A simulated city recently opened on the north campus of the University of Michigan to test how self-driving cars will travel in the future without mowing down pedestrians or causing colossal crashes.
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.
Air-bag maker Takata Corp. gave in to U.S. regulators on Tuesday, agreeing to what will be the largest automotive recall in history as investigators continue to search for the root cause of a defect that has killed at least six people.
An investigation into how Fiat Chryslers U.S. unit has been handling the recall of millions of vehicles intensified Monday as federal officials requested more documents from the automaker and scheduled a rare public hearing.
The safety crisis plaguing the global automotive industry deepened as Japans three biggest carmakers said they would recall more than 11 million additional vehicles because of faulty air bags that can shoot shrapnel at motorists.