Auto Tech May 3, 2016 Google's self-driving just car got pulled over for driving too slow Fast and furious? No, slow and steady.
Safety May 2, 2016 Honda fined $70M for not reporting death, injury complaints The Obama administration said Thursday it is fining Honda $70 million -- the largest civil penalty levied against an automaker -- for not reporting to regulators some 1,729 complaints that its vehicles caused deaths and injuries, and for not reporting warranty claims.
Safety May 2, 2016 Takata employees repeatedly reported issues with air bag tests For a decade, Takata employees in the U.S. raised concerns internally about misleading testing reports on air bags that later became prone to explosions.
Safety April 14, 2016 85 million unrecalled Takata inflators still in cars being driven in US About 85 million Takata air bag inflators that haven't been recalled are inside cars and trucks now being driven in the U.S. and would have to be replaced if the company can't prove they are safe, the government said Wednesday.
Auto Tech March 15, 2016 Driverless cars: Google gets bus-detecting patent a month after it hit a bus When one of Google's driverless cars experienced a rendezvous with a city bus on Valentine's Day last month, the encounter was anything but amorous.
Auto Tech March 11, 2016 Mass adoption of self-driving cars could save 20,000 Americans a year Envisioning a Minority Report-esqe future where automated cars rule the roads.
Tesla March 11, 2016 Federal government decides not to investigate Tesla electric car fire U.S. auto safety regulators have decided not to open a formal investigation into the Oct. 2 fire that damaged a Tesla electric car near Seattle.
Auto Tech March 11, 2016 Distracted driving: New York to introduce ‘Text Stops’ along state highways Do you check your handset for messages while driving?
Parts December 20, 2015 Faulty Takata air bags trigger largest auto recall in US history Federal transportation officials announced Tuesday that Japanese company Takata Corp. has agreed to recall roughly 34 million vehicles because of defective air bags, in the largest auto recall in U.S. history.
Nissan December 11, 2015 Toyota, Honda, Nissan announce recall of more than 2 million vehicles over air bag issue No injuries have been reported related to the problem.
