Complaints that Teslas suddenly accelerate on their own investigated in U.S.
The U.S. government's auto safety agency is looking into allegations that all three of Tesla's electric vehicle models can suddenly accelerate on their own. Brian Sparks of Berkeley, California, petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct an investigation. An agency document shows 127 ...
The Financial Services Agency decided Thursday to reduce compulsory automobile liability insurance premiums from April. The move reflects the improved finances of the insurance program as wider use of vehicle safety devices such as automatic braking systems contribute to a decline in the number of ...
Automakers and auto parts manufacturers from Japan and abroad displayed some 800 custom and race cars at an auto show near Tokyo on Saturday. At the Tokyo Auto Salon 2020 in at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, which opened to the public for a two-day ...
More than a dozen cities and towns across Italy introduced traffic curbs on Wednesday in a bid to cut harmful emissions following a spike in pollution. A prolonged period of sunny weather with little rain or wind has pushed up air pollution across the country, ...
Sony unveils electric car equipped with autonomous driving tech
Sony Corp. has unveiled the first prototype of an electric vehicle equipped with autonomous driving technology under its new Vision-S initiative. The concept car, introduced Monday by Sony President and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida at a media preview ahead of the annual CES consumer electronics trade ...
New car sales in 2019 fell on natural disasters and tax hike
New car sales fell 1.5 percent to 5.2 million units in 2019, the first decline in three years, thanks to sluggish demand following a series of natural disasters and the consumption tax hike. Sales excluding those of minicars dropped 1.9 percent for the second straight ...
With eye on elderly, Japan to make automatic brakes mandatory for new cars from late 2021
Japan will oblige domestic automakers to have all new and remodeled passenger cars equipped with automatic brakes from November 2021 amid a rise in the number of accidents involving elderly drivers, the government said Tuesday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will also ...
Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday its group plans to sell 10.77 million vehicles worldwide in 2020, slightly up from 10.72 million vehicles estimated for this year, nudging it closer to No. 1 automaker Volkswagen AG. The figure would mark an all-time high for the fourth ...
Honda to release Japan's first domestic 'level three' autonomous car
Honda Motor Co. will be the first automaker in Japan to release a domestically produced car with "level three" autonomy, according to sources. Level three autonomous driving technology will be mounted on a new Legend luxury sedan scheduled to be launched as early as next ...
Coming up with new legal definitions is an important step in clamping down on road rage.
Tokyo taxi firms tie up to offer autonomous driving experience for foreign visitors
A consortium of companies is offering foreign visitors in Tokyo a taste of autonomous driving, in the world's first demonstration of a project that uses both an airport shuttle bus and a self-driving taxi to provide smooth travel from the airport to the Marunouchi ...
Car sales in China continued to decline in November, extending a historic slump and all but ensuring a second straight annual drop for the world's biggest auto market. Sales of sedans, sport utility vehicles, minivans and multipurpose vehicles fell 4.2 percent from a year earlier ...
