Millions sign petition asking for clemency for trucker sentenced to 110 years for deadly pileup

Days after a truck driver was sentenced to 110 years in prison for causing a fiery pileup that killed four people on a Colorado highway, millions have signed an online petition asking for his sentence to be reduced. 

Biden administration unveils plan for electric vehicle charging station network

The Biden administration has released a federal strategy to build 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across the country and ultimately transform the U.S. auto industry.

Honda issues recall on some of its SUVs, trucks

Honda is recalling around 725,000 of its vehicles over concerns their hoods could release while driving.

VIDEO:  Man opens fire through sunroof of moving car in Queens

The NYPD was searching for the suspect who opened fire from a moving vehicle on the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Queens.

Biden asks FTC to investigate 'illegal conduct' by oil, gas companies as prices surge

President Biden called for the FTC to probe whether oil and gas companies are engaging in criminal conduct by profiting from artificially high prices at the pump.

Drunk driving prevention technology to be required in new cars

The $1 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act includes a burst of new spending aimed at improving auto safety. Congress has mandated that automakers install technology to keep drunken people from driving cars.

General Motors removing heated seat option due to chip shortage

The automaker has confirmed that it is removing options from several 2022 models to help conserve its supply of semiconductor chips for more critical components and increase the number of complete vehicles it is able to produce.

Philadelphia City Council approves Driving Equality bill banning traffic stops for minor violations

Philadelphia City Council on Thursday approved ‘Driving Equality’ bills barring police from stopping drivers for minor traffic violations in an effort to ‘end traffic stops that promote discrimination while keeping the traffic stops that promote public safety.’

Hertz to lease 50,000 Teslas to Uber drivers

Uber announced a deal with Hertz on Wednesday that will make up to 50,000 Teslas available to Uber drivers by 2023.

Elon Musk's wealth grows 11.4% to nearly $256B after Hertz Tesla order

After Hertz’s Tesla order, Elon Musk is now worth more than Google co-founder Larry Page and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg combined, according to Forbes.

Hertz orders 100,000 Tesla cars in effort to electrify rental fleet

Hertz said it will buy 100,000 Tesla Model 3 cars by the end of 2022. It’s one of the largest purchases of battery-powered cars in history.

Two teens killed on Long Island when vehicle strikes parked car

Homicide Squad Detectives on Long Island were investigating a crash that killed two teenagers early Thursday morning.

Congress-ordered auto safety rules yet to be enacted, AP review finds

A governors’ highway safety group says the United States faces a “car crash epidemic" at the same time that safety rules languish.

Police tow car of Pittsburg man seen hanging out of sunroof during sideshow

Police say photos show the driver hanging out of the sunroof of his car, holding a traffic cone, while his car was doing donuts in the street.

Tesla moving headquarters to Austin, Texas

Elon Musk announced the move during the 2021 Annual Shareholders meeting Thursday afternoon at the new Tesla Gigafactory in Del Valle.

Police confiscate luxury sports car caught speeding hours after purchase

Danish police have confiscated a high-performance luxury car after its new owner was caught speeding as he drove it home from Germany to Norway hours after he bought the $310,000 car.

Black ex-Tesla worker who claimed racial abuse awarded $137M

Owen Diaz alleged in a lawsuit that he was harassed and faced “daily racist epithets,” including the “N-word,” while working at Tesla’s Fremont plant in 2015 and 2016 before quitting.