Tesla Model 3 on Autopilot crashes into police car

BBC

A Tesla has crashed into a police car and another vehicle while on Autopilot in the US.

Both the police car and the other vehicle, which had broken down, were stationary at the time of the incident.

The driver told police that he put his Tesla Model 3 on Autopilot so that he could check on his dog in the back.

This is not the first time a Tesla has crashed while on Autopilot. In total, there have been at least five fatalities worldwide involving Tesla vehicles on Autopilot.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in the US is currently investigating accidents caused by Autopilot. read more »

Ford workers break their silence on faulty transmissions: 'Everybody knew'

DETROIT FREE PRESS

"Good people tried to make it work. But you can’t violate the laws of physics," engineer says of defective transmission.

They knew the truth and kept quiet.

Their secret wasn’t a secret at all in engineering, product development, research, design or manufacturing within Ford Motor Co., say seven current and former employees who worked to develop and launch the Fiesta and Focus cars that would become known for defective automatic transmissions. read more »

VW Headquarters Raided Again Amid New Diesel Cheat Accusations

MOTOR1

For all of Volkswagen’s efforts to put the calamitous Dieselgate scandal behind it, the German brand is again in the crosshairs of government officials. read more »

Daimler could face further diesel recalls, report says

AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE

Daimler could face further recalls related to manipulated diesel engines in some of its Mercedes-Benz compact models, weekly magazine Der Spiegel said on Friday, without citing sources.

Germany's transportation regulator KBA is currently investigating suspicious software used in some small diesel engines that Daimler bought from Renault, the report said. read more »

VW accused of using 'innovative' defenses in UK high court battle

THE GUARDIAN

Lawyers bring biggest class action of its kind in Britain against carmaker over emissions scandal

Volkswagen has employed a range of “progressively more innovative” arguments to claim the software fitted to millions of its vehicles is not a defeat device designed to cheat emissions tests, the high court has heard.

Lawyers representing more than 90,000 UK customers are bringing the biggest class action of its kind in Britain against the carmaker over the dieselgate emissions scandal. read more »