Biden Auto Safety Nominee Vows to Address Jump in Traffic Deaths December 16, 2021 By David Shepardson President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as the top auto safety regulator will vow to address the massive increase in...
Biden to Nominate Cliff to Head Auto Safety Agency October 20, 2021 By David Shepardson President Joe Biden plans to nominate the No. 2 auto safety official and a former California Air Resources Board official...
U.S. Auto Safety Agency Faces Backlog of Rules and Missed Deadlines October 19, 2021 By Hope Yen and Tom Krisher After their 16-year-old daughter died in a car crash, David and Wendy Mills wondered whether she would be alive if...
Here’s Why Auto Safety Investigators Are Still Probing Takata Air Bag Inflators September 22, 2021 By David Shepardson and Paul Lienert Why are U.S. auto safety regulators opening a new investigation into Takata air bag inflators installed in millions of vehicles...
Traffic Deaths Up 10.5% in First Three Months of 2021 September 2, 2021 By David Shepardson New data shows a sustained increase in U.S. traffic deaths that regulators ascribe to impaired driving, speeding, a failure to...
Safety Regulator Reports 12th Tesla Autopilot Car Crash Involving Emergency Vehicle September 2, 2021 By David Shepardson U.S. auto safety regulators on Wednesday said they had identified a 12th crash involving Tesla Inc. vehicles using advanced driver...
Safety Agency Opens Preliminary Probe of Mercedes Delivery Vans Used by Amazon August 6, 2021 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it has opened a preliminary investigation into reports some 2019 Mercedes-Benz...
Tesla Loses Top Safety Rankings From IIHS, Consumer Reports June 1, 2021 By Tom Krisher Two key groups that offer automobile safety ratings are yanking their top endorsements from some Tesla vehicles because the company...
Senators File Bill to Mandate Driver Monitoring Systems April 27, 2021 By David Shepardson Three Democratic U.S. senators on Monday said they are introducing legislation that would require U.S. regulators to mandate installation of...
19th U.S. Death Tied to Takata Air Bag Reported in South Carolina April 22, 2021 By David Shepardson Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it had confirmed the 19th U.S. death tied to a ruptured Takata air bag...