U.S. Tells Auto Makers They Don’t Have to Recall 56 Million Takata Air Bag Inflators May 7, 2020 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday it will not require automakers to recall 56 million additional Takata...
How Car Makers Are Doing with Voluntary Accord to Install Automatic Braking Systems December 20, 2019 Three years ahead of schedule, four vehicle manufacturers— Tesla, Volvo, Audi and Mercedes— have already met their voluntary commitment under...
Auto Safety Advocates Oppose FCC Plan for Sharing Unused Spectrum With Wi-Fi November 21, 2019 By David Shepardson A little-used block of spectrum set aside for auto safety should be split to accommodate the rapidly growing number of...
U.K. Telematics Insurer Finds Motorists 32% More Likely to Crash on Friday the 13th September 13, 2019 Analysis of almost five billion miles of driving data and associated claims in the U.K. shows that Friday is the...
Tesla Autopilot Design, Plus Driver Error, to Blame for 2018 Crash: Safety Board September 5, 2019 By David Shepardson The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Wednesday cited driver errors and Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot design as the probable cause...
Tesla’s Autopilot System Confuses Drivers About Extent of Automation: Safety Report June 21, 2019 By Kyle Lahucik Automakers including Tesla Inc. are stoking confusion among motorists by choosing names for their automated-driving systems that wrongly suggest they’re...
Insurance Institute Calls for Rear Seat Safety Upgrades April 29, 2019 The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says in a new report that safer restraint systems are needed for the back...
U.S. Safety Agency Nixes International Car Window Rules Proposed Under Obama April 4, 2019 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday it was dropping a 2012 proposal to harmonize U.S. vehicle window...
Volvo Hopes to Deploy Sensors to Detect Drunk Drivers, Making Insurance Less Pricey March 21, 2019 By Niclas Rolander Volvo Cars is planning to fit its next generation of autos with cameras and sensors that will detect drunk or...
Honda to Re-Recall 1 Million Cars in U.S. to Replace Faulty Air Bag Parts March 12, 2019 By Ryan Beene Honda Motor Co. will recall more than a million vehicles in the U.S. to replace a batch of faulty air...