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...
U.S. Safety Agency Investigates Air Bags Made by Takata Successor Joyson April 13, 2021 By Keith Laing The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating potentially faulty air bags made by Joyson Safety Systems, the successor...
Feds Investigating Tesla/Police Cruiser Crash in Michigan March 19, 2021 For the second time in a week, the U.S. government’s road safety agency is sending a team to investigate a...
Safety Agency Has 23 Active Tesla Crash Investigations March 19, 2021 By David Shepardson The U.S. auto safety agency disclosed on Thursday it has opened 27 investigations into crashes of Tesla vehicles, 23 of...
Reuters Exclusive: Safety Regulators Reviewed Concerns Over GM Steering Sensor March 17, 2021 By Mike Spector U.S. automotive safety regulators reviewed evidence related to an allegedly defective steering sensor that was used in roughly 778,000 older...
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...