Honda Identified Takata Airbag Issue and Quietly Requested Fix March 25, 2016 By Paul Lienert and Jessica Dye In August of 2009, after ruptured airbag inflators in Honda vehicles were linked to least four injuries and a death,...
Automakers Warned About Vehicle Hacking Risks March 21, 2016 By David Shepardson The FBI and U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a bulletin Thursday warning that motor vehicles are “increasingly...
Auto Safety Chief’s Car Part of Takata Airbag Recall March 18, 2016 By TOM KRISHER A family car owned by the nation’s top auto safety regulator’s family has been recalled to fix a faulty Takata...
Most Cars to Have Automatic Braking Systems by 2022 March 17, 2016 By David Shepardson Major automakers will announce Thursday they have agreed to install automatic emergency braking systems in nearly all U.S. vehicles by...
Regulators Say Human Drivers Key to Self Driving Cars Moving Forward March 15, 2016 Existing U.S. laws pose few barriers to adoption of autonomous vehicle technology so long as cars and trucks stick with...
Detectives, Social Media Being Used to Alert Drivers of Auto Safety Defects March 10, 2016 By Jeff Plungis The 63,000 spectators crowded in late January inside Atlanta’s Georgia Dome for a battle of college marching bands didn’t know...
Auto Safety Agency Head Says Total Takata Recall Won’t Make Cars Safer March 3, 2016 By TOM KRISHER The nation’s top auto safety regulator says an immediate recall of all Takata airbags wouldn’t provide significant safety benefits and...
U.S. Lawmakers Allege Takata Manipulated Data to Hide Airbag Issues February 25, 2016 By David Shepardson and Paul Lienert U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday stepped up pressure on federal regulators and Takata Corp to accelerate the recall of millions of...
Slow Pace to Automatic Braking System on All Cars Worries Safety Advocates February 22, 2016 By JOAN LOWY Federal regulators and the auto industry are taking a more lenient approach than safety advocates like when it comes to...
Chances of Total Takata Airbag Recall Rise With More Deaths February 19, 2016 By TOM KRISHER As the Takata airbag saga drags on, concerns are growing that tens of millions of U.S. drivers with cars that...