Safety Agency Dismisses Claims of Faulty Acceleration Against Tesla January 11, 2021 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it would not grant a petition seeking a formal review of 662,000...
FCC Appears Unlikely to Act on Trump Bid to Change Social Media Liability January 6, 2021 By David Shepardson The prospects of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai taking action on an effort to narrow social media companies’ legal...
Global Aviation Deaths Rose in 2020, Although Number of Crashes Fell January 4, 2021 By David Shepardson The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes rose in 2020 to 299 worldwide, even as the number...
Alphabet’s Wing Aviation Warns Proposed Drone ID Rules Invite Privacy Issues January 4, 2021 By David Shepardson Alphabet Inc.’s drone delivery unit Wing criticized Trump administration rules issued this week mandating broadcast-based remote identification of drones, saying...
Daimler to Pay $30M Penalty to End Delayed Truck Safety Recall Probe January 4, 2021 By David Shepardson Daimler AG’s North American truck unit on Thursday agreed to a $30 million U.S. civil penalty to resolve an investigation...
American Airlines Resumes Passenger Flights on Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft December 30, 2020 By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski Boeing’s 737 MAX resumed passenger flights in the United States for the first time on Tuesday after a 20-month safety...
Administration Says Railroads Have Met Safety Technology Deadline December 30, 2020 By David Shepardson The U.S. Transportation Department announced Tuesday that anti-derailment technology positive train control, or PTC, is in operation on all required...
Walmart Denies U.S. Charges It Fueled Opioid Crisis by Filling ‘Illegitimate Prescriptions’ December 23, 2020 By David Shepardson and Mark Hosenball The U.S. Justice Department sued Walmart Inc. on Tuesday, accusing the world’s biggest retailer of fueling the opioid crisis in...
Here’s What’s In the $900 Billion COVID-19 Bill December 22, 2020 By David Shepardson, David Brunnstrom and Andy Sullivan U.S. congressional leaders said on Sunday they had reached agreement on a $900 billion package to provide the first new...
California Seeks Court Help With Investigation of Amazon Coronavirus Policies December 15, 2020 By David Shepardson California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday petitioned a court to force Amazon.com Inc. to comply with outstanding subpoenas over...