Preventing attacks where vehicles are used as weapons is difficult, but certain urban design measures might help avert them, an expert says. Two people died and nine others were injured in the Quebec town of Amqui on Monday after being run down by a pickup truck. Police alleged the driver drove into pedestrians chosen at…

A committee of MPs has been told the government needs to speed up the production of legislation to govern the use of autonomous vehicles, but the biggest challenge is persuading the general public driverless cars and buses are safe to use. Siddartha Khastgir, head of verification and validation of connected and autonomous vehicles at the…

WASHINGTON—Tesla Inc. said it is recalling 3,470 2022 through 2023 Model Y vehicles in the United States because bolts securing the second-row seatback frames may not have been securely tightened, according to a filing made public Saturday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said a loose seat frame bolt may reduce seat belt system…

WASHINGTON—Tesla Inc. said it would recall 362,000 U.S. vehicles to update its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta software after U.S. regulators said on Thursday the driver assistance system did not adequately adhere to traffic safety laws and could cause crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the Tesla software allows a vehicle to “exceed speed…

WASHINGTON—The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Monday said it was in contact with Tesla about a tweet Chief Executive Elon Musk wrote about a driver monitoring function. A Dec. 31 tweet suggested drivers with more than 10,000 miles using Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) software system should be able to disable the “steering wheel nag,”…

DETROIT—Mercedes is recalling nearly 324,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the engines can stall while they’re being driven. The recall covers a range of models from the 2012 to 2020 model years including the ML550, ML350, AMG ML63, ML250, ML400, GLE450, GLE300, GLE350, GLE550, GLE400, AMG GLE43, and AMG GLE63. The National Highway Traffic Safety…

Shares of Rivian Automotive Inc. closed 7.3 percent lower on Monday after the electric-vehicle maker recalled nearly all its vehicles, heightening investor concerns that the company may not be able to meet its 2023 production target. Rivian’s market capitalization dropped more than $2 billion to $31.1 billion in a single day, compared with automakers such…

Rivian Automotive Inc. said on Monday it produced 7,363 vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, and delivered 6,584 vehicles in the quarter ended Sept. 30. The company also reiterated its full-year production target of 25,000 vehicles, sending shares up 9 percent in post-market trade. The Amazon.com Inc-backed electric vehicle company produced 4,401 and…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended that “alcohol impairment detection systems” be fitted into all new vehicles in the United States to prevent an intoxicated person from getting behind the wheel. The recommendation comes following an investigation into a crash near Avenal, California on Jan. 1, 2021, that killed nine people, including seven children. Investigators found that…

At this point, it’s safe to say you can buy and have delivered pretty much anything online—including a haircut. In addition to access to an incredibly vast knowledge base, the internet has forever changed our lives by providing instant connections to individuals and groups around the world. As just one example, it has become increasingly…