U.S. Will No Longer Enforce Mask Mandate on Airplanes, Trains After Court Ruling April 19, 2022 By David Shepardson, Mike Stone and Rajesh Kumar Singh The Biden administration will no longer enforce a U.S. mask mandate on public transportation, after a federal judge in Florida...
Safety Agency Moves to Ensure Recalls of Defective Auto Batteries April 6, 2022 By David Shepardson and Heekyong Yang The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Tuesday said it is opening a review to ensure all defective...
Ford Recalls 737,000 U.S. Vehicles Over Software and Fire-Risk Issues April 1, 2022 By David Shepardson Ford Motor Co. is recalling 737,000 vehicles in the United States over a part that could develop an oil leak...
NHTSA to Review if Pony.ai Complied With Crash Reporting Order March 29, 2022 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Tuesday said it will review whether startup technology firm Pony.ai complied with...
U.S. Boosts Fines for Automakers Not Meeting Fuel Economy Rules in Tesla Win March 28, 2022 By David Shepardson The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Sunday reinstated a sharp increase in penalties for automakers whose vehicles...
BMW Recalling Over 1 Million U.S. Worldwide On Engine Fire Concerns March 9, 2022 By David Shepardson BMW will recall 1.03 million worldwideover potential fire risks, the German automaker said on Wednesday, its third recall over the...
Tesla Tells U.S. Lawmakers Autopilot Requires ‘Constant Monitoring’ March 9, 2022 By David Shepardson Tesla Inc. defended the safety benefits of its advanced driver assistance system Autopilot and its Full Self-Driving (FSD) capability but...
California Allows Cruise, Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Service March 1, 2022 By David Shepardson The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Monday issued permits to self-driving units of General Motors and Alphabet Inc. to...
How Autonomous Car Companies Are Outrunning U.S. Regulators And Lawmakers February 21, 2022 By Hyunjoo Jin, David Shepardson and Joseph White Self-driving vehicle companies from Tesla Inc. to General Motors Co.’s Cruise are racing to start making money with their technology,...
Boeing, Reform Issues Await New U.S. Aviation Safety Chief February 18, 2022 By David Shepardson The next head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will face challenges overseeing Boeing Co. and a series of...