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The state Senate this afternoon approved the final bill in a package of laws to ban texting while driving, but designated that fines go to support libraries -- rather than to eliminate some driver penalties as the House wants.

Drivers of commercial trucks and buses will be prohibited from texting under federal guidelines that US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood is issuing Tuesday. "We want the drivers of big rigs and buses and those who share the ...

The debate over distracted driving ramped up a notch on Thursday as Ford Motor Co. announced technology to let computers read their Twitter feeds to them while they're driving.

Even as concerns rise about technology distractions for drivers, automakers are rapidly bringing PC features to the dashboard.

The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go....

A new breed of prototype automobile can drive without the help of unreliable humans, and major car companies are paying attention.

More than 5,800 people were killed and 515,000 injured in U.S. car crashes last year tied to distracted driving, according to data released on Wednesday.

A western Pennsylvania man trying to parallel park a minivan killed his identical twin brother, who was trying to guide him into the space.

Nearly one out of five U.S. drivers surveyed has read or sent a text message while behind the wheel, even though nearly all of the respondents in an AAA survey released on Friday considered such action unacceptable.

Many states have laws against texting while driving. But many also are more than happy to tweet you about the traffic conditions.