Auto News: Hyundai Recalls 53,000 Vehicles With Dual-Clutch Transmissions, 11 More Crash Deaths Are Linked To Automated-Tech Vehicles

Hyundai Recalls 53,000 Vehicles with Dual-Clutch Transmissions

CAR AND DRIVER

Hyundai issued a recall through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTSHA) over a potential malfunction found in six models' high-pressure transmission oil pump. Specifically, the recall affects models equipped with Hyundai's eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission (DCT). Filings with NHTSA detail improper fail-safe software logic when oil pump faults are detected, leading to total loss of drive power. read more »

11 more crash deaths are linked to automated-tech vehicles

AP

Eleven people were killed in U.S. crashes involving vehicles that were using automated driving systems during a four-month period earlier this year, according to newly released government data, part of an alarming pattern of incidents linked to the technology. read more »