Uber Hires Ex-Regulator for Safety Advice; Website Says Software Flaw Caused Accident May 9, 2018 By David Shepardson Uber Technologies Inc. on Monday said it has retained a former top U.S. transportation official to advise it on safety...
U.S. Safety Chief Contradicts Tesla Safety Claims on Autopilot May 3, 2018 By David Shepardson A U.S. traffic safety regulator on Wednesday contradicted Tesla Inc.’s claim that the agency had found that its Autopilot technology...
Audi Recalls 1.16 Million Vehicles Worldwide April 25, 2018 By David Shepardson Volkswagen AG’s luxury unit Audi said on Tuesday that it is recalling 1.16 million vehicles worldwide because of concerns that...
U.S., Europe Order Emergency Checks on 700 Engines Like One in Southwest Accident April 23, 2018 By David Shepardson and Tim Hepher U.S. and European airline regulators on Friday ordered emergency inspections within 20 days of nearly 700 aircraft engines similar to...
Southwest Sends $5K to Each Passenger on Engine Failure Flight April 22, 2018 By David Shepardson Southwest Airlines Co. confirmed Friday it has sent $5,000 checks to passengers aboard a flight that made an emergency landing...
Regulators Had Concerns About Engine Type That Blew in Southwest Plane April 18, 2018 By Jeffrey Dastin, David Shepardson and Jamie Freed European regulators this month began requiring an inspection by early next year of the type of engine that blew apart...
Toyota Plans to Sell Talking Cars in U.S. Within 3 Years April 17, 2018 By David Shepardson Toyota Motor Corp. plans to start selling U.S. vehicles that can talk to each other using short-range wireless technology in...
U.S. Launches Investigation into Fatal Tesla Crash in California March 28, 2018 By David Shepardson A fatal crash and vehicle fire of a Tesla Inc Model X near Mountain View, Calif., last week has prompted...
Takata Employee Whistleblowers Awarded $1.7 Million March 28, 2018 By David Shepardson Three former Takata Corp. employees will share an award of $1.7 million after they alerted authorities to the risks of...
Lawsuits Charge Automakers Knew of Takata Air Bag Problems March 15, 2018 By David Shepardson General Motors Co., Volkswagen AG, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Daimler AG knew of problems with Takata air bag inflators...