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Ford Will Fork Over $299.1M to Resolve Takata Air Bag Consumer Claims
Ford Motor Co. has agreed to pay $299.1 million to settle consumers' economic-loss claims connected to Takata Corp. air-bag recalls. The settlement, filed in federal court in Miami Monday, reimburses ...
Ford Urges 2,900 Pickup Owners to Stop Driving, Following Second Takata Death
Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it had confirmed a second death in an older pickup truck caused by a defective airbag inflator of Takata Corp and urged 2,900 owners in North America to stop driving ...
Truck Owners Sue Ford, Alleging Diesel Emissions Were Rigged
Ford Motor Co. rigged at least 500,000 heavy-duty trucks to beat emissions tests, drivers claimed in a lawsuit, adding to the tally of carmakers linked to diesel-cheating allegations worldwide that ...
Self-Driving Trucks May Arrive Before Taxis: Waymo CEO Prediction
Alphabet Inc.'s driverless vehicle technology may come to market first in trucks, rather than as an autonomous ride-sharing service. John Krafcik, chief executive officer of Alphabet's Waymo ...
Unlike Some Automakers, Ford Is Fully Committed to Developing Totally Autonomous Cars
As Ford Motor Co. has been developing self-driving cars, the U.S. automaker has started noticing a problem during test drives: Engineers monitoring the robot rides are dozing off. Company researchers ...
Mark Your Calendar: Ford Plans Driverless Ridesharing Car by 2021
Ford Motor Co., which put the world on wheels a century ago, is now taking the driver out of the driver's seat. The company said it plans to have a fully autonomous vehicle -- no steering wheel, no ...
10 Global Automakers Sued Over Keyless Ignition Defect That Leaves Engines On
Ten of the world's biggest carmakers were sued over claims that keyless ignitions lacking an automatic shut-off endanger drivers and passengers with deadly carbon monoxide fumes. Manufacturers ...
Toyota Supplier: Autonomous Car Tech 15 Years From Full Launch
The technology to make cars fully autonomous probably won't be established until at least 2030, according to the top supplier for the world's biggest automaker. The auto industry will take ...