Latest Tesla Safety Probe Involves 115,000 Vehicles Over Front Suspension November 30, 2020 By David Shepardson The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Friday said it had opened a formal investigation into around 115,0000...
Traffic Deaths Fell But Fatality Rate Spiked During Coronavirus Lockdowns October 2, 2020 U.S. traffic deaths fell during the coronavirus lockdowns but drivers engaged in riskier behavior as the fatality rate spiked to...
Federal Auto Safety Agencies Face Scrutiny by Inspector General August 12, 2020 By David Shepardson The Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General said on Tuesday it would audit oversight of U.S. vehicle safety standards, noting...
Profit-Driven Automakers Race to Next Level of Not Quite Self-Driving Cars July 15, 2020 By Ben Klayman and Paul Lienert Autopilot, ProPilot, CoPilot: Automakers have many names for new systems that allow for hands-free driving, but no safety or performance...
Tesla, Drivers, Regulators All to Blame for Fatal Crash, Says Safety Board March 23, 2020 By Tom Krisher The National Transportation Safety Board says two drivers, Tesla and lax regulation of new partially automated driving systems are to...
U.S. Agency Rewrite of Rules Will Speed Up Arrival of Self-Driving Cars March 17, 2020 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Tuesday it was proposing sweeping changes to U.S. safety requirements to speed...
Feds to Investigate Deadly Tesla Crash in California January 3, 2020 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating the crash of a speeding Tesla that killed two people in a...
Auto Safety Test Pits Traditional Car Mirrors v. Rear/Side Cameras August 28, 2019 By Bryan Pietsch The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to test how drivers could use cameras to replace traditional rearview mirrors...
Congress Looks to Jump Start Stalled Driverless Vehicle Bill July 31, 2019 By David Shepardson Two key committees in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday said they will revive efforts to pass long-stalled legislation to speed...
Study Questions Safety Claims About Tesla Autopilot’s Steering Feature February 14, 2019 By Ryan Beene An analysis of government data disputes a finding by safety regulators and promoted by Tesla Inc. that crash rates of...