CR does reach out to manufacturers. They even give some of the feedback the manufacturers gave back to them in the article: "In response to requests for comme

CR does reach out to manufacturers. They even give some of the feedback the manufacturers gave back to them in the article: "In response to requests for comment, GM said the system on its Buick Encore GX offers an “impressive amount” of standard active safety features that have been proved to reduce crashes. Mazda responded that its system was not designed or intended to center the vehicle in a lane and that the automaker doesn’t believe its vehicles are equipped with technology that meets the criteria CR is using in its evaluation. "