Uber Settles with Family of Victim of Driverless Accident March 29, 2018 By Bernie Woodall The family of the woman killed by an Uber Technologies Inc. self-driving vehicle in Arizona has reached a settlement with...
After Drenching Gulf Coast, Tropical Storm Cindy Heads North, East June 23, 2017 By Ian Simpson and Bernie Woodall The remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy brought tornadoes and flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday and its heavy...
GM CEO Says Keep Steering Wheels, Brakes in Self-Driving Cars June 9, 2016 By Bernie Woodall General Motors Co. Chief Executive Mary Barra on Tuesday said she believes self-driving vehicles should keep steering wheels, brake pedals...
Texas Teen’s Air Bag Death Spurs Renewed Call to Fix Recalled Cars April 8, 2016 By Bernie Woodall and David Shepardson The brother of a Texas teenager killed by shrapnel from an exploding Takata Corp air bag said that his family...
Carfax: 1 in 5 Vehicles Needs Recall Repair; Texas Has the Most February 22, 2016 By Bernie Woodall Nearly one-in-five vehicles on U.S. roads is in need of repair of a safety issue serious enough to be involved...
1 in 5 Vehicles Needs Recall Repair: Carfax February 11, 2016 By Bernie Woodall Nearly one in five vehicles on U.S. roads is in need of repair of a safety issue serious enough to...
Takata Discloses 11th Death Linked to Air Bag; Announces New 5 Million Vehicle Recall January 27, 2016 By Bernie Woodall and David Shepardson U.S. auto safety regulators said Tuesday that air bag maker Takata Corp. declared 5.1 million U.S. vehicles defective, as the...
Hacker Claims to Open GM’s OnStar App, Start Engine Remotely July 31, 2015 By Bernie Woodall and Jim Finkle A researcher is advising drivers not to use a mobile app for General Motors Co.’s OnStar vehicle communications system, saying...
Fiat Chrysler Recall Highlights Cyber Risks of Connected Cars, Telematics July 27, 2015 By Bernie Woodall and Joseph Menn Fiat Chrysler will recall 1.4 million vehicles in the United States to install software to prevent hackers from gaining remote...
Toyota to Settle Acceleration Cases for More Than $1 Billion December 26, 2012 By Bernie Woodall and Deepa Seetharaman Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to spend $1.1 billion to settle sweeping U.S. class-action litigation over claims that millions of...