/y8Z6W] The safety features are worth millions of crashes prevented and thousands of lives saved, making them remarkably cost-effective [https://engrxiv.org/preprint/view/579/1328]. Capping the luxury features and size of passenger vehicles would do a lot more to bring down costs than removing safety features.