US Safety Agency to Require Automatic Emergency Braking on Heavy Trucks And Buses June 23, 2023 By Matthew Daly WASHINGTON (AP) – The government will require heavy trucks and buses to include automatic emergency braking equipment within five years,...
Federal Regulator Throws Wrench Into Massachusetts Right-to-Repair Plans June 21, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A right-to-repair motor vehicle law in Massachusetts that was passed by voters two years ago but been held up in...
Head of Office that Probes Auto Safety Problems Leaves Agency After Audit June 9, 2023 By Tom Krisher DETROIT (AP) – The head of the U.S. government’s office that investigates automobile safety problems has resigned from his post...
Cycling Fatalities Reach 46-Year High June 7, 2023 By Allen Lamen Cyclist fatalities reached a multi-decade high in 2021. According to a recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,...
Safety Agency to Require Automatic Emergency Braking on New Vehicles June 1, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks...
Company Refuses US Request to Recall Air Bag Inflators May 15, 2023 By Tom Krisher DETROIT (AP) — A Tennessee company could be heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after refusing...
Tesla Shouldn’t Call Driving System Autopilot, Buttigieg says May 12, 2023 By Tom Krisher and Hilary Powell WASHINGTON (AP) — Tesla shouldn’t be calling its partially automated driving system Autopilot because the cars can’t drive themselves, the...
Distraction, Speeding, Alcohol Drive Up 2021 Traffic Deaths April 4, 2023 By Tom Krisher DETROIT (AP) — Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, the highest number in 16 years with...
US Opens Investigation into Tesla Seat Belts Coming Loose March 29, 2023 DETROIT (AP) — U.S. highway safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into problems with Teslas, this time tied to...
Tesla that Hit Firetruck Was Using Automated Driving System March 9, 2023 By Tom Krisher DETROIT (AP) — A Tesla that crashed into a firetruck in California last month was operating on one of the...