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...
U.S. Safety Agency Nixes International Car Window Rules Proposed Under Obama April 4, 2019 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday it was dropping a 2012 proposal to harmonize U.S. vehicle window...
Ford Recalls More Than 953,000 Vehicles Globally to Replace Air Bag Inflators January 7, 2019 By Tom Krisher Ford is recalling more than 953,000 vehicles worldwide to replace Takata passenger air bag inflators that can explode and hurl...
16.7 Million Recalled Takata Air Bags Still Unrepaired and on U.S. Roads December 27, 2018 By Tom Krisher More than three years after the government took over management of recalls involving dangerous Takata air bag inflators, one third...
U.S. Safety Agency Streamlines Autonomous Vehicle Approvals December 19, 2018 By David Shepardson The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Tuesday it is speeding up the process for reviewing whether automakers can deploy...