With Vehicle Brake Override Widely Adopted, U.S. Sees No Need for Requirement May 14, 2019 By David Shepardson The Trump administration said Monday it will drop rules first proposed in 2012 that would have required automakers to install...
Airports Told They Need FAA Approval to Install Drone Defense Measures May 9, 2019 By David Shepardson The Federal Aviation Administration told U.S. airports in a letter released on Wednesday they could not install drone countermeasures without...
Boeing Says 737s’ Optional Data Display Alert Was Not Safety Risk May 6, 2019 By Tracy Rucinski and David Shepardson Boeing Co. did not tell U.S. regulators for more than a year that it inadvertently made an alarm alerting pilots...
Senators Push Regulator to Finalize Drone ID System April 30, 2019 By David Shepardson Two U.S. senators on Monday urged U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to finalize a long-delayed rule that would require the...
Fiat Chrysler to Settle U.S. Investor Claim Over Diesel, Safety Issues for $110 Million April 9, 2019 By David Shepardson Italian-American automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has agreed to pay $110 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it misled U.S....
U.S. Safety Agency Nixes International Car Window Rules Proposed Under Obama April 4, 2019 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday it was dropping a 2012 proposal to harmonize U.S. vehicle window...
3 Major Automakers Partner to Develop Autonomous Vehicle Safety Standards, Testing April 3, 2019 By David Shepardson Three major automakers said on Wednesday they were forming a consortium to help draw up safety standards for self-driving cars...
FAA Plans Major Overhaul of Aviation Safety March 27, 2019 By David Shepardson and Eric M. Johnson The U.S. aviation regulator will significantly change its oversight approach to air safety by July following two fatal Boeing Co...
Black Boxes Show Ethiopian Airlines, Lion Air Disasters Were Similar, Says Ethiopia March 18, 2019 By Maggie Fick and David Shepardson The crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed 157 people had “clear similarities” with October’s Lion Air crash, Ethiopia...
No Criminal Liability for Uber in Fatal 2018 Arizona Self-Driving Car Crash March 18, 2019 By David Shepardson Uber Technologies Inc. is not criminally liable in a March 2018 crash in Tempe, Ariz., in which one of the...