Safety & Recalls

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (393+ words) An empty Waymo robotaxi found itself nose-to-nose with a fire truck trying to reach an Austin hotel Monday, turning a false fire alarm into an awkward test of how a driverless car handles an emergency vehicle in its path. Hotel…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago   (117+ words) The rise of Chinese EVs has brought new questions about the technology built into the vehicles, including cameras, microphones and constant internet connectivity. Those features are now raising concerns about the amount of personal information vehicles can collect, as well…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (788+ words) Fort Collins, CO – September 18, 2026 – PRESSADVANTAGE – Carriage Shoppe has published new consumer guidance explaining how front-end collision damage is evaluated during repair planning and why damage at the front of a vehicle can involve more than the components visible immediately after…...

4+ hour, 53+ min ago   (338+ words) Tesla has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit stemming from a 2023 crash on Interstate 680 in Contra Costa County that killed 31-year-old Genesis Giovanni Mendoza Martinez. Martinez was driving a 2014 Model S when it struck a fire truck, and the case was headed…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago   (688+ words) FLEET Tesla Cybercabs line up as the automaker begins offering paid rides in its two-seat autonomous vehicle without a steering wheel or brake pedals. Prefer chat alerts? Join the Daily Tribune Viber community. Cars may need the same framework as…...

11+ hour, 4+ min ago   (40+ words) Police are looking for possible additional victims after a Chevy pickup with emergency-style lights allegedly stopped a Tesla...

20+ hour, 4+ min ago   (709+ words) If ride-sharing vehicles without anyone in the driver's seat and Cybertrucks without rear-view mirrors freak you out to any degree, then you may not want to know about the newest innovation in autonomous car technology. Earlier this month, Tesla's new…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (199+ words) "We thought there should be a way to increase the visibility of an off-road vehicle when riding at night," said one of three inventors, from La Grange, Ga., "so we invented the K 3 J LIGHTS. Our design ensures that others…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (690+ words) Fort Collins, CO – September 18, 2026 – PRESSADVANTAGE – The new guidance expands on Carriage Shoppe’s existing collision repair information by concentrating specifically on the difference between damage visible immediately after an accident and conditions that may only become accessible during later stages of…...

17+ hour, 19+ min ago   (360+ words) Investor Ross Gerber says he may have found a "secret" lot containing hundreds of Waymo's autonomous vehicles in California, suggesting the Alphabet Inc.-backed robotaxi company could be preparing to scale its fleet. In a post on the social media…...