The risk of fire in the engine compartment has prompted a recall of Smart cars amid pressure by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recall by Smart car manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz, affects 43,000 Smart cars in the United States and follows a NHTSA investigation initiated in 2016. The cars implicated in the recall include […]
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Porsche Cars Recalled for Emissions Problems
The auto industry’s diesel emissions cheating scandal has now reached Europe. German police arrested a Porsche senior manager after raiding Porsche and Audi offices in search of documents related to the investigation. German officials are also probing a number of other Porsche executives and employees on allegations of fraud and false advertising. The latest developments […]
Cost Cutting Measures Contribute to Rise in Auto Defects
Auto defects have escalated in the last few years leading to a record number of recalls and billions paid in claims. In terms of the number of notices issued and cars recalled, 2016 was a record year for the car industry. A study published in January, 2018 sheds some light on this trend. In spite […]
Will Self-Driving Car Manufacturers Use Forced Arbitration Clauses to Limit Liability?
Concerns are growing in Washington that self-driving car manufacturers could use forced arbitration clauses to limit their liability in collisions involving their cars. Ten senators have reached out to major automakers including Ford, General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, Amazon and Uber to gauge their intentions of incorporating contractual agreements that would force drivers and […]
Uber Self-Driving Car Kills Pedestrian
A number of deadly accidents involving have raised questions about the safety of these cars and the liability of drivers and auto manufacturers when an accident occurs. In these incidents the fatalities have all involved drivers or passengers of self-driving cars. Now, for the first time, a self-driving car is being blamed for the death […]
