In the ongoing conflict of sorts going on between electric carmaker Tesla and various US states over whether Tesla can sells its cars directly to the public, the US government has decided to stay away from the issue.

With statistics revealing that more than 500 children have died in hot cars in the US since 1998 and three dozen children die of hyperthermia in cars every year in the country, safety advocates have come up with some suggestions to help people prevent accidental deaths of children in hot cars.

A review of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) database by Reuters has revealed that the complaint which the US safety regulators received about 'a Chevrolet Camaro driver accidentally shutting off the car with a knee' dates back more than one year.

In an announcement made on Thursday, Toyota revealed that it is recalling 430,500 more vehicles because of three separate safety issues. The vehicles being recalled by Toyota include 370,000 Sienna minivans from the 2004 through 2011 model years; 50,000 Highlander and Highlander hybrid SUVs from the 2014 model year; and 10,500 Lexus GS 350 sedans from the 2013 model year.