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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.

Safety November 27, 2015

Do GM executives belong in jail?

A faulty ignition switch in tens of millions of General Motors cars, including the Chevy Cobalt, is implicated in at least 13 deaths since 2001. Yet General Motors failed to recall the vehicles for nearly a decade, despite the deaths that resulted and despite a stream of customer complaints about the stalling problem.

Auto Tech November 21, 2015

Highway drivers told to 'Use Yah Blinkah' in Boston

In a bid to get notoriously aggressive Boston drivers to use their turn signals, Massachusetts officials tried to put the message into terms that only they would understand. 

Safety November 5, 2015

First flight of Airbus A350 reopens wide-body race

The Airbus A350's maiden flight ended with a safe landing on Friday, setting the stage for intensifying competition with U.S. rival Boeing in the long-haul wide-body aircraft market.