A government audit has found that the U.S. agency charged with keeping the roads safe is slow to investigate automobile safety defects, limiting its ability to handle rapidly changing or severe risks

May 18, 2023, 4:51 PM ET (AP)

Will dashboard AM radio be saved? Bipartisan bill would require automakers to keep it in new cars

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are advocating for the preservation of AM radio in cars, as it is an important source of news and entertainment for many Americans. They are working to ensure that AM radio remains a viable option for drivers in the future.

automobile, byname auto, also called motorcar or car, a usually four-wheeled vehicle designed primarily for passenger transportation and commonly propelled by an internal-combustion engine using a volatile fuel. (Read Henry Ford’s 1926 Britannica essay on mass production.) The modern automobile is a complex technical system employing subsystems with specific design functions. Some of these consist of thousands of component parts that have evolved from breakthroughs in existing technology or from new technologies such as electronic computers, high-strength plastics, and new alloys of steel and nonferrous metals. Some subsystems have come about as a result of factors such as air pollution, ...(100 of 15675 words)

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