U.S. Drone Rules Face Further Delay Over Security, Deregulation Issues February 1, 2017 By Alan Levin A long-awaited framework for allowing drone flights over people — a key step in the growth of the industry —...
Investigation Concludes Tesla Not at Fault in Self-Driving Car Crash January 20, 2017 By Alan Levin and Ryan Beene The push to bring self-driving cars to American roads got a significant boost on Thursday when the nation’s chief auto...
U.S. Investigators Blame Autopilot in Facebook’s Big Drone Crash December 19, 2016 By Alan Levin The wing on Facebook Inc.’s experimental high-altitude drone broke last summer in Arizona after the massive aircraft hit an updraft...
U.S. Sees Mandate on Talking Vehicles Cutting Road Crashes, Deaths December 14, 2016 By Alan Levin and Todd Shields U.S. automobile regulators want passenger cars and light trucks to wirelessly stream data about their movements and monitor other vehicles...
Report Criticizes FAA Safety Oversight of Drones as Lax December 7, 2016 By Alan Levin U.S. aviation regulators approved commercial drone applications so quickly in recent years that they missed safety violations and took few...
Smartphone Makers Reject Obama Call for Restrictions to Curb Distracted Driving November 28, 2016 By Todd Shields and Alan Levin U.S. highway safety officials called on smartphone makers to add features that would keep motorists from using functions linked to...
Safety Advocates Frustrated that Accident-Prevention Technologies Remain Optional November 15, 2016 By Alan Levin Computerized sensors that warn drivers they’re about to rear-end another vehicle or prevent other types of accidents are available on...
Federal Safety Board: Pilots Ignored Procedures in Fatal 2015 Ohio Crash October 18, 2016 By Alan Levin The pilots of a charter flight that crashed last year in Akron, Ohio, killing seven employees of a Florida real...
Corporate Pilots Often Neglect Required Safety Checks September 29, 2016 By Alan Levin Corporate pilots routinely take off without performing required safety checks, a study of thousands of flights by a trade group...
Would-Be Drone Pilots Flock to Take First U.S. Licensing Test August 29, 2016 By Alan Levin Thousands of would-be drone pilots are racing to get licensed under new U.S. regulations that have opened an aerial stampede....