Automotive
U.S. safety regulators are turning up the heat on Tesla, announcing investigations into steering wheels coming off some SUVs and a fatal crash involving a Tesla suspected of using an automated driving system when it ran into ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Engineering
Improving safety in bike lanes is the aim of a recent study by the Highway Engineering Research Group (HERG) of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). Their research analyzes the skid resistance of five types of ...
Feb 28, 2023
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Business
In mid-February, Tesla announced the recall of over 350,000 vehicles—more than 20,000 in Canada —due to a problem with its "Full Self-Driving Capability" system. This self-driving feature was found to possibly cause vehicles ...
Feb 27, 2023
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Automotive
Why has commercial airline travel become so safe in the United States?
Jan 23, 2023
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Automotive
The U.S. government's highway safety agency said Thursday it will send teams to investigate two November crashes in California and Ohio involving Teslas that may have been operating on automated driving systems.
Dec 22, 2022
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Automotive
To most of us, the twisted metal and broken glass of a car crash is evidence of driver error, bad luck or both. To Kelcie Ralph, an associate professor of urban planning and policy development at Rutgers, every car crash ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Business
China announced Wednesday hundreds of new orders for its first domestically manufactured large passenger jet, with the aircraft poised to make its commercial debut early next year.
Nov 9, 2022
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Automotive
Japan's top automaker Toyota said Thursday that it has identified how to fix its 2023 model year bZ4X crossover electric vehicles after recalling 2,700 of them in June out of concern wheel bolts might become loose, risking ...
Oct 6, 2022
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Engineering
Practical and environmentally friendly, e-scooters offer great flexibility. It is no wonder that more and more people are using this form of transport. However, this rise in popularity has been accompanied by an increase ...
Oct 4, 2022
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Automotive
The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be equipped with blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving.
Sep 20, 2022
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