Buttigieg Sends $5B to Cities for Safety as Road Deaths Soar May 17, 2022 By Hope Yen WASHINGTON (AP) — With upcoming data showing traffic deaths soaring, the Biden administration is steering $5 billion in federal aid...
Mercedes Tells Owners of 292K Vehicles to Stop Driving Them May 13, 2022 DETROIT (AP) — Mercedes-Benz is telling the owners of more than 292,000 vehicles in the U.S. to stop driving them...
Tesla Autopilot Stirs US Alarm as ‘Disaster Waiting to Happen’ April 20, 2022 By Craig Trudell and Keith Laing Derrick Monet and his wife, Jenna, were driving on an Indiana interstate in 2019 when their Tesla Model 3 sedan...
NHTSA Reviews LG Energy Solution Batteries to Ensure Adequate Recalls April 6, 2022 WASHINGTON/SEOUL –– The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Tuesday said it is opening a review to ensure...
Safety Agency to Review if Pony.ai Complied With Crash Reporting Order March 29, 2022 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON –– The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Tuesday said it will review whether startup technology firm Pony.ai...
Federal Gov. Adopts New Rule Setting Safety Standards for Driverless Automobiles March 16, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The Biden Administration has issued a final rule intended to ensure safety of occupants in automated vehicles. This rule updates...
Sudden Braking in 2 VW SUV Models Draws Regulatory Scrutiny March 16, 2022 By Tom Krisher DETROIT (AP) — First came the beeping alarms and the dashboard lights warning that something had gone haywire. Then the...
Tesla Sued Over Alleged Suspension Failure in Fatal Florida Crash March 1, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO —Tesla Inc TSLA.O has been sued over an alleged suspension failure in a crash that killed the driver...
Over 1.7M Hondas Probed for Unexpected Automatic Braking February 25, 2022 By Tom Krisher DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that the automatic emergency braking systems on more than 1.7...
Tesla Software Updates Allow Quick Fixes – and Taking Risks February 18, 2022 By Tina Bellon, Hyunjoo Jin and David Shepardson Tesla Inc’s ability to quickly issue safety patches via remote software updates is an approach other automakers eye enviously, but...