NHTSA Upgrades Probe Into Tesla Power Steering Loss February 5, 2024 By David Shepardson U.S. safety regulators have upgraded their probe into Tesla TSLA.O vehicles over power steering loss to an engineering analysis –...
Safety Board Recommends Blood Alcohol Technology in All New Cars September 22, 2022 By TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be required to have blood alcohol...
Traffic Deaths Hit 16-Year High in First Six Months of 2022 September 20, 2022 By David Shephardson U.S. traffic deaths rose 0.5% in the first half of 2022 to 20,175, the highest number killed in the period...
Newer Cars Closing Gender Disparity Gap in Crash Fatalities September 16, 2022 Disparities in fatality rates between men and women fell significantly starting with model year 2000 vehicles, according to findings outlined...
GM’s Robotaxi Service to Expand into Phoenix, Austin September 14, 2022 General Motors’ self-driving car company on Monday announced plans to expand a robotaxi service that recently launched in California into...
Safety Chief Objects to Use of Driver Error Statistic She Says Is Misleading January 20, 2022 By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER With traffic fatalities spiking higher, the nation’s top safety investigator says a widely cited government statistic that 94% of serious...
Safety Agency Recommends 50,000 Chevy Bolt Owners Park Outside to Prevent Fires July 15, 2021 By David Shepardson U.S. auto safety regulators on Wednesday urged about 50,000 owners of General Motors electric Chevrolet Bolt vehicles that were recalled...
States Urge Federal Standards for Child Car Seat Side-Impact July 13, 2021 By David Shepardson The attorneys general of 17 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday urged the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety...
U.S. Makes Little Progress on 4-Year Long Air Bag Inflator Probe February 26, 2019 By Tom Krisher Nearly four years ago, the U.S. government’s highway safety agency began investigating air bag inflators made by ARC Automotive of...
Study Questions Safety Claims About Tesla Autopilot’s Steering Feature February 14, 2019 By Ryan Beene An analysis of government data disputes a finding by safety regulators and promoted by Tesla Inc. that crash rates of...