automotive

Today, for the first time, self-driving passenger vehicles will become available for public transportation in the United States. A fleet of autonomous cars, powered by the Uber Advanced Technologies Center (ATC) took to the streets this morning in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to offer passengers a free, driverless experience.

China is one of the most attractive markets for automotive manufacturers in Europe and the United States. There are not many other markets that are growing as fast or that have more potential than China.

E-One Incorporated is recalling model year 2014-2016 E-One Cyclone II and Typhoon vehicles equipped with certain Class 1 Es-Key power control modules manufactured by Hale Products. These fire and rescue trucks have a defective component that increases the risk of a fire and poses a crash hazard.

Vehicle manufacturers are recalling commercial trucks because they are equipped with a Cummins ISX12 or ISX15 engine that may have a defective Engine Control Module (ECM).

NHTSA is investigating the performance of Tesla’s Autopilot system after a driver was killed in a recent crash that occurred while his Model S was in Autopilot mode.

Toyota is recalling 3.37 million cars because of defective air bags and problems with the emissions control units.

PACCAR Incorporated is recalling 355 model year 2016 Kenworth W900 trucks because they pose a crash hazard. When the truck’s headlamps are switched from low beam to high beam, the low beams are deactivated and there is a chance that the high beams could also be delayed in activation, leaving the headlamps off.

Volkswagen is expected to reach a $10 billion settlement for using illegal software to cheat emissions tests for its diesel vehicles.

Thor Motor Coach is recalling certain 2017 Tuscany, Tuscany ZTE, and Venetian motorhomes. The isolator relay cable for the chassis battery was improperly installed and could cause a sudden, unexpected loss of power to the vehicle.

Lakota Corporation is recalling 2014 Luxe trailers. The affected trailers are equipped with defective Frigidaire KG series convection microwaves, that can start on their own, posing a fire hazard.