Stories Tagged as
Auto safety
The hefty costs of heavier cars
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Andie Corban
and Sofia Terenzio
Jan 4, 2024
The trend of bigger, weightier vehicles — known as car bloat — has contributed to road fatalities and environmental contamination.
Progress toward a driverless future hits the brakes
Oct 27, 2023
GM's Cruise taxis were banned from California roads after the state said the driverless car company misrepresented safety data.
Adaptive headlights will soon make night driving brighter without blinding others
by
Kai Ryssdal
Sep 14, 2022
The technology, new to the U.S., can potentially make driving at night safer, says David Aylor of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Ralph Nader recalls life under surveillance by General Motors
by
David Brancaccio
and Ali Oshinskie
Sep 28, 2018
In a web exclusive, the consumer advocate explains how a run in with GM fueled his career.
If cars don't need drivers, do drivers need insurance?
by
Nova Safo
Mar 24, 2015
The auto-insurance industry could lose billions in the shift to automated cars.
To-do list: Replace exploding airbags
by
Nova Safo
Oct 21, 2014
Federal safety officials urge drivers to heed airbag recall notices.
Thanks, but no thanks: Chrysler says it won't recall 2.7 million Jeeps
Jun 5, 2013
Government regulators asked for a Jeep recall, but Chrysler said "No." Will negative public reaction outweigh the cost of an actual recall?
For public good, not for profit.
States struggle to meet new trucker safety mandate
by
Frank Morris
Jan 27, 2012
By Monday, states are supposed to start gathering proof that interstate truck drivers are healthy enough to drive and send that information to a national database. But the Monday deadline ain’t working out so well.
Steering wheel, tail pipe, black box (?!)
by
Marc Sanchez
Jan 19, 2012
Accidents will happen, and now they might get recorded