Toyota to Use Advanced Self-Driving Tech in Commercial Vehicles First December 17, 2019 Toyota Motor Corp plans to first deploy advanced self-driving features in commercial vehicles before adding them to cars meant for...
‘Talking Car’ Dream Gives Way for Gadgets Under FCC Proposal November 18, 2019 By Ryan Beene and Todd Shields The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has proposed taking back some of the spectrum long promised to automakers and re-allocating it...
U.S. to Test Mirrorless, Camera-Based Systems in Autos August 28, 2019 By Bryan Pietsch WASHINGTON — The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to test how drivers could use cameras to replace traditional...
Hundreds of Japan Flights Canceled as Thursday Storm Looms August 14, 2019 By Kantaro Komiya Hundreds of flights and bullet train services within Japan were canceled as severe tropical storm Krosa bore down on the...
Tesla Fires Sound Alarms About Safety of Electric-Car Batteries May 16, 2019 Electric vehicles may be less prone to catch fire than gas guzzlers, but recent blazes involving Tesla Inc. and NIO...
U of M, Carmakers Fund Research Toward Communicating Cars September 9, 2014 A group of companies, including several large automakers, have joined a public-private research initiative to lay the groundwork for a...
Toyota Loses Bid to Get Acceleration Suit Thrown Out October 1, 2013 By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Bill Callahan Toyota Motor Corp. tentatively lost a bid to get a court to throw out a lawsuit claiming one of its...
Toyota Finalizes Multi-State Settlement Over Safety Crisis February 18, 2013 Toyota Motor Corp will pay $29 million as part of a multi-state settlement agreement finalized on Thursday over the Japanese...
Toyota Recalls 11,153 Scion iQs November 16, 2012 Toyota Motor Corp is recalling 11,153 Scion iQ hatchbacks because the front passenger air bags might not deploy in a...
Toyota to Recall 2.8M Vehicles for Steering Glitch November 14, 2012 By Yoko Kubota Toyota Motor Corp said it will recall 2.77 million vehicles worldwide, including some of its popular Prius hybrid cars, for...