U.S. Says Rules on Pilots’ Records Database Being Finalized May 26, 2021 By David Shepardson The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it is finalizing rules establishing a long-delayed electronic pilot records database demanded by Congress...
Labor Leader Urges U.S. to Require Human Drivers in Automated Vehicles May 18, 2021 By David Shepardson A senior American labor union leader will tell U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that the government should require human operators in...
U.S. Announces Safety Investigation of Steering Loss in 1.1M Honda Accords May 10, 2021 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Monday it was opening a formal safety probe into more than 1.1...
Senators File Bill to Mandate Driver Monitoring Systems April 27, 2021 By David Shepardson Three Democratic U.S. senators on Monday said they are introducing legislation that would require U.S. regulators to mandate installation of...
Citing China, Senators Bid to Accelerate U.S. Self-Driving Vehicle Industry April 23, 2021 By David Shepardson Two U.S. senators are working to attach legislation to allow automakers to deploy tens of thousands of self-driving vehicles on...
19th U.S. Death Tied to Takata Air Bag Reported in South Carolina April 22, 2021 By David Shepardson Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it had confirmed the 19th U.S. death tied to a ruptured Takata air bag...
Insight: Tesla Drives on Autopilot Through Regulatory Limbo April 21, 2021 By Hyunjoo Jin, David Shepardson and Tina Bellon The fatal crash of a Tesla with no one apparently behind the wheel has cast a new light on the...
Police to Demand Texas Tesla Crash Data; Musk Denies Autopilot Use April 19, 2021 By David Shepardson and Hyunjoo Jin Texas police will serve search warrants on Tesla Inc. on Tuesday, April 20, to secure data from a vehicle that...
Supreme Court Rejects Ford Stance in Product Liability Venue Dispute March 26, 2021 By David Shepardson The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled against Ford Motor Co. in a case in which the second-largest U.S....
Safety Agency Has 23 Active Tesla Crash Investigations March 19, 2021 By David Shepardson The U.S. auto safety agency disclosed on Thursday it has opened 27 investigations into crashes of Tesla vehicles, 23 of...