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Mercedes-Benz recently took a big step forward in the push to take the human element out of driving. The company won approval for hands-free driving on highways in Germany, Automotive News reports. That puts it ahead of competitors like Tesla in what the news outlet called “one of the world’s most competitive car markets.”

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Mercedes-Benz says the EQXX, its recently unveiled electric sedan, will get as much as 620 miles per charge. The company calls the EQXX “the most efficient Mercedes-Benz ever.”

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Ford and Honda are ahead of some key competitors in a race to meet new emergency braking standards, upgrading vehicles with a safety feature that advocates say will save lives.

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Mazda is recalling more than 120,000 cars that the company says could stall without warning, posing a hazard to drivers, passengers and others on the road. A faulty fuel pump could fail in the recalled vehicles, Mazda recently told federal regulators. If that happens, vehicles will fail to start or stall unexpectedly.

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Subaru is recalling nearly 200,000 vehicles over a transmission control problem that the company told federal regulators increases the risk of a crash. A software problem could cause the drive train to slip if the shift select is moved to Drive or Reverse immediately after the engine is started, Subaru said in a notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That would cause the vehicles to lose power, according to Subaru.

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U.S. auto safety regulators are reportedly ramping up a series of investigations into engine problems and car fires in a variety of Hyundai and Kia vehicles. The probes cover more than 3 million vehicles from model years 2011 to 2016, according to the Detroit Free Press. NHTSA has received at least 161 complaints about engine failure or car fires, the news outlet reports.

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Some 4 million Jeep, Ram, Dodge and Fiat and Alfa Romeo vehicles are getting a new emergency feature through and over the air software update. The cars will soon be able to receive alerts when they near an emergency vehicle with its flashers lit, the Detroit Free Press reports.

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Volkswagen is recalling nearly 300,000 Audi sport utility vehicles because of an engine defect that increases the risk of a crash, the carmaker recently told federal regulators.

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