
Toyota recalls defective air bags, canisters
Affects Prius hybrids, Prius plug-ins, and Lexus CT200h vehicles produced between 2008 and 2012
Toyota says it will offer automatic braking by 2017
US voluntary deal with 20 car companies to make it standard offers 20-year time line.

Lexus tops Consumer Reports reliability survey
The worst performers were Infiniti, Cadillac, Ram, Jeep and Fiat among 28 brands.

New Lexus GS350 cheaper than BMW, Mercedes, with better reliability rating
Attention all driving enthusiasts with a practical streak.

Lexus finally shows off its hoverboard, and it’s awesome [VIDEO]
Sadly, it won’t be coming to skateboard parks any time soon.
Engineer seeks probe of engine surges in Lexus, Toyota vehicles
Gopal Raghavan alleges his 2009 Lexus ES350 sedan surged suddenly in a parking lot, crashing into some bushes and smashing the front of the car.
Self-driving car accident details revealed after pressure to change policy
California state report reveals most of the cars were in self-driving mode when the accidents happened.
Toyota adds 1.4M vehicles to Takata air bag recall
Includes Corolla, Tundra, Sequoia.

Google acknowledges 11 accidents with self driving cars
Tech giant said all accidents were minor; critics seek more transparency.
Lexus tops auto dependability survey
Fiat was the worst performing brand, with 273 problems per 100 vehicles.
Toyota remains top global automaker, sales top 10M vehicles
Automaker expects momentum to swing in 2015, forecasting a 1% decline.

Introducing the Connected Car
APMA-led project meets growing demand for automotive technology convergence.
2014 car brand quality survey rankings from J.D. Power and Associates
Porsche, Jaguar and Lexus top this year’s list.

California to write rules on driverless cars by year’s end
Once the stuff of science fiction, “autonomous cars” could be commercially available by decade’s end.
Toyota Canada January sales jump 10.6%
Sales of the Canadian-made RAV4 SUV jump 221.4%.