A licensed driver who is paralyzed from the waist down can sue an auto dealer, under disability law, for refusing to install hand controls on a vehicle for a test drive, a federal appeals court ruled ...

Adapt your vehicle to make it more comfortable without compromising safety The small, portable HandyBar (in the driver's left hand) makes it easier to get out of a vehicle. By Keith Barry Tom Wiebell ...

Parapalegic racer Robert Wickens has been working with Bosch to create better hand controls for his Hyundai Elantra N TCR race car. Wickens will race the car at the 24 Hours of Nurburgring this ...

Retired Army Chief Warrant Officer Neal Williams has owned several vehicles in the last 25 years that were modified to accommodate his wheelchair and let him drive with hand controls. For his first ...

Driver Change assist Josh Gibbs pulls Robert Wickens, who was paralyzed from the chest down after a 2018 IndyCar crash, from the car as Tommy Milner gets in the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3R as they ...

Yvonne Cornett had two priorities when shopping for a car last year. She cared about safety, so she chose a 2019 Toyota Camry, a top recommendation by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. And ...

"Where there's a wheel, there's a way": How specialized training and adaptive equipment are keeping people with disabilities mobile PHOENIX — A Valley man who lost feeling in his legs and feet has ...

Volkswagen, a company whose name translates to “people’s car,” is looking to become more people’s car with its Driver Access program. Aimed at making its vehicles drivable even for customers with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Ewing writes about luxury and performance automobiles. Working with two-time Indycar champ (1997 and ’98) and former Formula ...

The court of appeals reversed a judgment. The court held that a claim may be stated under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) based on an auto dealer's refusal to install temporary hand controls ...

Italian racer Alex Zanardi will run the Rolex 24 at Daytona this weekend in a BMW M8 GTE specially prepped with hand controls. Zanardi lost both of his legs in a horrific 2001 crash during a CART race ...