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Why Toyota and Honda vehicles have such high resale values
Toyota and Honda hold their value better than just about any other brand. CNBC looks at how they got this way and explores what could knock them off the podium.
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Ford to halt production of electric F-150 Lightning next month until January
Ford plans to halt production of the F-150 Lightning until January to address high inventories and reduce losses of the all-electric pickup trucks.
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Proposal to reduce Chicago's speed limits takes step forward
A proposal to lower Chicago’s default speed limit took a step forward on Monday afternoon after it was passed by a City Council committee.
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Greyhound close to lease extension at West Loop station
Greyhound Bus won’t be leaving its West Loop station just yet, its parent company FlixBus announced Tuesday.
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Officials promote Rail Safety Week in Illinois
Local transportation officials are promoting Rail Safety Week in Illinois with safety initiatives, NBC Chicago’s Kye Martin reports.
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WATCH: Train collides with 18-wheeler carrying a tank
A train in Goose Creek, South Carolina, collided with an 18-wheeler carrying a tank Thursday after the truck became stuck on the tracks
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Cars collect troves of data about traffic and road hazards. Should they share it?
Transportation officials are hoping a major investment in a technology allowing cars to talk to other cars about hazards on the road could be part of the solution to a recent surge in traffic deaths.
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Some Jeep SUVs and pickups are catching fire even after engines are turned off, owners say
U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that the engines can catch fire on some Jeep SUVs and pickup trucks with the ignition turned off.
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New Damen Green Line station near United Center opens ahead of Democratic National Convention
Chicago city leaders and CTA officials marked the opening of the new Green Line station at Damen Avenue and Lake Street, two weeks ahead of the Democratic National Convention at the nearby United Center.
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BMW recalls nearly 300,000 SUVs over interior cargo rail issues
BMW is recalling more than 291,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the interior cargo rails can detach in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
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GM fined $146 million after EPA finds 5.9 million older vehicles emitted excess carbon dioxide
General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards.
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Uber offers $1,000 to ditch your car for five weeks
The One Less Car trial comes at a time when the average monthly cost of vehicle ownership in the U.S. is more than $1,000.
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Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads
Within three or four years, thousands of self-driving tractor-trailers are expected to travel on America’s public freeways.
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From Sin City to the City of Angels, building starts on high-speed rail line
Work is set to begin Monday on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028.
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‘Stop! Stop!': Two planes nearly collide at DC's Reagan National Airport
The planes, one from Southwest and one from JetBlue, nearly ended up crossing the same runway while that JetBlue flight was taking off.
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Nearly 3 million Honda vehicles at risk of recall as NHTSA probes emergency brake issue
A U.S. government investigation into unexpected automatic braking involving nearly 3 million Hondas is a step closer to a recall. Here’s what you should know.
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Norfolk Southern agrees to pay $600M in settlement related to train derailment in eastern Ohio
Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a fiery train derailment in February 2023 in eastern Ohio.
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I-PASS stickers valid in 19 states
As the Illinois Tollway Authority works to phase out transponders and implement I-PASS stickers, drivers across the state are wondering how the stickers work, where they work and more.
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Tesla autopilot and 10 other assisted-driving systems receive ‘poor' rating from IIHS safety review
A new insurance industry report is grading the major carmakers’ assisted driving systems.
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NASCAR, CTA train crash and more: Chicago's biggest transportation headlines, headaches of 2023
A look back at Chicago’s biggest transportation headlines and headaches of 2023.