The government analysis will determine if a safety recall is necessary and could influence driver assistance features across the auto industry.

The impacted vehicles could fail to restart after auto stopping or stall while slowing down, increasing the chances of a crash.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received more than three-dozens complaints about engines seizing up.

Kia is recalling over 80,000 of its electric and hybrid vehicles over concerns about airbags, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced last week. The recall pertains to 2023-2025 Niro EVs, Plug-in Hybrids (PHEVs), and Hybrid vehicles, according to the agency's website.

Preliminary findings show that Ford's BlueCruise hands-free driver assistance feature fails to detect stopped objects at night at freeway speeds.

Hours after being sworn in as the new Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy took aim at the main way the federal government regulates miles per gallon for cars and pickup trucks.

The recall only involves Broncos with the Badlands and Sasquatch trims because they have different suspensions than other Bronco models.

On the Tesla front, Musk said robotaxis with unsupervised Full Self Driving technology will begin picking up fares in Austin, Texas, beginning this June. “I’m confident we’ll release unsupervised FSD in California (this year), as well,” he said.

Still, during Tesla's fourth-quarter earnings call on the evening of January 29, he sent a characteristically blunt message to those who doubted him along the way. "Very few people understand the value of self-driving and [Tesla's] ability to monetize the fleet.

Hours after being sworn in as the new U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy took aim at the main way the federal government regulates miles per gallon for cars and pickup

NHTSA already has shown it is feasible today to meet this baseline, yet the agency still gave automakers five full years of lead time to bring lower-performing AEB systems into compliance."

Honda said Wednesday it is recalling about 295,000 vehicles in the U.S. due to a software issue that could cause the engine to lose drive power.