VW's Audi R&D head to be suspended over emissions scandal: Bild am Sonntag

Volkswagen's Audi head of development will be suspended this coming week as part of the investigation into an emissions scandal, Bild am Sonntag reported citing sources.

Stefan Knirsch, an Audi board member, knew about the use of cheat software in 3.0 liter diesel engines and gave a false promise under oath, the paper said on Sunday.

Knirsch has already been asked to clear his desk, it said. read more »

Lawsuit adds to scrutiny of Tesla's Autopilot

Tesla: Impossible to tell if software was at fault

News of a second crash involving Tesla Motors' semiautonomous driving system has raised questions about how early Tesla knew drivers may have been misusing the technology.

Media outlets in China this week reported that the family of a Chinese man who died in January is suing Tesla over the crash.

The accident, which occurred four months before Joshua Brown fatally crashed his Tesla Model S into a tractor-trailer in Florida while Autopilot was activated, happened when 23-year-old Gao Yaning slammed into a slow-moving truck, according to the Associated Press. read more »