NHTSA Ends Probe Into Tesla Remote Driving Feature After Software Updates April 6, 2026 By David Shepardson and Akash Sriram The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it closed a probe into nearly 2.6 million Tesla vehicles...
Hands-Free Driving Systems Do Not Improve Safety, NTSB Says April 6, 2026 By Josh Funk The systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel are convenient but don’t improve safety because people...
Toyota’s China JVs Recall 560,000 SUVs Over Seat Safety Risk March 30, 2026 By Bloomberg News Toyota Motor Corp.’s Chinese joint ventures are recalling more than 560,000 sport utility vehicles to fix a defect in the...
Hyundai Recalls 58,000 Palisade SUVs in South Korea Over Automatic Seat Problem March 24, 2026 By Hyunjoo Jin South Korea’s transport ministry announced on Tuesday the recall of 58,000 Hyundai Motor Palisade hybrid sport utility vehicles nationwide over...
Hyundai Says More Injuries Tied to SUV Rear Power Seat Recall March 23, 2026 By David Shepardson Hyundai Motor said on March 20 it has reports of four minor injuries because rear power seats in new Palisade...
NHTSA Upgrades Probe into 3.2M Teslas Over Self-Driving Crashes March 20, 2026 By Akash Sriram and David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday escalated its probe into 3.2 million Tesla vehicles with Full Self-Driving driver-assistance...
NTSB to Hold Hearing on Two Fatal Ford Crashes Involving Driver Assistance March 11, 2026 By David Shepardson The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a March 31 hearing to determine the probable cause of two fatal crashes...
Carmakers Push Toward ‘Eyes-Off’ Driving, Raising Questions of Safety, Liability February 23, 2026 By Nora Eckert and Abhirup Roy Automakers are racing toward a key milestone on the long road to fully driverless cars: systems that let drivers take...
Auto Safety Bill Targeting Electric Doors Advances in US House February 12, 2026 By Kara Carlson US lawmakers agreed to advance an automotive safety bill that would require manual releases in new vehicles with electrically powered...
China’s Nio Recalls Record 246,229 Cars Over Software Problem February 10, 2026 China’s Nio is recalling 246,229 vehicles due to a software issue that poses safety hazards, marking the largest recall by...