Insight: Tesla Drives on Autopilot Through Regulatory Limbo April 21, 2021 By Hyunjoo Jin, David Shepardson and Tina Bellon The fatal crash of a Tesla with no one apparently behind the wheel has cast a new light on the...
Police to Demand Texas Tesla Crash Data; Musk Denies Autopilot Use April 19, 2021 By David Shepardson and Hyunjoo Jin Texas police will serve search warrants on Tesla Inc. on Tuesday, April 20, to secure data from a vehicle that...
Supreme Court Rejects Ford Stance in Product Liability Venue Dispute March 26, 2021 By David Shepardson The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled against Ford Motor Co. in a case in which the second-largest U.S....
Safety Agency Has 23 Active Tesla Crash Investigations March 19, 2021 By David Shepardson The U.S. auto safety agency disclosed on Thursday it has opened 27 investigations into crashes of Tesla vehicles, 23 of...
Reuters: Feinberg to Oversee Boeing 737 $500M Victim Compensation Fund March 10, 2021 By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski Prominent attorneys Kenneth Feinberg and Camille Biros have been named to oversee a $500 million victim compensation fund for the...
U.S. Conducting Probe of 1.9M Toyota RAV4s Over Fire Risk March 2, 2021 By David Shepardson U.S. auto safety regulators on Monday said they have opened an investigation into nearly 1.9 million Toyota RAV4 sport-utility vehicles...
U.S. Fines Boeing $6.6 Million Over Safety Pact Noncompliance, Enforcement Cases February 26, 2021 By David Shepardson Boeing Co. agreed Thursday to pay $6.6 million in penalties to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after U.S. regulators said...
Aviation Regulator Sees Pandemic Bringing New Safety Risks February 24, 2021 By Tracy Rucinski and David Shepardson U.S. Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson warned on Tuesday of a changed industry in the wake of the COVID-19...
Airlines Urged to Ground 777 Jets After United Falling Debris Incident February 22, 2021 By Jamie Freed and David Shepardson Boeing Co. urged airlines to suspend the use of 777 jets with the same type of engine that shed debris...
GM Settles With California Over Ignition Switch Statements for $5.75M February 16, 2021 By David Shepardson General Motors Co. agreed to a $5.75 million settlement to resolve allegations it made false statements to California’s largest pension...