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Night vision system coming to Volkswagen cars

Auto Tech May 7, 2018

Night vision system coming to Volkswagen cars

Night vision systems for cars have been around for several years but they're still a rarity among mainstream models.

Waymo autonomous vehicle involved in Arizona crash was in manual mode at time of incident

Auto Tech May 7, 2018

Waymo autonomous vehicle involved in Arizona crash was in manual mode at time of incident

Humans to blame all around.

Texas teen killed in crash after unbuckling seat belt to take selfie

AUTO May 5, 2018

Texas teen killed in crash after unbuckling seat belt to take selfie

The parents of Kailee Mills are raising awareness after their daughter was killed in a crash in October after taking off her seat belt.

Waymo releases dash cam video of autonomous vehicle involved in crash

Auto Tech May 5, 2018

Waymo releases dash cam video of autonomous vehicle involved in crash

Video was released Friday showing a car jumping a median and colliding with a Google-owned Waymo self-driving minivan in Arizona.

Convoy of new pickups stolen from Ram assembly plant

Safety May 4, 2018

Convoy of new pickups stolen from Ram assembly plant

Heist may have been an inside job.

Police stun man attempting to have sex with car's exhaust pipe

Safety May 3, 2018

Police stun man attempting to have sex with car's exhaust pipe

Authorities say an extremely intoxicated man who was attempting to have sex with the tailpipe of a car in central Kansas was subdued with a stun gun after he refused to stop.

Driver says bird caused him to crash fuel tanker into powerlines, but video doesn't back him up

Safety May 3, 2018

Driver says bird caused him to crash fuel tanker into powerlines, but video doesn't back him up

Cops go to the videotape.

Investigators baffled by mysterious car found hanging from Toronto bridge

Safety May 2, 2018

Investigators baffled by mysterious car found hanging from Toronto bridge

Probably a prank.

Pickup truck crushed by semi, but driver walks away

Safety May 2, 2018

Pickup truck crushed by semi, but driver walks away

Rescue crews in Washington had to free a man from his pickup truck on Monday after the vehicle collided with a semi and got stuck underneath it.

Elderly couple narrowly escape from burning car as they drive to anniversary dinner

Safety May 1, 2018

Elderly couple narrowly escape from burning car as they drive to anniversary dinner

It wasn’t the anniversary they had planned, but it’s one they’ll never forget.