Auto Insurers Warn Tariffs on Auto Parts Could Raise Insurance Costs July 19, 2018 By David Shepardson A threat by the U.S. government to impose tariffs of up to 25 percent on imported auto parts could hit...
Appeals Court Upholds Volkswagen’s $10 Billion Diesel Settlement with Owners July 11, 2018 By David Shepardson A federal appeals court on Monday upheld Volkswagen’s $10.03 billion settlement with the owners of nearly 500,000 polluting diesel vehicles...
Regulators Try to Navigate Legal, Social, Safety Issues Raised by Autonomous Vehicles July 11, 2018 By David Shepardson In closed-door meetings last March, U.S. transportation regulators and others grappled with questions about whether police should have the power...
Safety Probe of Tesla Crash Cites Battery Fire Risk June 27, 2018 By David Shepardson A Tesla Inc. Model S involved in a May 8 fatal high-speed crash in Florida reignited twice after firefighters extinguished...
Police Say Uber Driver Was Streaming Hulu Before Self-Driving Car Crash in Arizona June 22, 2018 By Heather Somerville and David Shepardson Police in Tempe, Arizona said evidence showed the “safety” driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber was distracted and...
Driver Had Hands off Wheel in Fatal Tesla Autopilot Crash June 18, 2018 By David Shepardson The driver of a Tesla Inc. Model X car using Autopilot did not have his hands on the steering wheel...
Driver Had Hands off Wheel in Fatal Tesla Autopilot Crash in California June 7, 2018 By David Shepardson The driver of a Tesla Inc. Model X car using Autopilot did not have his hands on the steering wheel...
GM Settles Suit with Motorcyclist Hit By Autonomous Vehicle in California June 4, 2018 By David Shepardson General Motors Co. agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a motorcyclist involved in a minor crash with one of...
Tesla Hits Parked Police Vehicle in California, Driver Blames Autopilot May 30, 2018 By David Shepardson The driver of a Tesla Inc. Model S crashed into an unoccupied, parked police vehicle in Laguna Beach, Calif., on...
Uber Disabled Brake of Self-Driving Car in Arizona Fatal Crash May 25, 2018 By David Shepardson Uber had disabled an emergency braking system in a self-driving vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Arizona in...