NHTSA Proposes Voluntary Guidelines for Self-Driving Vehicles December 23, 2024 By Tom Krisher In the waning days of President Joe Biden’s administration, the government’s highway safety agency is proposing voluntary safety guidelines for...
After Crash Killed 6 Teens, NTSB Says Marijuana’s Impact on Drivers Underestimated July 23, 2024 By Tom Krisher A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S....
Nissan Warns Owners of Older Vehicles Due to Risk of Exploding Air Bag Inflators May 30, 2024 By Tom Krisher Nissan is urging the owners of about 84,000 older vehicles to stop driving them because their Takata air bag inflators...
After Loss at Alabama Mercedes Plants, UAW Vows to Regroup and Try Again May 20, 2024 By Tom Krisher and Kim Chandler TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A decisive vote against the United Auto Workers union at two Mercedes factories in Alabama on...
UAW Faces Key Test in the South With Upcoming Vote at Alabama Mercedes Plant May 14, 2024 By Kim Chandler and Tom Krisher TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — After 20 years at the Mercedes-Benz factory in Alabama, Brett Garrard said he is “not falling...
The Future Is Near for Self-Driving Trucks on US Roads May 1, 2024 By Tom Krisher On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board....
TN VW Employees Vote Overwhelmingly to Join United Auto Workers Union April 22, 2024 By Kristin Hall and Tom Krisher CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers...
Millions of Recalled Hyundai and Kia Vehicles, With Dangerous Defect, Remain on Road April 2, 2024 By Tom Krisher In September, Hyundai and Kia issued a recall of 3.4 million of its vehicles in the United States with an...
Baltimore Port Closure Sends Companies Scrambling to Reroute Cargo April 1, 2024 By Tom Krisher, Paul Wiseman, David McHugh and Anne D'Innocenzio The stunning collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge is diverting shipping and trucking around one of the busiest ports...
Alaska Airlines’ Decision Not to Ground Boeing Jet Despite Warning Signs Comes Under Scrutiny January 10, 2024 By David Koenig, Tom Krisher and Claire Rush The decision by Alaska Airlines to stop flying one of its planes over the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii due to...