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More than 1.6 million Hyundais and 1.7 million Kias are at risk of engine compartment fires. Owners of the affected vehicles are urged to park them outside and away from homes and buildings.

Vogt's decision to step down follows a recent recall of all 950 Cruise vehicles to update software after one of them dragged a pedestrian to the side of a San Francisco street in early October.

The defective air bag inflators are supplied by Takata, an auto parts maker that is already part of the largest automotive recall in U.S. history.

The EPA is proposing tailpipe emission rules so strict that carmakers would need two-thirds of their sales to be zero-emission by 2032 to comply. And that seems to be precisely the goal.

A component responsible for detecting a crash and deploying air bags has been malfunctioning owing to electrical interference, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration says.

The automaker will focus on development of partially automated driver-assist systems for personal vehicles like its Super Cruise, which allows drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel.

Two occupants in the vehicle that exploded at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, N.Y., are both dead, officials said. "At this time there is no indication of a terrorist attack," the governor said.

Virginia State Police said the crashes began on an icy and fog-shrouded overpass bridge around 7:51 a.m. Sunday. Authorities say no deaths were reported as a result of the massive pileup.

The recall comes after a two-year investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration into a series of crashes — some deadly — that happened while the Autopilot system was in use.

On Wednesday, New York City passed legislation that caps the number of ride-hailing vehicles for Uber and Lyft. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Wired writer Aarian Marshall about the change.