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Takata air bag recall made compulsory for Australia vehicles

Australia has issued a compulsory recall for all 2.7 million cars fitted with defective Takata air bags in an effort to lift the auto industry's mixed efforts to fix the potentially fatal fault that has been blamed for at least 23 deaths around the world.

The Latest: German govt hopes diesel ruling won't mean bans

The Latest on plans to impose a ban on diesel vehicles in German cities (all times local): 12:20 p.m. German media are reporting that a court has ruled cities can impose driving bans on diesel cars to combat air pollution.

German court lets cities ban diesel vehicles

A top German court ruled on Tuesday in favor of allowing major cities to ban the most heavily polluting diesel cars, a move set to hit the value of 12 million vehicles in Europe’s largest car market and probably force carmakers to pay for costly modifications.

Correction: Driverless Cars-California story

Driverless cars will be tested on California roads for the first time without a human being behind a steering wheel under new rules for the fast-developing technology.

AP Exclusive: Transport safety rules rolled back under Trump

President Donald Trump is putting the brakes on attempts to address dangerous transportation safety problems from speeding tractor-trailers to sleepy railroad engineers as part of his quest to roll back regulations across the government.