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30 10, 2020

U.S. Agencies Question FCC Plan to Shift Auto Spectrum to Wi-Fi

By | October 30th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on U.S. Agencies Question FCC Plan to Shift Auto Spectrum to Wi-Fi

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Transportation and Treasury departments raised strong objections to a plan proposed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to shift much of a key spectrum block set aside for auto safety to accommodate the burgeoning number of …

8 10, 2020

No Action Yet on Trump Social Media Liability Proposal

By | October 8th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on No Action Yet on Trump Social Media Liability Proposal

The Federal Communications Commission has given no indication it will move quickly on an effort by President Donald Trump to narrow the ability of social media companies to remove objectionable content and require new transparency rules. The Republican president in …

23 09, 2020

Justice Department Set to Unveil Plan to Limit Internet Firms’ Liability Protections

By | September 23rd, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Justice Department Set to Unveil Plan to Limit Internet Firms’ Liability Protections

The U.S. Justice Department will unveil later on Wednesday a proposal that seeks to limit legal protections for internet platforms on managing content, a person briefed on the matter confirmed. The proposal, which takes aim at Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. …

17 09, 2020

House Report Slams FAA, Boeing for ‘Horrific Culmination’ of Failures in 737 Crashes

By | September 17th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on House Report Slams FAA, Boeing for ‘Horrific Culmination’ of Failures in 737 Crashes

Two Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed all 346 passengers and crew aboard were the “horrific culmination” of failures by the planemaker and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a U.S. House panel concluded after an 18-month investigation. The crashes “were not …

17 09, 2020

House Democrats Ask Why Auto Safety Rules Are Delayed

By | September 17th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on House Democrats Ask Why Auto Safety Rules Are Delayed

Three senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday asked government auditors to study why U.S. auto safety regulators have failed to write dozens of new auto safety regulations. The delayed rules include rear belt warnings, revisions to …

16 09, 2020

Uber Backup Driver Faces Homicide Charges in Fatal 2018 Arizona Crash

By | September 16th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Uber Backup Driver Faces Homicide Charges in Fatal 2018 Arizona Crash

The back-up safety driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber Technologies test vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, in 2018 was charged with negligent homicide, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Rafael Vasquez, age 46, who is …

15 09, 2020

Daimler to Pay $2.2 Billion for Clean Air Violations Over Diesel Emissions

By | September 15th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Daimler to Pay $2.2 Billion for Clean Air Violations Over Diesel Emissions

Daimler AG will pay $2.2 billion violating U.S. clean air laws and to resolve claims from 250,000 U.S. vehicle owners, court documents show. The German automaker and its Mercedes-Benz USA LLC unit disclosed on Aug. 13 it had reached a …

14 09, 2020

Senators Back Tighter Aircraft Oversight, Plane Crash Data Disclosure

By | September 14th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Senators Back Tighter Aircraft Oversight, Plane Crash Data Disclosure

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will vote on Wednesday to require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to quickly disclose risk assessments after fatal air crashes in a bid to significantly tighten industry oversight. Senate Commerce Committee chairman Roger Wicker, a …

8 09, 2020

U.S. Safety Agency Investigating Boeing 787 Dreamliners for Flaws

By | September 8th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on U.S. Safety Agency Investigating Boeing 787 Dreamliners for Flaws

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is investigating manufacturing flaws involving some Boeing 787 Dreamliners but said it was too early to say if it will require new inspections. Boeing said in August airlines operating its 787 Dreamliners …

8 09, 2020

4 Republican Attorneys General Back Trump Social Media Liability Move

By | September 8th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on 4 Republican Attorneys General Back Trump Social Media Liability Move

Four Republican state attorneys general led by Texas backed President Donald Trump’s push to narrow the ability of social media companies to remove objectionable content and require new transparency rules. Texas, Louisiana, Indiana and Missouri’s state attorneys general said in …