Alphabet’s Waymo Probed by US After Autonomous Car Incidents May 14, 2024 By Keith Laing The top US auto-safety regulator opened an investigation into Waymo, the autonomous-vehicle subsidiary of subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., after 22...
US to Require New Cars to Have Emergency Braking Systems by 2029 April 30, 2024 By David Shepardson Nearly all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the United States will be required to have automatic emergency braking...
Tesla Settles Case Over Fatal Autopilot Crash of Apple Engineer April 9, 2024 By Abhirup Roy and Aditya Soni Tesla has settled a lawsuit over a 2018 car crash that killed an Apple engineer after his Model X, operating...
Nationwide Survey Finds Distracted Driving Still an Issue April 4, 2024 A survey of passenger car and commercial drivers finds that distracted driving is still a significant safety issue, according to...
Ferrari Sued for Failing to Fix ‘Life-Threatening’ Brake Defect March 19, 2024 By Robert Burnson Ferrari NV was accused in a US lawsuit of failing to fix a “dangerous safety defect” with the brakes in...
Tesla, Rivals Get Low Marks for Automated-Driving Technology March 13, 2024 By Joseph White Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self Driving technology and nine other assisted-driving systems marketed by major automakers received “poor” ratings from...
NHTSA Opens Probe Into Emergency Braking Issues in Certain Honda Vehicles March 12, 2024 U.S. auto-safety regulators on Monday launched a preliminary probe into emergency braking issues in certain Honda vehicles following complaints of...
Tesla Runs Afoul of Font-Size Rule in 2.2 Million Electric Cars February 5, 2024 By Craig Trudell Tesla drivers no longer have to squint to read the warning lights in their electric vehicles, thanks to eagle-eyed auditors...
Crash Tests Indicate Nation’s Guardrail System Can’t Handle Heavy Electric Vehicles February 2, 2024 By Margery A. Beck Electric vehicles that typically weigh more than gasoline-powered cars can easily crash through steel highway guardrails that are not designed...
Daihatsu Loses Certification for Three Cars After Safety Scandal January 16, 2024 By Nicholas Takahashi The Japanese government has revoked certification for three Daihatsu Motor Co. vehicles after an investigation found the Toyota Motor Corp....