NTSB to Hold Hearing on Two Fatal Ford Crashes Involving Driver Assistance March 11, 2026 By David Shepardson The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a March 31 hearing to determine the probable cause of two fatal crashes...
NHTSA Seeks Comment on Zoox Petition for Robotaxis Without Steering Wheels March 11, 2026 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday it is seeking public comments on Amazon.com’sself-driving unit Zoox to deploy up...
NHTSA to Hold Self-Driving Safety Forum With CEOs of Waymo, Zoox, Aurora March 6, 2026 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will hold a national autonomous vehicle safety forum that will include the CEOs of...
Ford Recalling 4.3 Million US Vehicles Over Software Issue February 27, 2026 By David Shepardson Ford Motor Thursday it is recalling 4.3 million pickup trucks and SUVs in the U.S. because a software error may...
NHTSA Expands Probe Into About 1.3 Million Ford Pickups Over Transmission Issues February 2, 2026 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it had expanded a safety-related investigation into 1.27 million Ford F-150...
Tesla Gets 5-Week Extension in Probe of Full Self-Driving Traffic Violations January 16, 2026 U.S. auto safety regulators have granted Tesla a five-week extension to respond to an investigation into whether its vehicles violated...
Volvo Cars Recalls Over 413,000 US Vehicles Due to Rearview Camera Issue January 8, 2026 Swedish automaker Volvo Cars is recalling 413,151 vehicles in the United States over an issue with the rearview camera, the...
Tesla Door Design Is Targeted by New US Automotive Safety Bill January 8, 2026 By Dana Hull and Richard Clough A US lawmaker is proposing legislation that would require manual door releases in new cars, a move to address growing...
Volkswagen, Porsche Recall Over 500,000 Vehicles With Rearview Camera Glitch January 7, 2026 Problems with the rearview mirror have forced Porsche and now parent company Volkswagen to recall over half a million vehicles...
NHTSA Probes Tesla Model 3 Emergency Door Release December 29, 2025 The U.S. auto safety regulator said it has opened a defect investigation into Tesla Model 3 compact sedans over concerns...