The Internet Can’t Wait, Not Even While We’re Driving, New US Report Shows
8 Dec 2015, 12:37 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's right there, burning in your pocket, while your palm is itching to pull it out and connect to the world wide web. If only you weren't driving right now...
US Regulators Delay Rules Concerning the Silent Nature of Electric and Hybrid Cars
26 Nov 2015, 14:08 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / We knew this stealthy feature of EVs and hybrids could also be viewed as a liability, but to willingly make something noisy seems to be against nature
Takata Engineers Altered Airbag Testing Data for 10 Years, Whistleblowers Were Ignored
25 Nov 2015, 18:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Believe it or not, Japanese engineers altered testing data of Takata airbags from 2000 to 2010. More surprisingly, the whistleblowers were completely ignored
U.S. Traffic Mortality Numbers on the Rise Because of Better Economy and Lower Gas Prices
25 Nov 2015, 10:42 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / A rise in job offers and a record low in gas prices have led American car owners to drive more, which is part of the reason more accidents happened this year
U.S. House Turns Down Proposal for Increased Vehicle Safety Funds at the Worst Possible Moment
6 Nov 2015, 10:46 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The NHTSA has had its hands full lately, and this decision by the U.S. House of Representatives can't possibly help its case over the next years
Mercedes-Benz USA Recalling Several 2008-2010 Models for Possible Faulty Airbags
5 Nov 2015, 10:04 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / As bad as the whole emissions scandal is, finding out your car's airbag might malfunction is ten times worse for the actual owner
NHTSA Fines Takata $70 Million, Accepts Payment over the Next Five Years
5 Nov 2015, 09:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The Takata airbag inflator scandal won't come to an end earlier than 2019, when all cars are expected to have proper, safe inflators on board
Crushed Tesla Model S Allegedly Saved Woman and Child, Proves the EV's Safety
26 Oct 2015, 16:38 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The images we see here were taken by a scrap yard in Norway, a place where they take the functional parts off wrecked cars and sell them
GM Fined $900 Million Over Ignition Switch Recall, Over $600 Million for the Casualties and Injured
18 Sep 2015, 16:40 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / General Motors Co. confirmed that the company has reached a settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York
Ten Automakers Will Offer Automatic Braking Systems as Standard in the US
12 Sep 2015, 14:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Over the course of the next few years, ten manufacturers will begin offering automatic braking systems as standard in the US
384,000 Honda Accord Models Going Under Scrutiny For Airbag Deployment Failure
22 Aug 2015, 10:43 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Will the Takata airbag scandal ever cool off? As it is the case right now, not for a while, and Honda is again a character in this nasty disruption
2016 Acura ILX Earns 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score From the NHTSA
22 Jul 2015, 11:25 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration tested the 2016 Acura ILX Sedan and awarded the model with a 5-star safety score overall
Fire-Prone Hummer H3s Should’ve Been Recalled As Early As 2009
14 Jul 2015, 06:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If it weren't for the NHTSA pressure, that Hummer H3 and H3T recall numbering roughly 200,000 vehicles wouldn't have been announced by General Motors
GM Ignition Switch Death Toll Rises to 121 Eligible Claims
7 Jul 2015, 13:24 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 121 dead, 251 injured, and 76 claims remaining to be reviewed. We have a hunch that the $550 million compensation fund will be depleted of its greenback
Ford Recalls 433,000 Cars Over Faulty Body Control Module
2 Jul 2015, 13:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ford is issuing a safety compliance recall for approximately 433,000 vehicles in North America, including certain 2015 Focus, C-MAX and Escape vehicles
Takata CEO Shigehisa Takada Issues Public Apology For Recall Fiasco
27 Jun 2015, 11:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Takata Corp.'s numero uno manned up and issued a public apology to the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Ford Recalls 203,500 Escape, Transit, and Transit Connect Vehicles
26 Jun 2015, 16:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ford is issuing two safety compliance recalls in North America. There are no accidents or injuries attributed to these conditions
Vehicle Safety Recall Search Tool Launched in the United Kingdom
11 Jun 2015, 14:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) and Motor Codes have launched a vehicle safety recall search tool exclusive to the British motorist
Jeep Grand Cherokee Investigated for Unintended Braking
8 Jun 2015, 08:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The NHTSA received nine complaints alleging unintended braking incidents in the 2014 model year Jeep Grand Cherokee mid-size SUV
The NHTSA Has a New Weapon to Fight Against Drunk Driving
6 Jun 2015, 09:00 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The NHTSA is working to make things safer through the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety program, or simply DADSS