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Virginia sheriff's office says Tesla was running on Autopilot moments before tractor-trailer crash

Virginia authorities have determined that a Tesla was operating on its Autopilot system and was speeding in the moments leading to a crash with a crossing tractor-trailer last July that killed the Tesla driver

The Independent UK

US agency takes first step toward requiring new vehicles to prevent drunk or impaired driving

U.S. auto safety regulators say they have taken the first step toward requiring devices in vehicles that prevent drunk or impaired driving

The Independent UK

Porsche Recalls 53 Caymans And Boxsters Because Their Spoilers Extend Too Far

There are probably some owners who wouldn't mind a taller wing on their Boxster or Cayman. But Porsche isn't having it.

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Slow down! As deaths and injuries mount, new calls for technology to reduce speeding

Safety advocates want all cars to come with technology that can tell drivers when they're speeding — or even force them to slow down. But the auto industry is not rushing to embrace it.

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Safety regulators investigating after Takata air bag inflator in BMW blows apart, injuring driver in Chicago

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says BMW is recalling 486 SUVs after the driver was seriously on Oct. 23. BMW blamed a welding defect and said it is limited to a small lot of inflators.

Chicago Sun-Times

US agency to watch unrecalled Takata inflators after one blows apart, injuring a driver in Chicago

U.S. auto safety regulators say they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air bag inflators after one of them exploded in a BMW and hurled metal fragments that seriously injured a driver in Chicago

The Independent UK

Almost 73,000 Second-Gen Chevrolet Volt PHEVs Probed For Power Loss

The NHTSA received 61 complaints from owners regarding loss of motive power, reduced power state, and failure to restart.

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Ford Recalls 45,000 Cars Over Faulty Door Latches

The Ford recall follows its 2020 recall for the same issue. Here's what to know.

Kiplinger

BMW recalls SUVs after Takata air bag inflator blows apart, hurling shrapnel and injuring driver

BMW is recalling a small number of SUVs in the U.S. because the driver’s air bag inflators can blow apart in a crash, hurling metal shrapnel and possibly injuring or killing people

The Independent UK

Used-car dealers keep selling vehicles despite safety recalls. We found dozens for sale.

There’s no federal law to keep them from selling used vehicles with open, unaddressed recalls for defects that could kill you. What we found available might surprise you.

Chicago Sun-Times

Feds Want Automakers To Install Anti-Speeding Devices In Cars

It’s just a recommendation for now.

Motor1

Your Tesla Model S Or X Might Have The Wrong Steering Wheel Airbag

Tesla’s yoke steering wheel saga continues, and not in a good way.

InsideEVs

Why decorating your steering wheel with rhinestones is a bad idea

Rhinestone embelished steering wheels have been linked to at least one serious injury where a driver was blinded in one eye

The Independent UK

Toyota is not advising people to park recalled RAV4 SUVs outdoors despite reports of engine fires

Toyota is not advising owners of 1.9 million recalled RAV4 SUVs to park them outdoors, even though U.S. safety investigators have four complaints about engine fires that can start with the vehicles’ ignitions turned off

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Tesla Recalls Plummet From 3.8M Vehicles In 2022 To 440,000 So Far In 2023

The sharp decline may suggest a significant improvement in quality control and production standards, something Tesla pledged to implement at Investor Day 2023.

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2024 Tesla Cybertruck VINs Reveal Two Weight Ratings For Dual-Motor, Tri-Motor Versions

The Tesla Cybertruck recently appeared on the NHTSA's 2024 Model Year VIN Decoder, revealing some interesting details about the powertrain and weight.

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Ford Recalls 35,000 Mustang Mach-Es Citing Battery System Hazard

DC fast charging and repeated wide-open pedal events can cause the high-voltage battery main contactors in the Ford Mustang Mach-E to overheat.

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Elon Musk is monitoring your yawns and blinks to prevent you from falling asleep at the wheel with Tesla's Driver Drowsiness Warning

The number of fatalities involving drowsy drivers in 2021, the most recent year available, was 684, or 1.6% of the year’s total fatalities, per the NHTSA.

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More Headaches For GM's Cruise As NHTSA Probes Pedestrian Risks

NHTSA said its Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received two reports of incidents involving Cruise autonomous vehicles where pedestrians were injured.

The Independent UK

Zipcar fined after allowing customers rent vehicles with open, unrepaired recalls

Zipcar has been slapped with a $300,000 fine after U.S. regulators found that the car-sharing company allowed customers to rent vehicles with open recalls, violating federal motor safety law

The Independent UK

The US government seems ready to order a recall of millions of air bag inflators for safety concerns

The U.S. government appears poised to order a recall of millions of air bag inflators due to a manufacturing flaw that could send metal shrapnel rocketing through a car interior

The Independent UK

Probe into Ford engine failures expanded to include nearly 709,000 vehicles

U.S. auto safety investigators have expanded a probe into Ford Motor Co. engine failures to include nearly 709,000 vehicles

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NHTSA "Catastrophic Engine Failure" Probe Expanded To 700K Fords, Lincolns

The Ford Edge, Explorer, and F-150 models with EcoBoost engines are now also affected.

InsideEVs

Here's How The Tesla Cybertruck Holds Up In A Crash Test

A drone pilot released pictures from a flyover revealing a crash-tested Tesla Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas.

The Independent UK

US expands probe into Ford engine failures to include two motors and nearly 709,000 vehicles

U.S. auto safety investigators have expanded a probe into Ford Motor Co. engine failures to include nearly 709,000 vehicles

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