Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ Faces Defect Probe After Fatality October 18, 2024 By Craig Trudell The US opened a federal investigation into whether Tesla Inc.’s partial-automation system marketed as Full Self-Driving is defective after a...
Car Dealerships Across US Halt Services After Cyberattack June 20, 2024 By Craig Trudell and Jake Bleiberg Thousands of car dealerships were ground to a halt during a normally busy holiday Wednesday by a cyber incident at...
Tesla Runs Afoul of Font-Size Rule in 2.2 Million Electric Cars February 5, 2024 By Craig Trudell Tesla drivers no longer have to squint to read the warning lights in their electric vehicles, thanks to eagle-eyed auditors...
Tesla Fatal Crash With Fire Truck Draws Regulator Inquiry February 21, 2023 By Craig Trudell The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asked Tesla Inc. for more information about one of its vehicles colliding with...
Fire on Car Transport Ship Felicity Ace Continues After One Week February 23, 2022 By Craig Trudell and Joao Lima The operator of Felicity Ace, the ship transporting thousands of Porsches, Lamborghinis and other Volkswagen AG vehicles, said Tuesday it...
Takata Bankruptcy Filing Could Happen Next Week in Japan June 16, 2017 By Craig Trudell, David Welch and Ma Jie Takata Corp. plans to file for bankruptcy as soon as next week, paving the way for a sale of the...
Takata Takeover Deals Scrutinized for Handling of Recall, Liability Costs September 28, 2016 By Masatsugu Horie, Craig Trudell and David Welch Takata Corp. and some of the world’s biggest carmakers face an extensive — and expensive — to-do list as they...
Obama Onboard with Road Testing of Autonomous Vehicles September 27, 2016 By Craig Trudell Automated cars have the backing of President Barack Obama, who’s signed off on what’s largely been a hands-off approach to...
Tesla Faces Lawsuit Over Crash in China September 15, 2016 By Craig Trudell Tesla Motors Inc. said it has no way of knowing whether its Autopilot system was involved in a crash in...
Takata Engineers ‘Manipulated’ Results of Air-Bag Inflator Tests: Honda Audit July 19, 2016 By Craig Trudell and Margaret Cronin Fisk Takata Corp., the air-bag supplier behind the industry’s largest ever recall, routinely manipulated results of air-bag inflator tests reported to...