Tesla Software Updates Allow Quick Fixes – and Taking Risks February 18, 2022 By Tina Bellon, Hyunjoo Jin and David Shepardson Tesla Inc’s ability to quickly issue safety patches via remote software updates is an approach other automakers eye enviously, but...
Audit Finds Some Vermont Dams in Poor Condition For Years February 16, 2022 By Lisa Rathke Vermont has at least 1,200 dams on waterways scattered across the state, but a lack of regulatory oversight and enforcement...
Park Outside: Hyundai, Kia Recall Vehicles Due to Fire Risk February 9, 2022 By Tom Krisher DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of nearly 485,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them...
Tesla Recalls Nearly 54,000 Vehicles That May Disobey Stop Signs February 2, 2022 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — Tesla Inc will recall 53,822 U.S. vehicles with the company’s Full Self-Driving (Beta) software that may allow some...
Operator Files For Approval of Fukushima Plant Water Release December 22, 2021 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP)–The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday it has applied for approval from safety authorities to...
Tesla Told France There Was no Sign of Technical Fault in Paris Crash December 16, 2021 By Mathieu Rosemain and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS–Tesla Inc has told the French government there is no indication that a fatal accident in Paris involving a Tesla...
SEC Probes Tesla Over Whistleblower Claims on Solar Panel Defects December 7, 2021 By Hyunjoo Jin and Chris Prentice SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON–The U.S. securities regulator has opened an investigation into Tesla Inc over a whistleblower complaint that the company failed...
Teen Truckers Are Taking to the Streets, and Safety Advocates Are Worried December 3, 2021 By Keith Laing Dezjion Henson has wanted to be a truck driver his whole life. When he turned 18 last year he jumped...
ADAS Reduces Loss Costs For Auto Insurers Despite Increased Repair Costs, LexisNexis Says November 15, 2021 By Jim Sams Advanced driver assistance systems result in fewer claims and reduce insurers loss costs by up to 23%, according to a...
‘Rust’ Assistant Director Hopes For Film Industry Changes November 3, 2021 SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin the gun that killed a cinematographer says he...