VW agrees to $3.5 mln diesel emissions settlement with Ohio

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Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with Ohio over claims the German automaker violated state laws by manipulating vehicle computer software in its vehicles to mask carbon dioxide emissions, the state attorney general said. read more »

IIHS to rate advanced driver assist systems: Not a single technology would pass today

CNET

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is ready to add another element to its crash and safety tests: advanced driver assist systems. With the addition, the IIHS will now rate these systems, which rank Level 2 on the SAE Scale of Autonomy, on a scale similar to other facets of its roster of tests with a Good, Acceptable, Marginal or Poor grade. read more »