Fertilizer-Maker Yara to Debut World’s 1st Autonomous Electric Container Ship November 22, 2021 By Victoria Klesty OSLO – The world’s first fully electric and self-steering container ship, owned by fertilizer maker Yara, is preparing to navigate...
Data-Deprived Auto Insurers Cautious About Discounts for Advanced Safety Features July 26, 2019 By Tina Bellon Automakers are accelerating the rollout of technology designed to avoid crashes, but insurance companies are waving a caution flag at...
FCC Expands Bandwith for Radar Used in Collision Avoidance Systems July 14, 2017 By David Shepardson The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved allocating a larger consolidated block of spectrum for use by motor vehicle...
Most Car Makers in No Rush to Make Automatic Braking Standard Equipment June 12, 2017 By Joseph White Big automakers are rushing to launch self-driving cars as early as 2021, but the industry’s major players are moving slowly...
Autonomous Cargo Ships Expected to Revolutionize (Disrupt) Shipping June 8, 2017 By David Stringer BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, is studying the introduction of giant, automated cargo ships to carry everything...
Crewless Ships: Safer, Faster, Cleaner, Cheaper Future of Shipping – Opinion May 22, 2017 By Adam Minter It sounds like a ghost story: A huge cargo vessel sails up and down the Norwegian coast, silently going about...
NTSB to Probe Pennsylvania Trolley Crash that Hurt Nearly 50 January 11, 2017 Federal crash investigators are heading to Philadelphia a day after a collision between two trolley cars injured nearly 50 people....
Experts See Gradual Transition to Accident-Free Driving November 12, 2014 By Jeremy Wagstaff As millions of cars are under recall for potentially lethal air bags, designers are trying to reduce the need for...
Chemical Shippers Lose Court Bid to Derail Train Safety Technology June 13, 2013 By Andrew Zajac Chemical shippers failed to show any business harm from a regulation requiring railroads to deploy new train-safety technology, a U.S....