Pedestrian struck and killed in San Jose is 6th fatality of 2021
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle when crossing Monterey Road outside of a marked crosswalk in San Jose Friday night, police said.
CHP out in full force for holiday weekend
As Bay Area motorists take to the highway this Memorial Day weekend, the California Highway Patrol will be out in full force writing tickets and watching for unsafe drivers.
Safety ratings yanked after Tesla pulls radar from Model S and Model Y vehicles
Consumer Reports pulled its “Top Pick” status for Tesla’s Model 3 and Y vehicles built after April 27, while the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety plans to remove the vehicles’ “Top Safety Pick Plus” designation.
Passenger killed in fiery I-80 crash after driver swerves to avoid small animal
A passenger in a SUV died early Saturday morning after the driver swerved to avoid a small animal, while traveling westbound on Interstate 80 near San Pablo Dam Road.
President Biden says future of vehicles is electric during Dearborn visit to see F-150 Lightning
President Joe Biden visited Ford's Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on Tuesday to see the new F-150 Lightning
‘This sucker’s quick’: Biden test drives electric Ford F-150 pickup truck
Biden made a surprise visit to a Ford race track to test the company’s brand new all-electric pickup truck in an effort to make a case for a zero-emission future.
Tesla driver 'asleep' in Kenosha County, cited for inattentive driving
A Palatine, Illinois man was cited for inattentive driving – after a Kenosha County sheriff's deputy noticed he “appeared to be asleep behind the wheel crossing over the Illinois/Wisconsin state line” on Sunday, May 16.
California DMV places Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ under review
California’s DMV is reviewing whether Tesla is violating a state regulation by advertising its vehicles as being fully autonomous without meeting the legal definition of self-driving. The probe comes amid several high-profile crashes nationwide — including a fatal wreck in California — involving Autopilot in recent weeks.
Woman killed in Cupertino crash by suspected drunk driver
A woman was killed and a man hospitalized with major injuries in a crash Saturday night in Cupertino involving a suspected drunken driver with two previous DUI convictions, authorities said.
Amid surge in gun violence, Oakland police deploy Sideshow Enforcement unit
Recently, Oakland sideshows have become more dangerous, resulting in serious injuries and shootings. The Oakland Police Department is cracking down on the illegal gatherings, amid a surge in gun violence.
Petaluma police arrest 21-year-old man suspected of stealing vehicle
Police in Petaluma on Friday arrested a man suspected of stealing a vehicle that was left running in the parking lot of a business in the 1300 block of North McDowell Boulevard.
Officials: Tesla in fatal crash on the 210 Freeway near Fontana was on Autopilot
A 35-year-old man was killed when his Tesla Model 3 struck an overturned semi on the 210 Freeway near Fontana on May 5. The Tesla was operating on Autopilot at the time of the crash, authorities said.
Safety regulators announce special investigation into Tesla Autopilot system
Federal safety regulators are sending a team to California to investigate a fatal freeway crash involving a Tesla, just after authorities near Oakland arrested a man in another Tesla rolling down a freeway with no one behind the steering wheel.
3 men suspected in Rohnert Park catalytic converter thefts arrested
Sonoma County sheriff's deputies say an Uber driver who reported three suspects actively stealing a catalytic converter from a Toyota Prius resulted in the arrests of three Oakland men.
Ford to develop, produce its own electric vehicle batteries at Metro Detroit plant
Ford announced on Tuesday it will open a battery development center near Detroit by the end of 2021 as it plans to control the key technology for electric vehicles.
Police say no one was driving Tesla in deadly crash, but Musk says car wasn't on autopilot
Two people were killed in Texas in the fiery crash of a Tesla and authorities say there was no one in the driver’s seat at the time of the crash, although it’s not clear whether the car’s driver-assist system was being used.
US investigating possible air bag failures in GM vehicles
The U.S. government's highway safety agency is investigating complaints that the air bags may not inflate in a crash on thousands of General Motors vehicles.
CEO of Google's self-driving car spinoff Waymo departs from company
The executive who steered the transformation of Google's self-driving car project into a separate company worth billions of dollars is stepping down after more than five years on the job.
Marin County deputies seize hundreds of stolen catalytic converters
An extensive fencing operation involving hundreds of suspected stolen catalytic converters was uncovered Wednesday by deputies from the Marin County Sheriff's Office.
General Motors expands board to 13 with Meg Whitman and NBA's Mark Tatum
General Motors said Thursday that it has expanded its board to 13 members and appointed former Hewlett-Packard chief Meg Whitman and NBA executive Mark Tatum as directors.