School buses are generally a safe mode of transportation. By design, school buses are better equipped to avoid crashes and prevent injury to drivers and riders than passenger cars. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that approximately 2,000 children are killed in car crashes each year, while an average of 6 children die as […]
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Uber Suspends Self-Driving Car Tests in Major Cities
Many states have allowed autonomous car testing in their cities in the hope of being at the forefront of this technological revolution. Autonomous vehicle testing by several companies, including Uber, Alphabet Inc., and General Motors Co. has taken place in large cities in states such as Arizona and Texas. Uber has been testing its cars […]
Autonomous Car Crashes with Stationary Vehicles Suggest that Systems Must be Improved
Another crash between a Tesla in autopilot mode and a stationary vehicle underscores one of the limitation of cars driving in semi-autonomous mode. In May, a Tesla Model S traveling about 60 mph crashed into a fire truck that was stopped at a red light in South Jordan, Utah. The driver stated that the car […]
School Bus Crashes Raise Concerns About Driver Oversight
A special investigation report into several fatal school bus crashes in 2016 concluded that poor oversight of drivers contributed to these tragedies. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a meeting in May, 2018 to review the findings of this investigation. While the crashes occurred over three years ago, school bus accidents that result in […]
Toyota May Face Legal Action Over Continued Prius Electrical Defects
Toyota’s problems with malfunctioning electrical systems in Prius vehicles is far from over. The safety hazard posed by the defect has been ongoing for seven years and shows no signs of dissipating. Several motorists have been injured as a result of their cars stalling suddenly on highways. Now the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) […]
