Uber Gets Mixed Reaction to Public Report on Sex Assaults. Now What? December 9, 2019 By Cathy Bussewitz and Tom Krisher A day after Uber revealed that more than 3,000 riders and drivers were sexually assaulted last year while using its...
Recent Airline Crashes Don’t Reflect Aviation Safety Record May 10, 2019 By David Koenig and Tom Krisher With plane crashes making headlines recently, one in Florida with no fatalities and another in Russia that killed dozens, travelers...
5 Reasons Autonomous Cars Won’t Be Available Anytime Soon February 18, 2019 By Tom Krisher In the world of autonomous vehicles, Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley are bustling hubs of development and testing. But ask those...
Auto Loan Delinquencies Keep Rising But Economists Hold Off on Alarm February 14, 2019 By Tom Krisher Borrowers are behind in their auto loan payments in numbers not seen since delinquencies peaked at the end of 2010,...
Ford Recalls More Than 953,000 Vehicles Globally to Replace Air Bag Inflators January 7, 2019 By Tom Krisher Ford is recalling more than 953,000 vehicles worldwide to replace Takata passenger air bag inflators that can explode and hurl...
16.7 Million Recalled Takata Air Bags Still Unrepaired and on U.S. Roads December 27, 2018 By Tom Krisher More than three years after the government took over management of recalls involving dangerous Takata air bag inflators, one third...
Safety Board Seeks to Mandate Anti-Lock Brakes, Stability Controls on U.S. Motorcycles September 13, 2018 By Tom Krisher A federal safety agency is recommending that all new motorcycles built for road use in the U.S. have anti-lock brakes...
IIHS Tests Expose Risks of Semi-Autonomous Driving Systems August 9, 2018 By Tom Krisher Cars and trucks with electronic driver assist systems may not see stopped vehicles and could even steer you into a...
Deploying Technology, Security Measures to Fight Weaponization of Autos December 28, 2017 By Lisa Marie Pane and Tom Krisher A deadly attack this month in Melbourne, Australia, in which a man plowed an SUV into a crowd of Christmas...
California-based Uber Loses Officials, Faces Major Changes June 15, 2017 By Tom Krisher and Barbara Ortutay Freewheeling Uber faces major change. Its board is cracking down, its founder and CEO is stepping away indefinitely, and the...