Autonomous vehicles -- cars that do not depend on humans to drive them -- are just around the corner. In an August 2016 article, CB Insights reports that 33 corporations are at work creating autonomous vehicles. Many cities, states, and countries, including the United...

We’re all familiar with the black boxes that are built into airplanes, which show what went wrong after an incident. Now, Reuters reports, Germany is working on legislation requiring cars that are even partially autonomous to have black boxes. The announcement by...

A new study finds that driving while distracted can more than double your risk of an accident for more than half of your trips. Researchers from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that being in an emotional state while driving increases the risk of...

A History of Driving Safety Innovations Ever since 1886, when Karl Benz invented the first gasoline-fueled automobile, the industry has striven to make traveling by car ever safer with a panoply of inventions, innovations, laws, and public educational campaigns....

One of the concerns that critics have raised about driverless cars is who will be responsible for any accidents they might cause once they are on the market. Google, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo recently have all said that they will take responsibility for accidents their...

There is a new website designed to teach drivers about new vehicle safety features, as Dee-Ann Durbin reports for AP news in an article appearing on ABC News. MyCarDoesWhat.org contains videos and information, and was created by the National Safety Council and the...