China’s vision of the future of the automobile — electrified and digitally connected — is on display at the ongoing Beijing auto show.

The seemingly never-ending efforts of China’s electric car makers to redefine the automobile are on display at the nation’s largest annual auto show.

Most electronic systems that take on some driving tasks for humans don’t adequately make sure drivers are paying attention, and they don’t issue strong enough warnings to make drivers behave.

Two people were seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Brevard County, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

While Florida was lucky enough to avoid making the top cut, three of its highways were still on the list of most-loathed highways nationwide.

A motorcyclist was killed when he was rear-ended on Interstate 4 in Osceola County by a pickup truck that then crashed into other vehicles, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A small electric luxury SUV like the Audi Q4 e-tron might be just the right vehicle for you.

Striking blue-collar workers at a Volvo heavy truck plant in southwestern Virginia have narrowly ratified what the company said was its final offer in a long labor dispute.

Volvo Trucks North America says some striking workers have crossed picket lines at a southwestern Virginia factory as the company plans to restart production.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A man who set a boat storage business on fire during a burglary, damaging expensive vessels and equipment in the process, ended up in a hospital with severe burns, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. When asked why, he claimed he wanted “to make a big enough statement for a biker patch Hell’s Angels,” records show. He said he hoped he would be jailed for a long time, according to the affidavit. AdRecords show a $70,000 custom-built boat, a $5,000 1983 homemade boat and multiple boat engines valued at $10,000 were damaged. Use the form below to sign up for the ClickOrlando.com Strange Florida newsletter, sent every Friday.

DETROIT – Metal fragments from an exploding air bag inflator killed the driver of an older Volvo, touching off a U.S. recall of up to 54,000 cars, regulators said Saturday. NHTSA said the ZF/TRW inflator rupture that caused the death is the only known incident worldwide. The problem caused the largest series of auto recalls in U.S. history, with at least 63 million inflators recalled. NHTSA said Saturday that the ZF/TRW inflators did not use ammonium nitrate to inflate the air bags. Volvo says in documents posted by NHTSA that registration data found about 13,800 of the recalled cars are still in use.

COPENHAGEN – Volvo Cars said Wednesday that it is recalling nearly 2.1 million vehicles worldwide as a preventive measure after the company discovered that a steel wire connected to the front seat belts can be weakened. The front seat belts are anchored to the car via this steel cable, press spokesman Stefan Elfstrom told Swedish public radio. No current models are included in the recall. There have been no reports of injuries or accidents linked to the fault. Volvo Cars has been owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group since 2010.