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Existing U.S. laws pose few barriers to adoption of autonomous vehicle technology so long as cars and trucks stick with existing designs allowing humans to take control, the NHTSA said Friday.

Watch out for groggy commuters on Monday.

Despite fears to the contrary, the emergence of the sharing economy may not lead to the death of Detroit, after all, according to a new study from automotive researcher Kelley Blue Book.

The U.S. is taking the first step toward requiring that commercial drivers and railroad workers be tested for a sleep disorder that causes drowsiness and has been linked to fatal wrecks.

Automakers, facing stiff fines for lackluster recall completion rates, are going to new lengths to reach owners of the millions of cars with known safety defects that remain on the road.

BMW is shifting gears to automated driving as urbanization and changing attitudes toward cars redefine transportation.