U.S. automaker Ford is recalling 350,000 vehicles over a transmission problem. The company said on Friday a clip that is designed to lock the transmission gear in place in the recalled vehicles may not fully secure itself in the appropriate position, or it could become dislodged, allowing the vehicle to shift gears on its own.
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The top legal officers from 11 states and Washington D.C. on Tuesday promised to defend federal automobile efficiency standards against a rollback proposed by the Trump administration this week. read more »
EPA threatens to revoke California's ability to set emissions standards as the Trump administration moves to abandon fuel mileage goals
The Trump administration openly threatened one of the cornerstones of California's environmental protections Monday, saying that it may revoke the state's ability under the Clean Air Act to impose stricter standards than the federal government sets for vehicle emissions.
Federal investigators said Sunday they were "unhappy" that Tesla had released information related to a fatal crash involving one of its Model X vehicles late last month.
Tesla announced late Friday that the Tesla Model X had its semiautonomous "Autopilot" mode activated moments before it slammed into a highway barrier on U.S. 101 in California on March 23, killing driver Walter Huang, 38. read more »
Volkswagen AG has paid more than $7.4 billion to buy back about 350,000 U.S. diesel vehicles through mid-February, a recent court filing shows. The German automaker has been storing hundreds of thousands of vehicles around the United States for months.
Was killed last Sunday by an Uber autonomous car that hit the 49-year-old at approximately 40mph as she was crossing the road in Tempe, Arizona. Police confirmed there was an operator in the Volvo SUV at the time of the collision, and stated that it didn't appear the car had slowed down.
First VW, then Mercedes-maker Daimler, now BMW. US law firm Hagens Berman on Tuesday launched a class-action suit against its third German carmaker, accusing BMW of manipulating emissions in diesel models. The move follows a raid of three BMW locations by German prosecutors last week.
Tens of thousands' of BMWs are violating standards: lawsuit. BMW is at least sixth carmaker accused of cheating since 2015.
More than 121 years ago, a British woman was strolling the grounds of London's Crystal Palace when she was hit by an almost experimental type of vehicle called a horseless carriage.
The fatal accident involving an Uber self-driving car cranks up pressure on the self-driving vehicle industry to prove its software and sensors are safe in the absence of strong government standards, experts in the field said.
The death of a pedestrian hit by a self-driving Uber vehicle in Arizona this week could offer a test of who can be held legally responsible for accidents when a human is no longer at the wheel.
BMW AG became the latest in a list of carmakers under investigation over suspected illegal devices to influence emissions setups in its diesel vehicles -- even as the German carmaker said it simply made a mistake.
Uber has halted testing of its autonomous vehicles across North America, the company announced, after a woman was struck and killed by one of its self-driving cars in Tempe, Ariz. early Monday.
Fiat Chrysler was denied a quick escape from a lawsuit that accuses the carmaker of rigging diesel engines with emissions control defeat devices similar to those installed in 11 million Volkswagen vehicles.
Australian Automobile Association said tests on local vehicles before and after being updated showed they were still exceeding regulations.
Hyundai is recalling nearly 155,000 Sonata midsize cars in the U.S. because the air bags may not inflate in a crash.
Some 6,000 early deaths linked to nitrogen oxides (NOx) are recorded each year in Germany, the Federal Environmental Agency said on Thursday, providing more evidence of the health hazards posed by the toxic particles mostly produced by diesel engines.
Minutes before a judge began hearing a car emissions Australian class-action, driver Robyn Richardson declared "this is the day rubber hits the road for Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda". "They will be exposed. They will be held to account for one of the gravest of environmental and consumer wrongs that we have experienced, not just in this country but globally," she told reporters on Monday outside the Federal Court in Sydney.
Car manufacturers would like to roll back standards dating from the Obama administration that mandate a deep cut in auto emissions. The rules, which require automakers to nearly double the average fuel economy of new cars and light trucks by 2025, are the single biggest step the United States has taken to combat climate change.
Two documents show that Martin Winterkorn, chief executive of Volkswagen in 2015, was informed about Dieselgate sooner than he has admitted.
