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...
Steering Failure Risk Prompts Fiat Chrysler Recall of More Than 660,000 Trucks February 7, 2019 Fiat Chrysler is recalling over 660,000 heavy-duty trucks worldwide because a loose nut can cause a loss of steering control....
Certain Hyundai, Kia Models Rank High for Fire Insurance Claims January 25, 2019 By TOM KRISHER Owners of five Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs file fire insurance claims at a rate far higher than the...