Safety

Two U.S. senators call for Tesla recalls after Reuters investigation

Senators Blumenthal (CT) and Markey (MA) are at the heart of the push

An abused wife took on Tesla over tracking tech. She lost

What should automakers do when an ex could be stalking you but he co-owns the car?

IIHS: Crash prevention systems need to be better at avoiding motorcycles, trucks

The systems help, but they don't avoid as many crashes as with another car

Swedish regulator investigates Tesla suspension failures

Tesla blamed owners for failures of parts it knew were defective, Reuters reveals

Best cars for snow and ice in 2023 and 2024

First, buy winter tires. Second, read this list.

4.5 million Hondas, Acuras are being recalled worldwide to fix a fuel pump defect

2.5 million are in the U.S, with more than 20 models are affected

Toyota's Daihatsu unit halts all vehicle shipments over widespread safety cheating

Involves 64 models, including cars Daihatsu built for Toyota, Mazda and Subaru in Japan

1 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles recalled for potential airbag problem

The passenger-side airbag might not deploy in a crash

Special report: Tesla blamed drivers for failures of parts it long knew were defective

Problems are widespread, with techs instructed to blame 'vehicle misuse'

Ford had another big year for recalls, but there's a reason why that's a good thing

It recalled 5.7 million vehicles

Turquoise lights on the outside mean the Mercedes is driving itself

Blue-green markers signal the autonomous system is active

BMW drivers get more DUIs than owners of other brands

The German automaker's drivers were number one by a wide margin

Study: Ram has the worst drivers of any auto brand

Tesla and Subaru drivers aren't much better

Top U.S. auto safety official will leave NHTSA

Her time was up, as the agency has long gone without a Senate-confirmed administrator

Range Rovers become thief magnets, causing values to plummet

Thieves are becoming as sophisticated as the cars they steal

GM Cruise will cut one-quarter of its workforce

GM says it's on 'a more deliberate path forward, with safety as the north star'

IIHS: Only three luxury SUVs perform well in new test

The updated format checks how rear-seat passengers fare in a frontal offset crash

NHTSA's proposal to require anti-drunk-driving tech is up for public comment

Continuous testing is meant to prevent cheating, but the risk of false positives remains

U.S. opens investigation into 447,000 VW, Audi vehicles for fuel leaks

A 2016 recall of the VW Golf and Audi A3 may not have fixed the problem

Ram recalls over 142,000 pickups due to faulty turn signal stalk

You might end up turning on the high beams when signaling