Daimler's Emissions Issues Mount With Truck Engine Sale Stop

Daimler AG halted deliveries of one type of diesel engine for trucks over their emissions setup, less than a month after recalling 774,000 autos with prohibited shutoff devices.

The engines, used in Mercedes-Benz trucks, could “slightly” exceed nitrogen oxide emissions limits under certain conditions, the Stuttgart, Germany-based carmaker said. Daimler, the world’s biggest luxury carmaker, is also the biggest commercial vehicle manufacturer. read more »

U.S. regulators grappling with self-driving vehicle security

In closed-door meetings last March, U.S. transportation regulators and others grappled with questions about whether police should have the power to disable self-driving cars and whether an automatic alert that a robo-taxi had been in a wreck could violate an occupant's privacy, a report released on Tuesday showed.

The 39-page-summary of the meetings with U.S. Transportation Department officials and industry, labor, and advocacy groups illustrated the thicket of legal, safety and social issues that have to be worked out as companies such as Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo unit and General Motors gear up to deploy self-driving cars for public use. read more »

Man who exposed 'Dieselgate': New test is step in right direction to cut emissions

The man who exposed 'Dieselgate' has told Independent Motors he hopes new tests will help cut emissions in Europe but believes we are still far more lax in enforcing regulations than the US.

John German (pictured), who with Peter Mock uncovered the VW emission cheating saga, says there's some way to go on enforcement and on getting real-world driving tests to accurately reflect the true impact of diesel engines.  read more »