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Newsby StaffSeptember 6, 2018

Ford Recalls Regular Cab F-150 for Seat Belt Issue

Ford Motor Co. is recalling an estimated 1.62 million Ford F-150 regular cab and SuperCrew cab pickups from the 2015 to 2018 model years because the front seat belts may contain flammable tape.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2018

China to Conduct Nationwide Inspections on Ride-Hailing Companies

The nationwide inspections come as a response to the recent deaths of two female passengers on the ride-hailing platform Didi Chuxing.

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Newsby StaffAugust 27, 2018

Rental Assessment App Damage iD Partners with Transportation Group

The Damage iD partnership will help grow and strengthen iQtransit’s solutions in vehicle maintenance and solutions for regulations compliance.

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Newsby StaffAugust 27, 2018

Didi Chuxing Suspends Ridesharing After Second Passenger Killed

In a statement, Didi said it was “immensely saddened by the tragedy” and that two senior managers have been removed from their positions.

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2018

Mobility Shift Will Come with Mass Autonomous Vehicle Adoption

Mass adoption of autonomous vehicles should begin ramping up in 2023 and will ultimately drive a shift in vehicle ownership from consumers to larger mobility service providers with large fleets of battery-electric, autonomous vehicles, according to a new study from Cox Automotive.

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2018

Pa. Tightens Autonomous Vehicle Testing Guidelines

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has released updated voluntary guidelines asking autonomous vehicle (AV) makers testing in the state to put a second safety engineer in the passenger seat.

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Newsby StaffAugust 1, 2018

Go Rentals Hopes Driving Simulator Will Help Reduce Accidents

Designed and developed by Dunedin business CoDrivr, the simulator is the brainchild of New Zealand Rally Championship driver Rhys Gardner and has been three years in the making

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Newsby StaffJuly 24, 2018

Autonomous Vehicles Will Cause Less Accidents with Costlier Repairs, Insurer Says

The adoption of autonomous driving technology will lead to fewer accidents, but the collisions that do occur will likely result in costlier repairs and raise difficult questions relating to driver and manufacturer liability, victim compensation and data collection, The Travelers Institute argues in a new whitepaper.

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Newsby StaffJuly 19, 2018

Ford Recalls Fusion, Escape for Possible Rollaway

Ford Motor Co. is recalling approximately 550,000 2013 to 2016 Fusion midsize sedans and 2013 to 2014 Escape compact SUVs in North America because the bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may be degraded and detach from the transmission, which could result in a rollaway.

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Newsby StaffJuly 18, 2018

Too Soon to Regulate Autonomous Vehicles: NHTSA

As regulators, public safety advocates and automakers grapple with how to create a federal legal framework for the deployment of autonomous vehicles, the nation's top auto safety official has said it's premature to regulate self-driving vehicles.

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