Car safety

Undocumented immigrant drivers’ licenses latest battleground in reform efforts

Global Politics

Many undocumented immigrants in the United States have a problem: they need to drive to work and to access basic services, like healthcare. But in many states, they’re not entitled to driver’s licenses, which makes even getting to the hospital after being thrown by a bull, a major struggle.

Driving While Undocumented: Right to Licenses Stirs Debate

Conflict & Justice

Cars that Talk to Each Other

Why are Young Americans Driving Less?

The World

New investigation into Toyota’s runaway acceleration problem

The World

Japan reacts to the Congressional hearing on Toyota

Global Politics

The president of Japanese car giant Toyota, Aiko Toyoda, will appear before Congress today as part of a probe into the company’s recall of millions of vehicles. How is this appearance being reported in Japan?

The World

Takeouts: Congress says Toyota misled public, results from Olympic ice dancing, Wal-Mart’s plan for movies online

Global Politics

TOYOTA: A congressional panel says Toyota consistently and wrongly dismissed the possibility that an electronic problem in some of its cars caused unintended acceleration. Kate Linebaugh covers the auto industry for the Wall Street Journal. OLYMPICS: New York Times Olympics editor Jason Stallman assesses the last night’s ice dancing competition and previews today’s men’s giant […]

The World

What does the Toyota recall mean for dealers

Toyota has said that dealerships will have new parts this week for customers whose cars have been recalled due to defective gas pedals. We speak with John McEleney, a Toyota dealer and chairman of the National Association of Automobile Dealers.

The World

Traffic safety

Conflict & Justice

A global conference on road safety is being held in Moscow to discuss ways of tackling one of the world’s biggest killers: traffic accidents. The World’s Laura Lynch takes us to Ghana where car accidents have become a public health crisis.