LAS VEGAS — Technology companies transformed smartphones and televisions into continuous fountains of revenue. Now, big tech wants to work with automakers to do the same thing for your car. With the widespread rollout of autonomous vehicles still years away, …
Superstorm Sandy may consign as many as a quarter of a million new and used cars and trucks to the scrap heap, a loss that could eventually lead to a spike in new auto sales, automakers and dealers said. So …
The proposal has received some ridicule, but a new poll shows New Jersey voters support the idea of requiring pets to be in crates or safety restraints when they ride in cars. The Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll found 45 …
Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat action aren’t all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list. In the first national estimate of its kind, a report from U.S. government …
The increasing use of electronic systems in automobiles is a challenge for federal safety regulators who often lack the technical expertise to monitor and investigate problems with the electronics, according to a new report from scientists. The report from the …
Nissan is recalling nearly 34,000 Sentra compact cars because of a battery cable problem that could cause the engines to stall. Documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say that a zinc coating on the cable bolts could …
A government official says a landslide in western Indonesia has killed four villagers and left 30 others missing. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho of the Disaster Management Agency says the landslide Wednesday buried 37 houses in the district of Nias Selatan in …
Authorities say 464 motorists have reported damage from last week’s 40-mile driveway-sealant spill on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A leaking valve on a tanker spread the gooey substance over the eastbound lanes of the turnpike in western Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review …
Researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research are examining ways to collect weather data from onboard computers on automobiles. The Boulder Daily Camera reports that aside from onboard thermometers, researchers are interested in other data that provides information about …
Police in Bend, Ore., are investigating arson fires that damaged three cars parked in the driveways of homes early Sunday. Police were called to the first home around 1:50 a.m. Sunday after a passerby reported a car on fire. A …