Senators Seek to Address Privacy Concerns Over Tech Firms’ Covid-19 Contact Tracing May 4, 2020 By Diane Bartz and David Shepardson A group of Republican U.S. senators said Thursday they would introduce legislation to address consumer privacy concerns surrounding technology companies’...
U.S. Agency Rewrite of Rules Will Speed Up Arrival of Self-Driving Cars March 17, 2020 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Tuesday it was proposing sweeping changes to U.S. safety requirements to speed...
U.S. Jury Awards Four VW Diesel Owners $100K in Punitive Damages Over Cheating March 11, 2020 By David Shepardson A U.S. jury in California on Monday awarded the drivers of four Volkswagen AG vehicles a total of $100,000 as...
U.S. Probes Batch of Faulty Coronavirus Test Kits March 2, 2020 By David Shepardson The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Sunday that it is investigating a manufacturing defect in some...
Safety Board Hits Tesla Autopilot Design, Regulator’s ‘Misguided’ Approach February 26, 2020 By David Shepardson The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday sharply criticized Tesla Inc.’s lack of system safeguards in a fatal 2018 Autopilot...
Aviation Safety Whistleblower to Get $90K February 25, 2020 By David Shepardson The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) agreed to pay $90,000 to an aviation safety inspector who faced retaliation for raising concerns...
Safety Board to Report on Tesla Autopilot Crash, Issue Safety Recommendations February 24, 2020 By David Shepardson The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday to establish the probable cause of a fatal...
Safety Probe Finds Tesla Driver Killed in Crash Reported Prior Autopilot Problems February 12, 2020 By David Shepardson A Tesla driver killed in a March 2018 crash in California while using the Autopilot driver-assistance system had reported that...
Lawmakers Urged to Help U.S. Keep Up with China on Autonomous Vehicles February 12, 2020 By David Shepardson A U.S. House panel on Tuesday heard from advocates of imposing stricter safeguards for self-driving cars as part of any...
House Panel to Hold Hearing to Advance Rules on Self-Driving Vehicles February 10, 2020 By David Shepardson A U.S. House panel will hold a hearing Tuesday on autonomous vehicles as lawmakers try to hammer out legislation to...