Cruise CEO Quits Amid Safety Investigation
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Toyota RAV4 SUV fire issues: Not advising outdoor parking, says spokesman
Toyota has declined to advise owners of the 1.9 million recalled RAV4 SUVs to park them outdoors, despite ongoing concerns about engine firespotentially starting with the vehicles’ ignitions turned off. …
Calif. DMV says Cruise hid video of SF crash, halts driverless permits
A Chevrolet Cruise autonomous vehicle with a driver moves through an intersection on June 8, 2023, in San Francisco. The firm is still allowed to operate its vehicles with a …
Toyota Is Way Off Its Own (Very Low) EV Targets
Good morning! It’s Friday, September 22, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are …
Cruise unveils large, boxy new car with no steering wheel
Cruise’s new autonomous vehicle doesn’t have a steering wheel or gas and brake pedals. Courtesy of Cruise/Raymond Rudolph Cruise, the San Francisco-based autonomous vehicle company, has unveiled a blockish new …
Ford’s Latest Backup Camera Recall Will Cost It $270 Million
2023 Ford ExplorerImage: Ford Ford is issuing yet another recall over its backup cameras, Reuters reports; this time, the recall hits another 169,000 vehicles. It’s going to cost the Blue Oval …
Biden Administration Will Support Massachusetts Right To Repair Law After All
Photo: Obradovic (Getty Images) Earlier this year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) told automakers to ignore the Massachusetts Data Access Law, mandating open access to vehicle data. The …