SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Google on Monday said that its self-driving car bore some of the blame in a recent fender-bender after making the kind of assumption a human might have made. A Lexus car converted…
Eight foreign laboratories have expressed interest in conducting full vehicle tests on a model being produced by Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC). The tests to be conducted are meant to determine the cause of the alleged…
Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) released a survey of traffic accidents resulting in injury or death that involved Subaru vehicles sold in Japan between fiscal years 2010 and 2014. The survey reveals that vehicles equipped with the EyeSight driver…
DETROIT—Japanese brands dominate the insurance industry’s rankings of the safest vehicles for the 2016 model year. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) said Thursday that 48 vehicles earned its highest rating of “Top Safety Pick Plus.”…
Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) has committed to comply with the recommendations issued by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) with regards to the alleged sudden and unintended acceleration incidents involving its Montero model. In a…
LOS ANGELES — California regulators have unveiled a roadmap that would let consumers begin using self-driving cars, though manufacturers would have to prove the emerging technology is safe before a licensed driver could get chauffeured around town.…
There will be no recall of Montero Sport units for now, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said yesterday after a two-week investigation wrapped up in Manila. The DTI said a third party is needed to…
The class-defining new Ford Ranger has received the highest safety rating among all pickup trucks being tested by the ASEAN New Car Assessment Program (ASEAN NCAP) with the highest evaluation of 15.45/16 points. “Achieving 5-star ASEAN-NCAP…
TOKYO—Toyota is investing $1 billion in a research company it’s setting up in Silicon Valley to develop artificial intelligence and robotics, underlining the Japanese automaker’s determination to lead in futuristic cars that drive themselves and apply the…
Volkswagen Philippines is continuing its effort to educate the public on road safety this weekend, July 25 and 26, 2015 at Market Market Mall in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. VW aims to impart to motorists the importance…
