Reuters Special Report: Suit Over Deadly Crash Renews Spotlight on GM Safety March 17, 2021 By Mike Spector and Benjamin Lesser On a clear afternoon in November 2014, Glenda Marie Buchanan set off in her silver Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV from her...
Safety Agency Orders Ford to Recall 3 Million Vehicles Over Takata Air Bags January 20, 2021 By David Shepardson Ford Motor Co. must recall 3 million vehicles with potentially defective driver-side Takata air bags, the U.S. auto safety regulator...
Outgoing Administration Moves to Lift Safety Restrictions for Some Autonomous Vehicles January 15, 2021 By Joseph White and David Shepardson The outgoing Trump administration said on Thursday it was issuing new rules that would allow manufacturers of automated vehicles to...
Driving Declined But Traffic Deaths Rose 13% After Lockdowns Ended January 14, 2021 By David Shepardson U.S. traffic deaths jumped dramatically after coronavirus lockdowns ended in 2020, rising 13.1% in the three months ending Sept. 30...
U.S. Automated Vehicles Testing Program Expands to 52 Participants January 13, 2021 The federal government’s program working with states and developers of automated vehicles has grown from a pilot operation to one...
Daimler to Pay $30M Penalty to End Delayed Truck Safety Recall Probe January 4, 2021 By David Shepardson Daimler AG’s North American truck unit on Thursday agreed to a $30 million U.S. civil penalty to resolve an investigation...
Hyundai, Kia To Pay $210 Million U.S. Penalty for Failure to Recall Autos December 1, 2020 By David Shepardson Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors’ U.S. units on Friday agreed to a record $210 million civil penalty after U.S....
Georgia Begins Weeklong Crackdown on Distracted Driving October 5, 2020 In an effort to get drivers to keep their eyes on the road while they’re behind the wheel, law enforcement...
House Democrats Ask Why Auto Safety Rules Are Delayed September 17, 2020 By David Shepardson Three senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday asked government auditors to study why U.S. auto safety...
Safety Agency Offers App for Alerts on Vehicle Recalls August 31, 2020 The U.S. government’s road safety agency is offering a smartphone app that will alert drivers if their vehicles are recalled....