Lawmakers Call for U.S. Effort to Thwart Vehicle Hacking September 13, 2016 By David Shepardson Four Republican members of Congress on Monday urged U.S. auto safety regulators to convene an industry-wide effort to prevent possible...
Tesla Searching for Explanation of Tesla Autopilot Crash August 2, 2016 By David Shepardson Tesla Motors Inc. told U.S. Senate Commerce Committee staff it is considering two theories that may help explain what led...
$14.7B VW Diesel Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval July 27, 2016 By David Shepardson Volkswagen AG’s $14.7 billion settlement of its U.S. diesel emissions cheating scandal cleared another legal hurdle on Tuesday, as a...
U.S. Issues Call for Urgent Repairs on 300,000 Hondas, Acuras with Takata Air Bags July 1, 2016 By David Shepardson U.S. auto safety regulators warned on Thursday that Takata air bag inflators on more than 300,000 unrepaired recalled Honda vehicles...
Toyota Recalls 3.37M Cars for Flawed Air Bags, Emissions Control Units June 30, 2016 By David Shepardson and Naomi Tajitsu Toyota Motor Corp has recalled 3.37 million cars worldwide over possible defects involving air bags and emissions control units. The...
Update: Volkswagen’s U.S. Diesel Settlement Tab to Top $15 Billion June 27, 2016 By David Shepardson and Joel Schectman German automaker Volkswagen AG will pay more than $15.3 billion to settle charges that it cheated on U.S. diesel emissions...
Americans on Road to Driving Record Number of Miles May 31, 2016 By David Shepardson American drivers logged a record number of miles in the first three months of the year, as travel rose 4.2...
White House Urged to Protect Wireless Spectrum for Connected Vehicles May 6, 2016 By David Shepardson More than 50 automakers, state transportation agencies and other groups urged the White House and other federal policymakers on Thursday...
Reuters Special Report: How Google Is Winning Acceptance of Driverless Vehicles April 27, 2016 By Alexandria Sage, David Shepardson and Paul Ingrassia The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Plaza in Austin, Texas is a strip mall with a pet-accessories store, a Thai restaurant and...
Automakers Told They Could Learn from Aviation Industry’s Safety Practices April 15, 2016 By David Shepardson The U.S. government is bringing together top airline and auto company executives to discuss aviation industry practices such as safety...