The road ahead for Volkswagen

Sunday, Lesley Stahl speaks with Herbert Diess, CEO of Volkswagen, about the German automaker’s effort and challenges to go electric.

• Apr 15, 2022
• 0:29

New electric Hummer a "huge turning point," GM executive says

As GM touts its new "super truck" as a potential turning point for the automotive industry​, demand for the vehicle is surging — despite a price tag topping six figures.

• Apr 7, 2022

How fashion ads made cars desirable

In the new book "Glamour Road," authors Tom Dolle and Jeff Stork look at how the auto industry found new ways to appeal to both women in the 1950s and young people in the 1960s by transforming cars into far more than just transportation. Barry Petersen has the story.

• Mar 12, 2022
• 6:18

Hertz ordered to reveal data on car theft reports

A Delaware bankruptcy court judge has ordered Hertz to release data on auto theft reports filed against its customers. The decision comes after CBS News told the court the public had a right to see that information. CBS News' consumer investigative correspondent Anna Werner reports.

• Feb 10, 2022
• 2:13

Lake used by race car drivers

Minnesota is known as the land of ten thousand lakes and most are frozen deep in the winter. That makes them safe enough not only for ice skaters but also for a competition most might not expect see on the ice. John Lauritsen has the story.

• Feb 26, 2022
• 3:00

The future of self-driving cars

As the race for self-driving cars accelerates, experts weigh in on their status and just how long until they think it will be until autonomous automobiles take over. Brook Silva-Braga took a test drive.

• Feb 19, 2022
• 8:17

Sticker shock continues for car buyers

American car buyers are feeling the pinch with dealership costs skyrocketing. Now manufacturers are threatening to withhold deliveries if prices don't come down. Washington Post reporter Jacob Bogage joined CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Dutheirs to talk about the trend.

• Feb 18, 2022
• 7:52

Welcome to Buc-ee's

It's a Texas institution with a national footprint: a chain of road stop convenience stores the size of the Lone Star State, with a smiling cartoon beaver mascot and a devoted following. Why are customers so driven to visit?

• Jan 30, 2022

Driving classical cars into the 21st century

While some drivers are ready to go electric, they still want to hang on to their classic cars. That's where one mechanic in London is ready to help and bring classical cars into the 21st century. Ian Lee has the story.

• Nov 13, 2021
• 2:18

Batteries and the new "lithium gold-rush"

With electric cars the future of the auto industry, companies are ramping up the manufacture of batteries and the mining of lithium, creating opportunities to combat climate change, while also threatening serious environmental impacts.

• Nov 7, 2021

Small SUVs only do so-so in side crash tests

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says only 1 out of 20 got the highest "good" rating. The rest were only OK, marginal or poor in the group's new, more rigorous side-impact test.

• Oct 28, 2021
• 1:45

Catalytic converter theft is on the rise

The rise in the price of rare metals has caused catalytic converter thefts to increase by more than 300%. CBS Chicago's Jim Williams shares a couples story.

• Oct 23, 2021
• 2:18

Political wrangling may impede bill on new car safety standards

Following a 6-year CBS News investigation on collapsing seats in passenger vehicles, the fate of a bill to correct the problem is tied up in political infighting over the larger $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

• Sep 27, 2021

"Automania" at MoMA: How our love of cars fueled art

An exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art explores our fascination with the automobile, and features cars as art, as well as art influenced by cars.

• Sep 26, 2021

Back in 1956, General Motors predicted the rise of self-driving cars in a musical short, "Key to the Future," but now 60 years later, self-driving cars are just around the corner

Back in 1956, General Motors predicted the rise of self-driving cars in a musical short, "Key to the Future," but now 60 years later, self-driving cars are just around the corner. While there’s some backlash, Time assistant managing editor Matt Vella predicts they will make the world "safer, more livable and more prosperous." Vella joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss his Time cover story.

• Mar 5, 2016
• 3:26

Federal regulator probes Tesla’s Autopilot

The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla's Autopilot system after a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles. CBS News congressional correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more.

• Aug 21, 2021
• 3:31

Will driverless trucks soon share our roads?

Companies are already testing driverless trucks on America's roads. The technology will bring untold profits, but it may cost thousands of truckers their livelihoods. Jon Wertheim reports.

• Aug 15, 2021
• 13:56

California's electric-car goal raises concerns

California is already home to the nation's largest fleet of electric vehicles, and it's signaled its intention to put more of those cars on the road with a goal to go all-electric by 2035. A Los Angeles Times series called "The United States of California" digs deeper into the potential environmental risks. National reporter Evan Halper joined CBSN to discuss.

• Jul 29, 2021
• 9:53

Navigating our reliance on maps

"Sunday Morning" charts a course through the history of mapmaking and the rise of road atlases, which (to our surprise) have not died out with the advent of GPS.

• May 30, 2021

Ford F-150 pickup truck goes electric

Ford's F-150 is the best-selling pickup truck in the world. Now the company has revealed an electric model. CBS transportation correspondent Errol Barnett went for a ride.

• May 20, 2021
• 5:07

Spring into summer: Top travel tips

In a new "CBS This Morning" series Spring into Summer, correspondents travel to vacation hotspots across the country to share travel advice. Errol Barnett is in New York looking at what to plan for whether you're planning to hit the road or taking to the skies.

• May 17, 2021
• 2:32

Electric vehicles could soon cost less than gas-powered vehicles

If ever there was a time to want to be driving an electric car, it may have been last week — after the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack forced the company to take some of its systems offline.

• May 17, 2021

Hot market for used cars is sending prices to "bizarre" levels

As inflation jumps, one 2017 Nissan for sale in Woodland, Texas, with nearly 125,000 miles is listed for $20,500.

• May 13, 2021

Pedestrian killed by self-driving Uber car

Uber has decided to suspend its self-driving car program after an autonomous vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona. But safety experts have predicted self-driving cars could actually reduce deadly crashes. CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports.

• Mar 19, 2018
• 2:22

Rental car rates soar with vehicles in short supply

Rental car rates are up more than 50% in places like Hawaii and Florida, forcing some travelers to rely on ride-sharing services.

• May 10, 2021

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