auto safety

After two tumultuous years of recalls, fines and friction, the government and the auto industry struck a peace treaty of sorts by agreeing to cooperate on safety issues in the future.

At a time of record auto recalls and rising highway deaths, safety advocates say the Republican-run Congress is snubbing their agenda and taking sides with the auto and trucking industries on legislation that they and the Obama administration contend could worsen matters.

Many Americans buying new cars these days are baffled by a torrent of new safety technology.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The global quality chief of Takata Corp. apologized and an official from Honda acknowledged the automaker broke a disclosure law as a Senate committee put the spotlight on a growing problem with exploding air bags.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A large truck speeding in the opposite direction suddenly veers into your lane.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration says it wants to require that future cars and trucks be equipped with technology that enables them to warn each other of potential danger in time to avoid collisions.

LONDON (AP) -- British officials says driverless cars will be tested on roads in as many as three cities in a trial program to begin in January.

DETROIT (AP) -- U.S. safety regulators are investigating whether a recall to fix air bags on nearly 745,000 Chrysler SUVs is working properly.

The U.S. government is fining General Motors $35 million for delays in recalling small cars with faulty ignition switches.

The head of the nation's auto safety watchdog is blaming General Motors for a failure to act sooner to warn consumers of a defect in small cars that is linked to 13 deaths.