Browsing: Vehicle Safety
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched a preliminary investigation into approximately 1.2 million Tesla Model 3…
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched the process of developing a new federal safety standard that…
Zoox has issued a software recall for its robotaxi fleet after one of its autonomous vehicles encountered difficulties navigating a…
BMW is recalling 29,119 plug-in hybrid vehicles in the United States after identifying a potential fire risk associated with the…
Researchers at the University of Michigan have found that incorporating both near-miss incidents and crash scenarios into autonomous vehicle (AV)…
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has adopted a harmonized international regulation for automated driving systems (ADS), establishing…
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has called on autonomous vehicle developers to address safety issues involving driverless…
Fire Cloak has been selected to continue supplying electric vehicle fire-containment blankets across the Formula E championship for the 2026…
NEXEN TIRE has secured its first original equipment (OE) supply agreement with Chinese automaker BYD, marking a new partnership between…
ZF has unveiled a software-defined commercial vehicle demonstrator capable of connecting directly with logistics yard infrastructure, allowing operators to remotely…
Waymo has issued a voluntary recall affecting nearly 4,000 robotaxis after identifying incidents in which its autonomous vehicles entered highway…
Volvo Cars is recalling 2,501 EX30 electric SUVs in China due to a potential battery defect that could increase the…
A European research consortium led by academic and industry partners has developed an advanced battery management system (BMS) designed to…
Calterah has introduced two new automotive millimeter-wave (mmWave) radar system-on-chips (SoCs) aimed at advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), alongside new ultra-wideband…
Kodiak AI has introduced two advanced safety-engineering tools designed to identify and evaluate rare collision risks in its autonomous trucking…
BMW Reports 200 Million Kilometres of Hands-Free Driving as Highway Assistant Expands Across Europe
By David Wilson
BMW has announced that customers have collectively driven more than 200 million kilometres using its Highway Assistant hands-free driving system,…
Subaru’s new E-Outback and Uncharted battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) have both received the maximum five-star rating in the 2026 Euro NCAP…
China’s autonomous driving industry continues to expand its Robotaxi operations despite heightened regulatory scrutiny following a major disruption involving Baidu’s…
BYD has announced that it will assume financial liability for traffic accidents occurring while its urban navigate-on-autopilot (NOA) system is…
AEye’s Apollo lidar sensor has received the Smart Sensing Technology Innovation Award at the EAC 2026 Zhiyao Awards in Shanghai,…