GM’s Cruise Recalling 950 Driverless Cars After Pedestrian Dragged in Crash November 9, 2023 By David Shepardson Cruise is recalling 950 driverless cars from the roads across the United States following a crash involving one of its...
US Probes GM’s Cruise Robocars Over Pedestrian Close Calls October 30, 2023 By Greg Bensinger General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit, Cruise, is facing multiple federal investigations over its cars’ safety, including two incidents where the...
NHTSA Probes Pedestrian Risks at GM’s Self-Driving Unit Cruise October 18, 2023 By David Shepardson and Nick Carey U.S. auto safety regulators on Tuesday opened a probe into whether General Motors’ self-driving unit Cruise is taking sufficient precautions...
NHTSA Fines Zipcar for Uncompleted Recall Rentals October 17, 2023 By David Shepardson U.S. auto safety regulators said Oct. 16 that car-sharing firm Zipcar has agreed to pay a $150,000 fine after a...
Ford Recalls Over 238,000 Explorers to Replace Axle Bolts October 16, 2023 Ford is recalling more than 238,000 Explorers in the U.S. because a rear axle bolt can fail, potentially causing a...
US Regulators Push for Recall of 52 Million Air Bag Inflators October 6, 2023 By David Shepardson U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) officials on Oct. 5 told a public hearing that the government should require...
NHTSA Expands Probe Into Ford Engine Failures to Include Nearly 709,000 Vehicles October 4, 2023 U.S. auto safety investigators have expanded a probe into Ford Motor Co. engine failures to include nearly 709,000 vehicles. The...
Automakers Delay Complying with Massachusetts Data Repair Law September 26, 2023 By David Shepardson An auto industry group said on Friday carmakers do not plan to immediately comply with a Massachusetts law requiring them...
52 Million Air Bag Inflators Should Be Recalled Over Rupture Threat: NHTSA September 6, 2023 By David Shepardson U.S. auto safety regulators said on Tuesday that 52 million air bag inflators produced by auto suppliers ARC Automotive and...
Tesla Faces More Questions From Feds on Autopilot Safety August 30, 2023 By Hyunjoo Jin and Joseph White The U.S. auto safety regulator investigating Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance system is demanding an explanation for a software change that...