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Porsche rolled out its line of Cayenne sport-utility vehicles with carefree cruising in mind. Volkswagen did the same thing with its Touareg models. Now, about 125,000 of the upscale SUVs have been recalled because of fuel leaks and fire dangers. Porsche’s share of the recalled SUVs amounts to 50,000. Volkwsagen’s […]

The public often expresses outrage at high-dollar verdicts when they reach the six- and seven-figure level. This is understandable in court cases, since only the jury hears all the evidence in a given case and the public is left to sparse and incomplete news reporting of trials. For example, take […]

By 2020, self-driving cars will roam the nation’s highways and byways rampantly. Automotive-industry experts, with executives at technology companies like Google and Uber, predict the year will unleash the decade of autonomous vehicles. Dozens of companies are in a road race to bring their versions of auto-piloted cockpits to the […]

Is safe-driving technology increasing our risk behind the wheel? While airbags, crash warning systems, improved child safety restraints, and shoulder belts offer safety benefits, so-called “infotainment systems” and driving “automations” arguably ensure that drivers face even more distractions and a decreased workload while behind the wheel. Many automakers contend the […]

The first known death caused by a vehicle being operated in autopilot mode was reported by automaker Tesla Motors last month. This seriously highlights the potential shortcomings of vehicles that operate without human input. Since that time, there have been several other accidents that allegedly can be blamed on deficiencies within […]

A vehicle flagged for a potentially fatal flaw in April 2016 has been linked to hundreds of needless accidents and injuries and now a death. Actor Anton Yelchin, 27, was killed two months after the automaker issued a recall notice on the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Yelchin owned one and […]

…Influenced by poor government regulation. “For a lesson in what not to do in the way of corporate compliance, look at Volkswagen.” So wrote Erika Kelton, a whistleblower attorney and contributor to Forbes. The German automaker went from hip to hated when nearly 500,000 consumers learned they had been deceived. […]

The new highway bill that recently was signed into law seems to have been influenced by the automotive industry because it does not require used-car dealerships to make repairs on vehicles with open recalls, leaving buyers fending for themselves. Conversely, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act requires – finally […]

NHTSA Calls Controversy ‘Largest and Most Complex Safety Recall in U.S. History’ The consumer-safety threat posed by defective airbags in millions of vehicles worldwide has escalated again. On June 2, seven automobile manufacturers added millions more makes and models to a growing recall list that has almost every driver wondering […]

Just imagine the courtroom scene… The negligent party is in the courtroom being examined by plaintiff’s counsel: “Now, isn’t it true that you turned left in front of my client at the intersection of A and B streets?” “I made a turn that was approximately 86 degrees in the westerly […]