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...
U.S. Auto Recalls Slow in 2017 From Takata-Boosted Pace March 9, 2018 By Ryan Beene The number of U.S. vehicles recalled for safety or technical defects plummeted in 2017 after several years of record levels...
Sidelined Transportation Rules Could Raise Safety Risk February 27, 2018 President Donald Trump says his administration has ended more unnecessary regulations than any previous administration. In response to his orders,...
Ford Adds 33K Rangers With Takata Airbags to Do-Not-Drive List February 14, 2018 By TOM KRISHER Ford and U.S. safety regulators are telling the owners of 33,428 Ranger pickup trucks in North America not to drive...
Auto Safety Agency Names 14 More Models in Takata Recall January 22, 2018 By TOM KRISHER U.S. safety regulators have released models from 14 different automakers that are being recalled to replace potentially deadly Takata airbag...
GM Drops Steering Wheel, Gives Robot Driver Control January 16, 2018 By David Welch and Ryan Beene Next year, General Motors Co. will no longer need an engineer in the front seat babysitting the robot brain that...
U.S. Regulators Working on New Policy for Autonomous Trucks, Trains January 12, 2018 By Ryan Beene Federal regulators are taking the first step toward creating a policy guiding the development of autonomous transportation beyond self-driving cars...
Takata Adds 3.3M Airbag Inflators to Massive Recall January 8, 2018 Japanese airbag maker Takata is recalling an additional 3.3 million faulty airbag inflators as it expands the largest automotive recall...