U.S. Agency Wants Automakers to Speed Up Takata Airbag Recalls July 17, 2018 By TOM KRISHER The U.S. government’s road safety agency is urging automakers to speed up replacement of potentially dangerous Takata airbag inflators. The...
U.S. Regulator Says Self-Driving Cars Don’t Need Rules Yet July 16, 2018 By Ryan Beene It’s premature to regulate the self-driving vehicles being tested by companies such as General Motors Co. and Waymo LLC, the...
Feds to Probe Fires Associated With Hyundai-Kia Engine Failures June 29, 2018 By TOM KRISHER Federal safety investigators have expanded probes into Hyundai and Kia engine failures to include complaints about fires in the automakers’...
Tesla Autopilot ‘Nag Reduction Device’ Targeted by U.S. Agency June 22, 2018 By Alexa Green The Autopilot Buddy is marketed as a “nag reduction device” that can fool Tesla Inc.’s semi-autonomous driving system to circumvent...
Tesla in Autopilot Mode Sped up Before Utah Crash May 29, 2018 By JULIAN HATTEM A Tesla that crashed while in Autopilot mode in Utah this month accelerated in the seconds before it smashed into...
Show Teens the Money: Financial Incentive May Work to Combat Texting While Driving April 25, 2018 Teens who admit to texting while driving may be convinced to reduce risky cellphone use behind the wheel when presented...
Goodyear Tires Implicated in 95 Deaths, Injuries April 9, 2018 By TOM KRISHER The U.S. government’s road safety agency says it has received allegations that defective Goodyear motor home tires caused crashes that...
Tesla’s Lack of Black Boxes Makes U.S. Crash Probes Difficult April 4, 2018 By Alan Levin When a Tesla Inc. Model X slammed into a concrete highway barrier in California last month, the vehicle’s computers contained...
Lawmakers Frustrated With Pace of Airbag Repairs March 23, 2018 By KEVIN FREKING Members of a Senate panel voiced frustration Tuesday with the pace of repairs for vehicles with defective Takata airbag inflators...
Helmet Use Linked With Lower Risk of Cervical Spine Injuries in Motorcycle Crashes March 9, 2018 Despite claims that helmets do not protect the cervical spine during a motorcycle crash and may even increase the risk...