Safety equipment (Airbags, Seat Belts, etc.)BMW to recall 570,000 vehicles in North AmericaFeb. 19, 2013 06:01 CET  BMW has told safety regulators it will recall about 570,000 vehicles in the United States and Canada because of a faulty battery cable connector that can fail and cause an engine to stall.... Read More »
BMW recall is its largest ever in U.S. 8:01 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 18, 2013  BMW has told safety regulators it will recall about 570,000 vehicles in the United States and Canada because of a faulty battery cable connector that can fail and cause an engine to stall. The U.S. portion of the recall -- 504,000 vehicles -- is the largest recall ever for BMW in the United States, a spokesman said today.... Read More »
BMW recalls X5 SUV for brake flaw 12:13 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 15, 2013  BMW is recalling 30,265 of its X5 SUVs from model years 2007-2010 to correct a brake vacuum pump leak, according to U.S. safety regulators. Separately, Chrysler said it is recalling 4,278 Dodge Viper sports cars globally to fix a part that could cause the airbags to inadvertently deploy.... Read More »
Chrysler recalls 370,297 trucks for possible loose fastener 2:57 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 14, 2013  Chrysler Group said it was recalling 370,297 pickup trucks and SUVs globally because a loose fastener could cause the rear axle to lock up and make a driver lose control.... Read More »
Honeywell says carmakers convinced its coolant is safeFeb. 12, 2013 18:44 CET  Auto supplier Honeywell refuted claims that its new carbon-neutral air conditioning refrigerant was unsafe, citing findings by an automotive industry research group that it said backed up the product.... Read More »
Honeywell says carmakers convinced its coolant is safe 12:44 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 12, 2013  Auto supplier Honeywell refuted claims that its new carbon-neutral air conditioning refrigerant was unsafe, citing findings by an automotive industry research group that it said backed up the product.... Read More »
Auto industry raises safety concerns about broadened Wi-Fi usage 8:20 am U.S. ET | Feb. 12, 2013  Automakers and suppliers say a federal push to broaden Wi-Fi use could jam accident-prevention technology that may cost as little as $100 per vehicle and save thousands of lives annually.... Read More »
Continental watches eyeballs to limit distractionFeb. 7, 2013 21:30 CET  Continental AG is developing a system -- dubbed the Driver Focus Vehicle -- that monitors the driver's eye movements, then warns if the driver is looking away from the road under hazardous conditions.... Read More »
Continental watches eyeballs to limit distraction 3:30 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 7, 2013  Continental AG is developing a system -- dubbed the Driver Focus Vehicle -- that monitors the driver's eye movements, then warns if the driver is looking away from the road under hazardous conditions.... Read More »
Toyota to recall 1.3 million vehicles for airbag, wiper glitches 7:31 am U.S. ET | Jan. 30, 2013  Toyota will recall nearly 1.3 million cars globally for two separate defects, including 752,000 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles in the United States to fix airbags that could be deployed inadvertently, the automaker said today.... Read More »
JAMIE LaREAU Losing LaHood: What it means for the war on distracted driving 1:07 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 29, 2013  I have no political affiliation to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, but I consider him my kindred spirit in our mutual concern with distracted driving.... Read More »
LETTER TO THE EDITOR A nonintrusive warning is better 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 28, 2013 Regarding "NHTSA's backup-camera rules delayed" (autonews.com, Jan. 2): The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is half right on the issue of backup-camera rules. It would be better to have a nonintrusive ultrasonic sensor as the early-warning system for the driver.... Read More »
Social media emerge as tool to find defects 10:15 am U.S. ET | Jan. 22, 2013  Using the auto industry's newest tool to detect vehicle defects is as simple as logging on to Twitter, Facebook or other social media Web sites. And federal regulators already are doing it, too. National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration investigators now use various forms of social media to do their jobs, an agency spokeswoman acknowledged last week.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Panel: Tech tricks will cut driver distraction 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  With the right technology, connected vehicles could reduce distracted driving, a panel of auto industry executives said at the Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »
Honda recalls 777,000 Odyssey, Pilot vehicles in North America 1:01 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 18, 2013  Honda said it is recalling 777,000 late-model Pilot and Odyssey vehicles in the United States and Canada due to a problem with the deployment of driver's side airbags.... Read More »
Backup camera rule for cars in U.S. still alive, Strickland says 8:51 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 15, 2013  The delayed rule that would require backup cameras in new cars remains "very much" on the table, National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator David Strickland said.... Read More »
KEITH CRAIN Anyone have a deck of cards? 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2013  I don't know why hybrids were thrown into the mix, though I assume it's because when they run on electric power they are stealth vehicles as well. Still, I am not sure it should always be up to the government to save us from ourselves Keith Crain is editor-in-chief of Automotive News.... Read More »
Lexus concept gives preview of safety gear 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2013  Toyota took the wraps off the highest-tech Lexus LS ever made at the International Consumer Electronics Show here last week. With spinning sensors and probing lasers, the Advanced Safety Research Vehicle is meant to demonstrate safety features that could come to production cars soon.... Read More »
Toyota wins order dismissing Prius brakes class-action claims 12:33 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 10, 2013 Toyota has won a federal judge’s ruling blocking a class-action lawsuit by owners of Prius and Lexus models who sued over a 2010 recall to install a software update that fixed a concern with the cars’ anti-lock braking system.... Read More »
2013 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW Toyota pursues 'co-pilot' car over self-driving vehicle system 4:50 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 7, 2013  Toyota said autonomous safety technologies it’s developing are intended to create a virtual “co-pilot” in vehicles to help drivers avoid accidents rather than self-driving cars and trucks. The company today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas unveiled research it’s doing in Japan where a modified Lexus LS sedan with advanced safety equipment is being tested.... Read More »
NHTSA proposes rules for automakers to add sound to hybrids, EVs 1:29 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 7, 2013  Automakers would need to make hybrids and electric vehicles emit sound under rules that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed today. The rules, ordered by Congress three years ago, are meant to protect pedestrians and bicyclists from vehicles that make little sound when using electric power. NHTSA says that designing the vehicles to make noise at speeds below 18 mph would prevent about 2,800 injuries over the life of each model year of vehicles.... Read More »
Subaru recalls vehicles in U.S. for lighting issue 8:12 am U.S. ET | Jan. 3, 2013  Subaru is recalling vehicles in the United States for potential lighting problems that could lead to smoke or fire, according to federal safety regulators.... Read More »
Toyota's still not off the hook 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 31, 2012  Toyota Motor Corp. eliminated a substantial part of the legal hangover from its unintended-acceleration recalls by reaching a settlement worth as much as $1.4 billion to pay for presumed loss of value in some used models. But the company still faces hundreds of wrongful-death and product-liability cases that it must fight individually.... Read More »
Toyota shares rise 2.6% after U.S. settlement was seen smaller than expected 7:28 am U.S. ET | Dec. 27, 2012 Toyota shares gained 2.6 percent today in Japan on relief that its proposal to pay $1.1 billion to settle class-action litigation claims in the United States over unintentional acceleration in its vehicles was smaller than expected.... Read More »
Toyota settlement could yield $200 million for plaintiffs' lawyers 8:49 am U.S. ET | Dec. 27, 2012  Plaintiffs' lawyers are seeking up to a $200 million cut from Toyota's agreement to settle unintended acceleration claims for millions of its vehicles in the United States in 2009-2010.... Read More »
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