Gill Pratt still vividly remembers encountering the aftermath of a collision between a boy on a bicycle and a car as he walked home from elementary school in Springfield, New Jersey.
The Takata Corp. air-bag recall already affecting a dozen automakers in the U.S. may widen as the nations regulator heightens its scrutiny of the devices.
The research institute will focus on the artificial intelligence and robotics technology Toyota needs to make cars that can overcome driver errors and reduce traffic fatalities.
Honda Motor Co. called back 4.5 million vehicles globally in connection with Takata Corp. air bags, expanding the industrys largest recall ever, amid a mounting toll of injuries or deaths related to the safety devices.
Toyota Motor Corp. made its fourth global recall involving more than a million vehicles this year, as the worlds largest automaker begins operating with stricter supervision over safety from U.S. regulators.
Toyota Motor Corp., the worlds largest carmaker, called back more than 6 million vehicles to fix a range of safety defects in one of the biggest recall announcements in automotive history.
