Smartcars Pose Cyber Risk to Drivers, Senator Warns February 10, 2015 By Alexandra Mondalek and Jeff Plungis Automakers are adding wireless technologies into vehicles without enough protection to keep hackers from interfering the operation of a car...
Fatal Houston Fender-Bender Shows Shortcomings of Recalls February 2, 2015 By Harry R. Weber, Jeff Green and Jeff Plungis By the time Carlos Solis IV laid eyes on the silver Honda Accord in a Texas used-car lot last April,...
U.S. Auto Recalls Set Record at 60 Million for Year December 21, 2014 By Jeff Green and Jeff Plungis U.S. automobile recalls surpassed the 60 million mark for the first time in a single year, largely because of the...
U.S. Safety Agency Readies for Legal Battle with Takata December 17, 2014 By Jeff Plungis U.S. regulators investigating failures of Takata Corp. air bags are preparing for a legal fight in case the Japanese parts...
Sen. Collins Finds Route to Help Trucking Industry December 15, 2014 By Jeff Plungis For the second time in three years, the trucking industry has found a friend in Senator Susan Collins. The Maine...
Congress Budget Deal Suspends Trucker Rest Rule December 10, 2014 By Jeff Plungis Congress is poised to roll back safety rules aimed at ensuring truck drivers get enough rest, ignoring the pleas of...
Transportation Chief Opposes Trucker Fatigue Rule Delay in Budget December 8, 2014 By Jeff Plungis Congress is considering adding to a year-end budget deal a provision to roll back safety rules aimed at ensuring truck...
Honda Admits Not Reporting U.S. Claims; Could Face Record Fine November 25, 2014 By Jeff Green and Jeff Plungis Honda Motor Co. said it failed to report more than 1,700 claims of injury or death involving its cars to...
Honda: Require Car Owners to Comply with Recalls November 21, 2014 By Jeff Green and Jeff Plungis Honda Motor Co. wants regulators to make U.S. motorists comply with carmakers’ recall notices. Amid reports of people killed because...
NHTSA Apologizes for Troubled Website, Bulletin on Airbag Defects October 23, 2014 By Jeff Plungis The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration botched its effort to inform the public about a potentially lethal air-bag defect, directing...