car safety

U.S. regulators are circling after Tesla’s Robotaxi launch included unexpected behavior and potentially broken traffic laws
Tech

U.S. regulators are circling after Tesla’s Robotaxi launch included unexpected behavior and potentially broken traffic laws

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June 25, 2025
Car safety tests are still using the same 47-year-old crash test dummy modeled after a 5-foot-9 man, even though women are more likely to be injured
Tech

Car safety tests are still using the same 47-year-old crash test dummy modeled after a 5-foot-9 man, even though women are more likely to be injured

By Jeff McMurray and The Associated Press
June 23, 2025
Ford is recalling nearly 274,000 SUVs over faulty breaks that increase risk of crashes
Retail

Ford is recalling nearly 274,000 SUVs over faulty breaks that increase risk of crashes

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May 14, 2025
The top 10 car picks for 2025, as selected by Consumer Reports
Lifestyle

The top 10 car picks for 2025, as selected by Consumer Reports

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February 25, 2025
Elon Musk laughs
Politics

U.S. auto safety agency that’s probing Tesla cuts 4% of staff

By Keith Laing and Bloomberg
February 24, 2025
Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre on June 16, 2023 in Paris, France.
Tech

Tesla’s ‘self-drive’ tech accused of causing Cybertruck crash as owner urges Musk to ‘save others from the same fate or far worse’

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February 10, 2025
A toddler sits in his car seat, asleep
Retail

600,000 child car seats recalled due to potentially loose harnesses

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December 20, 2024
U.S. hits pause on massive recall of nearly 50 million automobile air bag inflators
Tech

U.S. hits pause on massive recall of nearly 50 million automobile air bag inflators

By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
December 19, 2024
U.S. to require alarms if rear passengers in cars don’t fasten their seat belts
Health

U.S. to require alarms if rear passengers in cars don’t fasten their seat belts

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December 17, 2024
The Honda logo on the front bumper of a Honda car
Retail

1.4 million Honda and Acura cars are being targeted in a federal investigation because their engines can fail

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November 11, 2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom
Politics

California’s governor vetoes bill requiring new cars to beep at speeding drivers

By Trân Nguyễn and The Associated Press
September 28, 2024
Jim Rowan, CEO of Volvo and Lee Yoon-Mo, CEO of Volvo Cars Korea pose for media during the Volvo "A New Era of Volvo Cars" press conference at The Shilla Seoul on March 14, 2023 in Seoul, South Korea.
Tech

Struggling Volvo Cars says ‘safety is our superpower’ as EV ambitions dashed by flatlining market

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September 10, 2024
Ford CEO Jim Farley holds his hands, as if he's pleading with customers to stop driving cars with old airbags
Retail

Ford and Mazda beg nearly 500,000 owners to stop driving older cars with deadly air bags

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August 13, 2024
Baby boy strapped into his car seat on a journey.
Companies

A toddler was trapped in a Tesla after its battery died without warning amid record heat waves—’safety comes last’ at Tesla, expert says

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June 20, 2024
Kia Telluride
Finance

Kia recalls 463,000 Telluride SUVs that could catch fire, warns drivers to park outdoors

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated Press
June 7, 2024

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