U.S. Will Not Require Automakers to Recall 56M Takata Air Bag Inflators May 8, 2020 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — U.S. auto safety regulators will not require automakers to recall 56 million additional Takata air bag inflators, the...
Estimate Shows Number of US Traffic Deaths Fell as Miles Driven Rose May 6, 2020 The U.S. government is estimating that traffic deaths fell 1.2% last year to 36,120, the third year in a row...
Calif. DMV Approves Test of Autonomous Deliveries April 8, 2020 By Munsif Vengattil California’s Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday authorized autonomous technology startup Nuro to test two driverless delivery vehicles in nine...
U.S. Regulators to Rate New Auto Tech, but Europe Leads in Safety Testing March 2, 2020 By Tina Bellon Autopilot, Super Cruise and Drive Pilot are different names given to technology that automates steering and braking in a growing...
U.S. Will Look at Sudden Acceleration Complaints Involving 500,000 Tesla Vehicles January 17, 2020 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it will review a petition asking the agency to...
Takata Triggers U.S. Car Recall for Another 10 Million Air Bags January 8, 2020 By Ryan Beene Another 10 million air bag inflators made by now-defunct Takata Corp. must be repaired in what could be the last...
Agency Probes 12th Tesla Crash Tied to Possible Autopilot Use December 16, 2019 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — The U.S. auto safety agency said on Friday it will investigate a 12th Tesla crash that may be...
Another Massive Takata Recall Looms for Large Batch of Air Bags December 13, 2019 By Masatsugu Horie Global automakers may face another potentially huge air-bag recall as the U.S. transport regulator evaluates the long-term safety of inflators...
Air-Bag Maker Takata Spurs 1.4 Million-Car Recall on Deadly Flaw December 4, 2019 By Ryan Beene and Alan Levin and Todd Shields Takata Corp., the auto-parts supplier that went bankrupt after its air bags spurred the largest-ever recall, told U.S. safety regulators...
Road-Safety Regulator Rapped Over Regulating Autonomous Cars November 22, 2019 By David Koenig The nation’s road-safety regulator is under fire again for what critics call lax oversight of tests involving autonomous vehicles. The...