Tesla Loses Top Safety Rankings From IIHS, Consumer Reports June 1, 2021 By Tom Krisher Two key groups that offer automobile safety ratings are yanking their top endorsements from some Tesla vehicles because the company...
Tesla Owner Got into Driver’s Seat Before Deadly Texas Crash: NTSB May 12, 2021 By Tom Krisher Home security camera footage shows that the owner of a Tesla got into the driver’s seat of the car shortly...
GM Says It Has Software Fix for Electric Car Bolt’s Battery Fires April 30, 2021 By Tom Krisher Engineers at General Motors have figured out how to fix a battery problem with the Chevrolet Bolt electric hatchback that...
Automakers Support Guidelines for Advertising Partially Automated Vehicles April 29, 2021 By Tom Krisher and Michael Liedtke DETROIT —The trade association representing most major automakers is offering guidelines for manufacturers to advertise partially automated driving systems and...
Tesla Drives Under Semitrailer in Detroit; Feds to Investigate Crash March 18, 2021 By Tom Krisher The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is sending a team to Detroit to investigate a crash involving a Tesla that...
Safety Technologies Could Stop 40% of Big Truck Rear Crashes: Study November 2, 2020 By Tom Krisher Safety features such as automatic emergency braking and forward collision warnings could prevent more than 40% of crashes in which...
Crew on Boat Where Fire Killed 34 in California Had No Emergency Training September 18, 2020 By Stefanie Dazio and Tom Krisher Crew members on a dive boat say they were never instructed on emergency procedures before a predawn fire swept through...
Insurance Group Says Safety Technologies Could Stop 40% of Big Truck Rear Crashes September 4, 2020 By Tom Krisher Safety features such as automatic emergency braking and forward collision warnings could prevent more than 40% of crashes in which...
Liability Waivers Not Always Effective But Employers Take ‘Better Safe Than Sorry’ View June 17, 2020 By Tom Krisher and Mark Sherman As businesses reopen across the U.S. after coronavirus shutdowns, many are requiring customers and workers to sign forms saying they...
Tesla, Drivers, Regulators All to Blame for Fatal Crash, Says Safety Board March 23, 2020 By Tom Krisher The National Transportation Safety Board says two drivers, Tesla and lax regulation of new partially automated driving systems are to...