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A “violent crash” involving a Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) vehicle is under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Reuters reported Monday. What Happened: The automobile safety agency in the United States said Monday that it had taken cognizance of the “...

Last week's safety recall of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) vehicles will come and go, as recalls do. But Tesla owners will want to take note of a key part of the issue that will endure for quite a bit longer: the short lifespan of the screens in question. What Happened: Motor Authority, a news...

The outgoing Donald Trump administration issued new rules Thursday related to self-driving vehicles in the United States, which would allow such vehicles to be exempted from certain crash standards applicable to traditional vehicles. What Happened: The new rules, which will cut costs, only apply to...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been asked by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall 158,000 Model S and Model X vehicles due to concerns about failing touchscreens. What Happened: The federal agency said in a letter to the Palo Alto, California-based automaker on Wednesday...

In 2020, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigated Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) over reports of unintended acceleration — supposed times where vehicles would accelerate without the accelerator pedal being used. At the time, Tesla released a statement,...

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) will recall approximately 5.9 million vehicles over faulty airbag inflaters as per orders from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The NHTSA earlier concluded that certain makes of Takata...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk commented on vehicle safety on social media, a day after the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it was intensifying its probe against the automaker over touchscreen failures. What Happened: On Wednesday, Musk responded to a...

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) and subsidiary Cruise LLC are seeking regulatory approval for running a number of self-driving vehicles that have no steering wheels or pedals, the company announced Wednesday. What Happened: The Cruise Origin vehicles will be deployed in the coming months,...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Wednesday released an online tool to let improve the availability of public information surround the testing of self-driving vehicles.           What Happened: The NHTSA launched an AV Test Initiative, which...

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares are trading lower on Wednesday after reports that failures in Tesla’s giant touch screens have drawn the attention of U.S. safety regulators. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents that it’s investigating failures in the...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is considering whether to investigate reports of unintended acceleration in three Tesla models. NHTSA officials said they'll review a petition asking the agency to open an investigation into reports of unwanted speeding up in 2018 and 2019...

Revising rules that would allow truck and automobile manufacturers to install cameras in place of side and rearview mirrors has wide support based on comments received by federal safety officials. An Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety...

It’s been exactly one year since Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk posted his “funding secured” tweet that sent Tesla’s share price soaring. At the time, the future seemed as bright as ever for Tesla and its investors. One year later, shareholders would like to...

  Federal regulators have agreed to begin inspecting rear guards on trucks as part of routine annual inspections as recommended by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The recommendation, made to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), was one of four published by the...

All bets have been on Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) and market newbie Nio Inc - ADR (NYSE: NIO). But in the final lap of the electric-vehicle race, Kandi Technologies Group Inc (NASDAQ: KNDI) has made an unexpected surge. What Happened The Chinese joint venture company...