Consumer Groups Call for FTC Investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot

The Center for Auto Safety joined Consumer Watchdog in a request to the Federal Trade Commission and some state attorneys general to investigate Tesla Inc.'s Autopilot driver-assist system. In a press release Thursday, the center accused Tesla of "making their owners...

Who Owns Crash Data? Good Question

Black box info belongs to the consumer, but it doesn't always give the full picture Automobiles create and capture vast troves of data. Some of it is kept on what are known as black boxes and on other microcomputers in vehicles. It's not always understood who owns...

AVs Have Traveled Far in 10 years. But Caution: Speed Bumps Ahead

The auto industry is in the midst of a defining era as it works vigorously to safely increase the number of self-driving vehicles on public roads. Waymo, which operates 600 self-driving vehicles in the Phoenix area, is an indication of how far the technology has...

Car Safety Systems That Could Save Your Life

In CR's exclusive survey, many owners of vehicles with advanced safety systems said those features helped them avoid a crash James Eriksen was driving his 2017 Subaru Outback on a four-lane road in Skokie, Ill., when he sensed something coming up alongside him....