Lawmakers to Target Auto-Safety Rules They Say Drive Up Costs

Lawmakers will take aim at vehicle-safety mandates in a coming Senate hearing, targeting some auto-industry regulations once considered too sacrosanct to attack.

- By SHARON TERLEP

Senate Republicans in January plan to criticize requirements for safety technology, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms to remind drivers that a child is in the back seat, arguing they are ineffective and unnecessarily drive up the cost