In the not-too-distant future, automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all new passenger vehicles in the US, a requirement that the government says will save hundreds of lives and prevent thousands of injuries every year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration unveiled the final version of the new regulation on Monday and … Read more
Tesla has settled a lawsuit over a car crash which killed an Apple engineer in 2018 after his car veered off a highway near San Francisco, court documents showed on Monday. The settlement would help Tesla avoid a lengthy jury trial over what role its Autopilot driver-assistance technology may have played in the crash. The case involves a … Read more
Tesla had a blockbuster 2023, as its shares more than doubled in 12 months. But 2024 is starting on a different note, with Elon Musk’s electric vehicle (EV) maker off to its worst start to any year – ever. The company has lost more than US$94 billion in market valuation in just the first two … Read more
Self-driving cars in California are reportedly immune from traffic tickets despite mounting accident reports involving the autonomous vehicles. An NBC Bay Area report revealed that police are unable to ticket driverless cars because of a loophole in the Golden State’s law, which says that only drivers can be ticketed for a wrongdoing on the road. … Read more
Crews have installed what’s billed as the first wireless-charging public roadway in the U.S. for electric vehicles. It’s beneath a street just west of downtown Detroit. Copper inductive charging coils allow vehicles equipped with receivers to charge up their batteries while driving, idling or parking above the coils. The segment of 14th Street will be … Read more
