Can a Self-Driving 40-Ton Truck Be Safe? Developers Say Yes But Others Are Skeptical. January 10, 2022 By Keith Laing Shipping companies and software developers are experimenting with self-driving trucks as a way to solve a driver shortage worsened by...
Safety Advocates Are Worried As Teen Truckers Hit the Road December 3, 2021 By Keith Laing Dezjion Henson has wanted to be a truck driver his whole life. When he turned 18 last year he jumped...
Trump Administration to Ease Rules on Truckers’ Maximum Hours on Road July 3, 2019 By Richard Lardner Truck driver Lucson Francois was forced to hit the brakes just five minutes from his home in Pennsylvania. He’d reached...
Safety Experts Weigh In on Autonomous Car Standards After Uber, Tesla Fatal Crashes April 4, 2018 By Nick Carey and Paul Lienert Autonomous cars should be required to meet standards on their ability to detect potential hazards and better ways are needed...
Safety Groups Urge Government to Set Rules of Road for Driverless Vehicles June 27, 2017 By Ryan Beene Basic rules of the road are needed before lawmakers allow companies from Apple Inc. to Ford Motor Co. to dramatically...
U.S. Autonomous Vehicle Policy Attempts to Straddle Lanes of Safety and Innovation September 22, 2016 By Jeff Plungis The new U.S. policy on self-driving cars received a mixed reaction from highway-safety advocates who acknowledged the life-saving potential though...
Senate Bill Would Expand Big Rig Trucking by Teen Drivers Nationally July 23, 2015 By Jeff Plungis Drivers as young as 18 years old could be allowed to drive 80,000-pound trucks between states if Congress goes along...
Safety Experts Warn Smart Car Dashboard Screens Distract Drivers July 7, 2015 By Paul Lienert and Sarah McBride When it comes to dashboard displays that are more like smart phones, two things are clear: Customers want them, and...
Safety Coalition Sues U.S. Over Missing Trucker Training Rules September 21, 2014 By Andrew Zajac The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was sued by a coalition of groups seeking to force the agency to...
Teen Driver Deaths Increased in First Half of 2012 February 27, 2013 By Joan Lowy Deaths of younger teen drivers increased sharply in the first six months of last year, reversing a decade-long trend, according...