by Michael Strong | Aug 20, 2019
Social media is flooded with first day of school pictures and the airwaves are equally saturated with commercials touting sales for all of the goods those kids will need to after the pics have been taken. For the older ones, shopping may include more than clothes,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 16, 2019
The demand for more advanced driver assistance systems, which could lead to autonomous vehicles, has been explosive in recent years. For every vehicle with ADAS that means automakers need a bunch of small cameras to make those systems work, and ultimately good news...
by Michael Strong | Aug 14, 2019
Ford Motor Co. plans to extend the warranty on clutch and related hardware for 560,000 Focus and Fiesta models. The move comes after reports of problems with the six-speed transmission on 2014–2016 model year versions of the cars in the United States and Canada. The...
by Michael Strong | Aug 12, 2019
Just days after reports that Heidi King, acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, would be leaving the job, she announced Monday she would be stepping down Aug. 31. King was nominated for the top job at the federal safety agency by...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 12, 2019
Karma, the automotive phoenix that rose from the ashes of the failed Fisker Automotive,has been struggling to get by with a lightly updated version of Fisker’s original plug-in hybrid, now rebadged the Revero. That said, the now Chinese-owned automaker has been giving...
by Michael Strong | Aug 7, 2019
Ford Motor Co. agreed to pay $17 million to owners of vehicles with MyFordTouch and MyLincolnTouch to settle a class-action suit. The suit was filed on behalf of owners angry about the lack of functionality of the system. More than 360,000 owners or vehicle leasees of...
by Michael Strong | Aug 7, 2019
Owners of General Motors vehicles with faulty ignition switches seeking compensation for the drop in value of those vehicles lost an important court battle after the judge in the case denied their request for monetary damages. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman handed...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 7, 2019
This story contains updated information. The former head of the New York Stock Exchange took direct aim at Tesla on Wednesday, warning that “false and misleading claims” by the automaker can make it difficult to determine what to believe. The comments by Thomas...
by Michael Strong | Aug 2, 2019
With federal safety officials conducting an investigation into the problem, Nissan is conducting a “service campaign” for 200,000 Altima sedans due to potentially faulty suspension part. A service campaign is often instituted just before a recall is issued. Owners of...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 1, 2019
Ford Motor Co., following a path blazed by many companies in Silicon Valley, is beefing up its technical expertise through acquisitions. In a blog post, Randy Visintainer, chief technical officer, Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC, confirmed this week that it had acquired,...
by Michael Strong | Jul 31, 2019
Automakers have been working diligently to overcome technical obstacles keeping self-driving cars from being a reality and now they’ve gotten some news on the legislative front that should make them happy. The House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Commerce...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 30, 2019
It’s not been a good couple weeks for the ride-sharing industry, on the whole. Cruise Automation, the General Motors autonomous technology unit, has indefinitely delayed the launch of its self-driving service. And Lyft, the second-largest U.S. ride-share operation,...
