U.S. Closes Ford SUV Exhaust Odor Probe Without Seeking Recall January 23, 2023 By David Shepardson U.S. auto safety regulators on Monday closed a six-year-old investigation into 1.47 million Ford Explorer SUVs over reports of exhaust...
NHTSA Investigating if Hertz Rented Unrepaired Recalled Vehicles December 22, 2022 By David Shepardson U.S. auto safety regulators said on Tuesday they are investigating if Hertz rented unrepaired recalled vehicles to customers. The National...
Safety Probe Opened Into Autonomous Driving System in GM’s Cruise Vehicles December 16, 2022 By David Shepardson U.S. auto safety regulators said Friday they have opened a formal safety probe into the autonomous driving system in vehicles...
NHTSA Confirms New Ford Death Due to Faulty Air Bag Inflator November 17, 2022 By David Shepardson U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday confirmed a new death tied to a defective air bag inflator in a 2006...
New Data Suggests Dangerous Driving Trend Is Slowing, Slightly October 13, 2022 Preliminary traffic data provides some hope that a rash of unsafe driving habits spawned by traffic-free roads during COVID-19 business...
Tesla Recalls Nearly 1.1 Million Vehicles to Update Window Reversing Software September 22, 2022 By David Shepardson Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1 million U.S. vehicles because the window automatic reversal system may not react correctly after detecting...
U.S. Traffic Deaths in First Half 2022 Hit 16-Year High September 19, 2022 By David Shepardson U.S. traffic deaths rose 0.5% in the first half of 2022 to 20,175, the highest number killed in the period...
U.S. Seeks Information From Tesla on In-Car Camera in Autopilot Probe August 19, 2022 By David Shepardson and Hyunjoo Jin U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday asked Tesla Inc. to answer questions about its in-car camera intended to monitor driver...
U.S. Traffic Deaths Hit 20-Year-High in Early 2022 August 17, 2022 By David Shepardson U.S. traffic deaths jumped about 7% in the first three months of 2022 to 9,560, the highest number of people...
U.S. Agency Probes Tesla Crashes That Killed 2 Motorcyclists August 8, 2022 By Tom Krisher Two crashes involving Teslas apparently running on Autopilot are drawing scrutiny from federal regulators and point to a potential new...