Audi's US product chief says touchscreens have peaked. Polestar, VW, and Hyundai are moving the same way, pushed by Euro NCAP's new scoring and owner complaints.
NHTSA's new recall query covers 2,895 robotaxis after it found most school bus passing incidents happened after Waymo's November 2025 software remedy was complete.
The preliminary evaluation covers every 2021–2026 Explorer after 10 reported injuries, some to police officers. The airbags deployed in crashes; the burns are what NHTSA is investigating.
Virginia installed 90 devices in three months; Washington, Illinois, Maryland, and Georgia follow by 2029. The box trims throttle, logs every override, and the offender pays.
Recall completion falls from 68% on a 3-year-old car to 18% at 15 years. NHTSA's Recalls Next meeting weighed DMV notices, OTA fixes, and e-mail letters; only one has funding.
A software error in the ZF-built airbag control unit can shut down airbags and belt pretensioners. The fix is a free dealer update; owner letters go out January 1.
LED panels laminated into the glass could flash warning triangles to following traffic, while a cell-level converter rethinks how 800-volt EV batteries are built.
A new Bosch patent filing adds a stop button on the screen or steering wheel for cars whose by-wire brake electronics fail. Here's what it does, and what it can't.
Seven checks to do before the clocks change, who should do each one, and why AWD is no substitute for the right tires.
Bentley's first EV covered more than 1 million test kilometers, and the company now reveals the battery's weight and the fire and impact tests the pack had to pass.
Seat belt pretensioners can shake the second-row recliners loose in a frontal crash. Most vans get an SRS software update; about 200 Mobility-as-a-Service vans get new seatbacks.
Genesis' second GV90 engineering briefing answers what the coach doors raised: a 72-percent-aluminum body, a roof that holds nearly 31,000 pounds, and a Neolun stiffer than the swing-door GV90.
Tougher back-seat rules left the RAV4, CR-V, and Tiguan without a 2026 award. Here's every compact SUV that still qualifies, from $30,085, and the trim and build-date fine print.
The Federal Register filing makes blue-green marker lamps optional, strips driver-only lighting rules from robotaxis, and openly conflicts with California's law. Comments close November 25.
The RAV4, CR-V, Equinox, and Palisade get good headlights on every trim. The outgoing Silverado 1500 rates poor on every version IIHS tested. Here are 17 best-sellers, trim by trim.
Ford, Toyota, Porsche, Land Rover, and Hyundai filed recalls this week. The smallest carries the most urgent warning, which is why the count tells you so little.
The hybrid rated Acceptable and the plug-in Marginal in the rear-passenger test, while a seat belt fix turned the Nissan Kicks into a Top Safety Pick.
Water can pool around the rearview camera on every 2022–2026 Range Rover built through early June. The fix is free, but repairs haven't started yet.
A new NHTSA filing adds 548 cars to the 2024 center-lock bolt recall. Wheels can detach, so Porsche wants the cars parked until a dealer inspects them.
A hybrid CLA hit an electric CLA's driver door at 35 mph with no braking. All eight dummies stayed under injury limits, and the battery pack was untouched.