Safety

How do you handle the point of no return?

We learn a lot about ourselves when things go sideways

New tech features can cause headaches for buyers

Some features were rated as "not necessary.

Another beep in the cockpit? Speeders in California may hear it after 2030

Gov. Gavin Newsom has until end of the month to make it law

Philadelphia woman using Ford BlueCruise charged with DUI homicides

Another grim reminder that driver assist systems have to be monitored at all times

U.S. reports 28th death caused by exploding Takata airbag inflators that spew shrapnel

Honda reiterates the need for you to check whether your car has been recalled

Junkyard Gem: 1976 Volvo 244 DL

An early Volvo 240 sedan with automatic and A/C, at rest in Colorado

Experts say Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system is dangerous

'This thing is not at a point where it can go anywhere'

Children's book to blame for fire inside car, North Carolina officials say

The book contained a button battery that was likely lithium

Ford recalls Explorer Police models for potential engine fires

85,238 vehicles are included in the recall

Mercedes-Benz chief in South Korea meeting apartment building residents after EV fire

Garage fire spread to 140 cars, sent residents to shelters

Preliminary evaluation of front suspension failure in Tesla vehicles closed by NHTSA

NHTSA said closure of the evaluation does not mean there were no safety issues

Ford and Mazda again urge owners to have their old Takata airbag inflators replaced

There are still 374,300 of these faulty inflators in the US, Ford says

South Korea to hold emergency meeting after EV fires raise safety concerns

A recent fire damaged 140 cars and sent 23 people to the hospital

NTSB seeks information from Tesla on fatal Cybertruck crash and fire in Texas

Driver's death may be the first in a Cybertruck

Utah lowers DUI BAC limit to 0.05; NHTSA says fatal crashes there drop 20%

There's a whole lot more to this story, though ...

Tesla sued by family of motorcyclist killed in Autopilot crash

Lawsuit calls FSD 'defective and inadequate'

NHTSA moves toward a forced recall of 51 million airbag inflators

One manufacturer has refused a voluntary recall, and the other company got sold

Tesla in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist was using 'Full Self-Driving'

'The vehicle lurched forward as it accelerated and collided with the motorcycle'

A sharp decline in police traffic stops has compromised road safety

NYT draws a line between fewer stops, fewer tickets and the increase in traffic deaths

Tesla recalls 1.8 million U.S. vehicles over hood latch issue

Cars could fail to warn drivers that the hood's open, but there's an OTA software fix