Highway Transportation Bill Rounds Out Safety Provisions for Auto, Freight November 9, 2015 A sweeping transportation bill approved by the House on Thursday would put a new emphasis on freight corridors when designating...
Japan Airbag Maker Takata Reports $46M Loss November 9, 2015 By ELAINE KURTENBACH Embattled Takata Corp. reported a half-year loss of 5.6 billion yen ($45.8 million) on Friday due to recall costs, as...
Federal Bill Offers Giveaways to Auto, Trucking Industries October 22, 2015 By JOAN LOWY Despite record auto recalls and rising highway deaths, Congress is ignoring changes sought by safety advocates and proposing giveaways to...
Automakers Agree to Add Automatic Brakes on All New Cars September 14, 2015 By JOAN LOWY Ten automakers have committed to the government and a private safety group that they will include automatic emergency braking in...
Senate Passes Bill Tripling Potential Automaker Fines to $105M August 3, 2015 By Jeff Plungis The U.S. Senate passed legislation that will triple the maximum fines automakers pay for violations of motor-vehicle safety laws yet...
Smart Dashboards in Cars Raise Safety Issues July 8, 2015 By Sarah McBride and Paul Lienert When it comes to dashboard displays that are more like smart phones, two things are clear: Customers want them, and...
Senators Blast Highway Safety Agency, Takata at Hearing June 25, 2015 By Alan Levin The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hasn’t been able to spot emerging safety hazards because of “blatant incompetent management,”...
Federal Auto Safety Watchdog Showing its Bite May 27, 2015 By David Morgan The U.S. auto safety watchdog, long criticized as toothless and slow, is showing both bark and bite under its new...
Toyota Lowering Price of Automatic Braking System March 31, 2015 By Tom Krisher Those pricey high-tech systems that automatically stop or slow your car if it’s about to run into something are getting...
Takata Takes Out Newspaper Ads in Reaction to Airbag Crisis December 19, 2014 By Craig Trudell and Masatsugu Horie Takata Corp., the embattled air-bag maker, stepped up its response to a global auto safety crisis by distributing an open...