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...
Vehicle Recalls in U.S. Fell in 2017 After 3 Years of Record High Levels March 12, 2018 By David Shepardson U.S. motor vehicle recalls fell to 30.7 million in 2017, the lowest level since 2013, the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Automakers, Tech Firms Urge Congress to Speed Up Autonomous Vehicles March 6, 2018 By David Shepardson Major automakers on Monday joined forces with tech companies and a variety of interest groups to urge the U.S. Senate...
U.S. Wants Public Input on Rules for Driverless Vehicles, Trains March 2, 2018 By David Shepardson U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said on Thursday that regulators will seek public input on rules for self-driving commercial vehicles...
Two-Thirds of Commuter Trains May Miss Braking Technology Deadline March 1, 2018 By David Shepardson As many as two-thirds of the 29 U.S. commuter railroads may not meet a deadline to install an anti-crash technology...