U.S. to Publicly Share Autonomous Vehicle Testing Data June 15, 2020 By David Shepardson U.S. auto safety regulators will unveil on Monday a voluntary effort to collect and make available nationwide data on existing...
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...
Self-Driving EasyMile Shuttles Suspended After Passenger Injury in Ohio February 26, 2020 U.S. vehicle safety regulators on Feb. 25 said they had ordered a suspension of passenger operations for 16 autonomous shuttles...
Safety Board Hits Tesla Autopilot Design, Regulator’s ‘Misguided’ Approach February 26, 2020 By David Shepardson The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday sharply criticized Tesla Inc.’s lack of system safeguards in a fatal 2018 Autopilot...
Lawmakers Urged to Help U.S. Keep Up with China on Autonomous Vehicles February 12, 2020 By David Shepardson A U.S. House panel on Tuesday heard from advocates of imposing stricter safeguards for self-driving cars as part of any...
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...
Replacing Car Mirrors With High-Tech Cameras May be Closer Than It Appears October 10, 2019 By Ryan Beene Drivers in the U.S. may one day no longer have to crane their necks to check their blind spots if...
Automakers Call for Urgency in Advancing U.S. Rules for Self-Driving Vehicles August 30, 2019 By David Shepardson Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc, on Thursday urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)...
Tesla Under U.S. Scrutiny Over Safety Claims August 7, 2019 By Supantha Mukherjee and David Shepardson Tesla Inc. received a cease-and-desist letter last year from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for making misleading...
Selective Insurance Launches Auto Recall Alert System May 22, 2019 Selective Insurance Company of America, the lead insurance company of Selective Insurance Group, Inc., is working with its independent insurance...