Nation Nov 09 Technology to stop drunken driving among new car safety mandates from Congress By Hope Yen, Tom Krishner, Associated Press
Nation Apr 08 Experts caution self-driving cars not ready for roads WASHINGTON -- Self-driving cars are more likely to hurt than help public safety because of unsolved technical issues, engineers and safety advocates told the government Friday, countering a push by innovators to speed government approval. By Joan Lowy, Associated Press
Nation Apr 01 Here’s a first impression of driving in a Tesla Model 3 Hari Sreenivasan spoke to The Verge deputy editor of Chris Ziegler, who had a chance to ride in the Model 3 at its opening exhibition, about his first impressions. By Andrew Small
Nation Mar 18 Automakers agree to put automatic braking in cars by 2022 WASHINGTON -- Automatic braking will be standard in most cars and light trucks within six years and on heavier SUVs and pickup trucks within eight years under an agreement that transportation officials and automakers announced on Thursday. By Joan Lowy, Associated Press
Nation Jun 02 Watch 6:22 Massive airbag recall could take months to notify owners, years to fix The largest auto recall in U.S. history has affected 11 major auto companies, 34 million vehicles and dozens of models. It could take the manufacturer Takata two years to make all the replacements. So what’s an owner of one of… By PBS News Hour
Apr 24 Photos: Auto sketches from Detroit’s golden era you were never meant to see By Margaret Myers Detroit inspired the nation with its innovative auto designs of the 1950s and 60s. But most of those designs were never released by the automakers. Like most of the early-stage artwork created by Detroit's design studios, they’ve been destroyed. The… Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 5:28 How automakers and car buyers are responding to low gas prices By PBS News Hour Since last year’s Detroit Auto Show, gas prices have dropped by nearly a third. With the new lower prices, demand has gone up for big new SUVs and sedans, but automakers have also switched gears to develop more fuel-efficient cars. Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch What consumers should know about the Takata airbag recalls By PBS News Hour Automakers have recalled more than 50 million vehicles in 2014. The latest wave impacts certain cars with defective airbags from the Japanese company Takata. The airbags, which can can rupture and blast metal debris, have been linked to at least… Continue watching
Sep 16 Safety agency mishandled GM recall, House panel says By Joan Lowy, Tom Krishner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A House committee has determined that the government's auto safety agency should have discovered General Motors' faulty ignition switches seven years before the company recalled 2.6 million cars to fix the deadly problem. Continue reading
Sep 15 GM ignition switch death toll likely to climb above 19 people By Murrey Jacobson General Motors may have so far only acknowledged 13 driver deaths due to its multiple problems with ignition switches and air bags, but the independent compensation administrator hired by the company said today there are at least 19 deaths likely… Continue reading