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Takata airbag victim looked like she had been stabbed
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Honda We generally take certain principals for granted. The more water you drink, for example, the healthier you'll be. The more time you spend reading car news on...
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TX guardrail manufacturer found guilty of defrauding federal government
Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety The ongoing safety fight over a specific type of guardrail end terminals (not necessarily pictured above) has reached its first of perhaps many verdicts. Trinity...
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NHTSA releases updated Takata airbag recalled cars list, but it still has errors
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Honda, Infiniti, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Pontiac, Subaru, Toyota Unfortunately, the government's list still contains errors. The National...
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Why China is more eager for self-driving cars than the West
Filed under: Safety, Technology Nielsen statistics show Chinese consumers are more interested in autonomous technology than the US and Germany. China's auto market continues to grow, and it's having an...
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Motorists losing right to see automated license-plate reader data [w/videos]
Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety, Police/Emergency Law enforcement agencies know a lot about the whereabouts and daily habits of millions of American motorists through the use of automated...
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In the future, you might be able to stop car thieves with a text message...
Filed under: Aftermarket, Safety, Technology, Videos As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention. Faced with a family member's carjacking, entrepreneur Kelvin Macharia Kuria wanted to do...
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Berkeley findings says motorcycle lane-splitting safer than ever [w/video, poll]
Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety, Motorcycle The latest study seems to indicate that riders are better off splitting lanes than ever before. In some parts of the US, the concept of a motorcycle...
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NHTSA undergoing Congressional scrutiny over Takata scandal
Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety With the Takata airbag debacle still yet to be resolved, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has found itself in hot water again. Parties both from...
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GM approval for ignition-switch death claims hits 30
Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety, GM With nearly 1,600 claims in the General Motors faulty ignition switch compensation fund as of Friday, The Detroit News is reporting the company has so far...
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Nissan rolls Versa Note inside world's largest zorb [w/video]
Filed under: Budget, Marketing/Advertising, Safety, Hatchback, Nissan With features like lane departure warning, blind spot monitoring and moving object detection bundled into its Safety Shield suite,...
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Aging, obese crash test dummies in development to replicate US population
Filed under: Safety, Technology America's well-publicized weight problem and aging population of baby boomers is collaborating to bring about a change in the humble crash test dummy, as automakers and...
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Guardrail manufacturer halts sales of impaling terminals pending tests
Filed under: Government/Legal, SafetyThe controversy over the ET-Plus guardrail end terminals has deepened as Texas-based Trinity Industries has now announced that it will stop selling the problematic...
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Ford gives police chiefs tech to surveil officers in their own cars
Filed under: Safety, Technology, Ford, Police/Emergency Police officers certainly have a difficult job in keeping the streets safe, but as public employees in positions of authority, there is still a...
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Why basing car recalls on geography is stupid
Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety Geographic or regional recalls - the practice of recalling vehicles based on their geographic location - may seem to make sense. After all, why recall a...
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Chrysler recalling 382k Ram HD diesel pickups, 184k SUVs
Filed under: Truck, Recalls, Safety, Work, Diesel, Ram Between GM's ignition switches and Takata's airbags, it's been a big year for recalls, but they keep rolling in. The latest comes from Chrysler,...
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Bicyclist deaths spike on US roads
Filed under: Safety While the roads might be getting just a little safer for motorcycle riders, their two-wheeled compatriots on bicycles appear not to be so lucky. A recent study sponsored by the...
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Chinese protesting VW recall fix nationwide
Filed under: Sedan, China, Recalls, Safety, Hatchback, Volkswagen This is unquestionably the year of the recall in the United States with an estimated 544 campaigns so far (and counting) that cover...
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Ford recalling 205k Edge and Lincoln MKX units for possible corrosion
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Crossover, Ford, Canada After the horrible weather last winter, it's hard to look forward for the season to return this year. For those readers in much of the country, the...
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Obama administration eyeing new NHTSA boss after safety lapses
Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hasn't had much to celebrate this year. The botched handling of major recall campaigns from General...
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Infiniti SUV recall marks latest chapter in Takata airbag saga
Filed under: SUV, Recalls, Safety, Infiniti, Luxury Automotive parts maker Takata is having a rough year with millions of vehicles equipped with its airbag inflators being recalled. However, it looks...
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