Deploying Technology, Security Measures to Fight Weaponization of Autos December 28, 2017 By Lisa Marie Pane and Tom Krisher A deadly attack this month in Melbourne, Australia, in which a man plowed an SUV into a crowd of Christmas...
Rail Lines in Minnesota Getting Automatic Braking Technology October 6, 2016 New safety technology that may have prevented last week’s deadly train crash in New Jersey is being implemented along some...
New Car Safety Features Can Be ‘Turn-Off’ for Confused Drivers October 9, 2015 By Joan Lowy Many Americans buying new cars these days are baffled by a torrent of new safety technology. Some features will automatically...
Congress Pressured to Extend Deadline for Railroad Safety Technology October 7, 2015 By Angela Greiling Keane The head of Amtrak warned Congress that some passenger rail service outside the Northeast corridor will be suspended if lawmakers...
Key Car Makers to Make Automatic Braking Standard Equipment in U.S. September 14, 2015 By David Morgan A group of major automakers accounting for more than half of U.S. auto sales will make automatic emergency braking standard...
U.S. Pushes for Collision Prevention Technology on All New Cars, Trucks June 10, 2015 By David Morgan U.S. safety officials this week called on automakers to begin installing collision avoidance systems in all new passenger and commercial...
Amtrak Crash Spotlights Delay in Federal Mandate for Automatic Brake Technology May 15, 2015 By Joan Lowy The deadly Amtrak derailment near Philadelphia appears to be yet another accident that didn’t have to happen. It could have...
Metro-North Crash Seen Thwarting Delay of Automatic Braking December 4, 2013 By Angela Greiling Keane The deadly train derailment in New York City may force railroads to install automatic brakes by 2015 and dash industry...