Tesla recalls over 1.6 million cars in China over Autopilot, locks

Aerial view of Tesla vehicles waiting to be loaded on board a roll-on-roll-off cargo vessel at Nangang port on September 6, 2023 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million cars in China to fix problems with Autopilot features and locks, state regulators announced Friday. … Read more

FTC bars Rite Aid from using facial recognition under settlement

The Federal Trade Commission proposed to bar Rite Aid from using facial recognition software in its drugstores for five years to settle allegations it improperly used the technology to identify shoplifters, the agency said Tuesday. The FTC alleged that from 2012 to 2020, Rite Aid deployed facial recognition technology in hundreds of its retail pharmacies … Read more

Tesla blamed drivers for failures of parts it long knew were defective

A Tesla Model Y is seen on a Tesla car lot on May 31, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Tesla’s Model Y has become the world’s best selling car in the first quarter of 2023.  Brandon Bell | Getty Images Shreyansh Jain was ecstatic in March when he picked up his first electric vehicle, a brand-new … Read more

Tesla recalls 120,000 vehicles over potentially faulty doors that could open in a crash

Tesla is recalling more than 120,000 vehicles over doors that fail to comply with U.S. government regulations. In a letter posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website Thursday, Tesla acknowledged the affected doors can be unlocked during a crash, which could cause the door to unlatch and open, increasing the risk of injury. Affected vehicles … Read more

Honda recalling more than 2.5 million vehicles over potential fuel pump issue

A Honda sign outside of a dealership on November 27, 2023 in Miami, Florida.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Honda is recalling more than 2.5 million vehicles over potentially faulty fuel pumps. In documents posted on the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s website, Honda said affected models include 2018 through 2020 editions … Read more

Tesla drivers had highest accident rate, BMW drivers most DUIs: study

Tesla Model Y, equipped with FSD system. Three front facing cameras under windshield near rear view mirror.  Mark Leong | The Washington Post | Getty Images Tesla drivers in the U.S. were involved in accidents at a higher rate than drivers of any other brand of vehicle over the past year, according to a new … Read more

SEC charges ex-CEO of Stimwave with fraud, says some devices were fake

The headquarters of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seen in Washington, D.C., May 12, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Laura Tyler Perryman, co-founder and former CEO of the medical device startup Stimwave Technologies, was charged with allegedly defrauding investors out of $41 million by making “false and misleading” statements about one of … Read more