Trump Administration Moves to Speed Up Fully Autonomous Vehicles October 5, 2018 By David Shepardson The Trump administration is moving ahead with plans to revise safety rules that bar fully self-driving cars from the roads...
Senate Approves Bill on Commercial Drones, Airline Passengers, Disaster Relief October 4, 2018 By David Shepardson Airline passengers can no longer be removed from flights under legislation that passed the Senate on Wednesday, while the government...
Government Ends Criminal Case Over GM Handling of Ignition Switch Defect September 20, 2018 By David Shepardson A federal judge in New York on Wednesday dismissed a criminal case brought against General Motors Co. in 2015 over...
Safety Agency Faulted for Delayed Action on Auto, Airbag Recalls July 19, 2018 By David Shepardson A government audit released on Wednesday faulted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s oversight of auto safety recalls and said...
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...