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Ferrari Airbag Recall: This One’s Not Takata’s Fault

– In what is quite possibly the most one-percenter-oriented NHTSA recall announcement extant, it has come to light that Ferrari is recalling certain 2015 model-year 458 Italia, 458 Speciale, California T, FF, F12berlinetta, and LaFerrari models over improperly installed Takata-supplied driver’s-side airbags. Notably, the problem is unrelated to the exploding, shrapnel-shooting Takata airbags fitted to roughly 19.4-million recalled U.S.-market vehicles. – – According to Ferrari’s filings with NHTSA, the driver’s-side airbags in the

Ford Developing Fancy Adaptive and “Spotlighting” LED Lamps [w/ Video]

– While the U.S. waits for changes to affect its ancient headlight regulations, it must watch as cool, futuristic tech such as Matrix LED and laser headlights wow the European car market. We’re not the only ones frustrated—the automakers themselves would love to sell Americans high-tech peepers (especially Audi, which uses the ornate lighting as a key component of its styling) and now Ford has joined the fray. The American automaker has revealed that it,