Find the Safest New Car Using Consumer Reports' Safety Verdict

The new Consumer Reports safety verdict highlights the safest new cars and gives you an easy way to know which vehicles will ...

Safest Car Brands Ranked by Consumer Reports' Safety Verdict

These are the safest and least-safe car brands, according to Consumer Reports' safety verdict, which factors in both crash ...

A Waymo Driverless Car Hit A Child, And Now The NHTSA Is Involved

A Waymo driverless car recently struck a child in an unfortunate incident, prompting an official investigation into the matter by the NHTSA.

Tesla and Waymo executives defend the safety of self-driving cars before Senate committee

"Right now we have the Wild West. I want to see some rules of the road," said Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

California's Teamsters call for Waymo ban, saying driverless cars threaten safety and jobs

After a self-driving Waymo taxi struck a child near a Santa Monica elementary school last month, Teamsters California is ...
Education Week

Schools Flag Safety Incidents As Driverless Cars Enter More Cities

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched an investigation into Waymo autonomous vehicles Thursday after one of the self-driving taxis struck a child as she ran across the street to ...
Electrek

Tesla didn’t remove the Robotaxi ‘safety monitor’ – it just moved them to a trailing car

Earlier today, Elon Musk announced on X that Tesla had “just started Tesla Robotaxi drives in Austin with no safety monitor in the car.” Tesla’s stock immediately jumped over 4% on the news. Headlines ...
Bay News 9

New car prices climb as safety technology fuels debate

TAMPA, Fla. — New car prices are proving hard to stomach for many Americans, driven by inflation, lingering supply chain issues, and increasingly sophisticated safety technology built into today’s ...
The Conversation

Yes, those big touchscreens in cars are dangerous and buttons are coming back

Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne In recent years, the way drivers interact with cars has fundamentally changed. Physical buttons have ...

Waymo to defend self-driving safety record, warn on China

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Self-driving company Waymo on Wednesday will defend its safety record before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee after federal agencies opened ...

Dad of girl killed in N.J. bus crash makes plea for federal safety law to be passed 8 years later

Eight years after his daughter and a teacher were killed in a school bus crash, Joevanny Vargas, father of 10-year-old Miranda Vargas asked why school bus safety legislation hasn’t been passed. “We’ve ...
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Casual drive with a safety car

Just another drive until a safety car appears out of nowhere. A fun automotive moment featuring Dodge and Mercedes styling. South braces for 'potentially catastrophic' winter storm this weekend Martin ...