The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has suggested multiple legislative and administrative options in response to Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive to make property insurance more affordable.  Late last month, Abbott asked the department to study [...]

Volkswagen moves forward with a restructuring program that includes 50,000 jobs after being excluded from the benchmark Euro Stoxx 50 index Monday, according to multiple media reports.  German automakers and suppliers have faced profit cuts [...]

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released on Friday the results of its first pedestrian-protection assessments for model year 2027 vehicles. The assessments are part of the New Car Assessment Program 5-Star Safety Ratings. [...]

Hyundai Motor Group has put its Data Flywheel into full operation, a system the OEM says collects data and trains, validates, and deploys AI. “The Data Flywheel operates as a virtuous cycle in which data [...]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator Jonathan Morrison announced a cooperative agreement with SAE to expedite the development of data-driven AV performance standards during last week’s AI Horizons Pittsburgh (PGH) Summit.  The Advancing America’s [...]

Following a recent appeal court ruling, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has proposed regulations to prohibit insurance companies from using a driver’s marital status as an optional factor when setting private passenger automobile insurance rates. [...]

GM unveils a new user interface for trucks that it says unifies software, hardware, and design to deliver fast access, clear information, and effortless control.  “Modern driving experiences are shaped as much by voice, touch, [...]

The National Consumers League (NCL), the Consumer Federation of America, and 24 other public interest organizations have sent a letter to Congress urging them to oppose resolutions they say would “invalidate robust tailpipe emission standards” [...]

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has approved amendments to its Consumer Bill of Rights for Personal Automobile Insurance (Auto Bill of Rights) that include mandates from four bills signed into law last year. TDI [...]

First Automotive Works (FAW), a Chinese company, has produced a magnesium alloy seat frame that integrates 19 parts into four components while also retaining an eight-way adjustment function, according to a press release on a [...]