Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, electric vehicle manufacturer Vinfast has announced that it will be bringing a 10-year warranty for Canadian drivers; while President-elect Donald Trump reportedly debates scrapping car-crash reporting rules.
Welcoming warranties
Vinfast has announced that in order to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) adoption in Canada, it is implementing a 10-year warranty for Canadian drivers.
As noted in recent online sources, this warranty is aimed at addressing consumer concerns about long-term reliability.
The automaker’s warranty specifically covers a vehicle for either 10 years or 200,000 kilometres.
Vinfast recently began delivering its flagship VF9-a three row, seven-seater SUV to Canada and notes that it will be covered under the new warranty.
Reporting requirements
President-elect Donald Trump reportedly wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk’s Tesla, according to a document seen by Reuters.
If this safety measure were removed, it would directly impact the United State’s government’s ability to investigate and regulate the safety of vehicles with automated driving systems.
Additionally, removing the crash-disclosure provision would directly benefit Tesla, which has reported the most crashes–more than 1,500–to federal safety regulators under the program, said Reuters.
This recommendation to remove the crash-reporting rule came from a transition team tasked with producing a 100-day strategy for automotive policy. The group called the measure a mandate for “excessive” data collection, Reuters further reported.
Comparatively, the NHTSA said in a statement that such data is crucial to evaluating the safety of emerging automated-driving technologies. Without the data, the NHTSA cannot easily detect crash patterns that highlight safety problems, said the NHTSA in a statement.
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