U.S. motor vehicle deaths last year topped 40,000 for the first time since 2007 as cheap gasoline and a healthy economy encouraged motorists to drive more.
BMW is recalling about 230,000 vehicles in the U.S. after discovering that some may have been fitted with defective Takata airbag inflators during repairs.
U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday closed an investigation into a fatal accident involving Teslas Autopilot driver-assist system, and said they didnt find a defect warranting a recall.
