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Ford offers BlueCruise, an advanced hands-free driving system that operates on 97% of U.S. and Canadian highways with no intersections or traffic signals.The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday it was investigating the use of an advanced driver assistance system in a Ford Mustang Mach-E that was involved in a Feb. 24 fatal crash in San Antonio, Texas.The NTSB said preliminary information indicated the Ford struck the rear of a Honda CR-V that was…

The National Transportation Safety Board, a U.S. government agency that investigates crashes, has ordered the Dawn Project organization to stop using its seal after it appeared in a Super Bowl ad that called for consumers to boycott Tesla. The NTSB said in a letter that its seal must be immediately removed from the Dawn Project’s website and YouTube page, as well as any further airings of the commercial. NTSB said in a news release that it did not authorize the use of its seal and does not…

The Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc on Sunday announced the passing of the company’s founding Group Chief Executive Officer and former Group Managing Director of its flagship subsidiary Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe. Mr Wigwe, his wife and son were among the casualties in a fatal helicopter crash that occurred near the Nevada-California border. The Eurocopter EC 130, carrying Wigwe and five others, crashed on Friday night on its way to Las Vegas. In a statement released on Sunday by the company’s…

Investigators’ preliminary report comes as most grounded 737 MAX 9 jets have resumed flying, following inspections. Investigators’ preliminary report comes as most grounded 737 MAX 9 jets have resumed flying, following inspections. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to…

Alaska Airlines and Boeing were hit with a lawsuit from four passengers who claimed they experienced “havoc, fear, trauma, severe and extreme distress” during a midair blowout aboard a flight earlier this month. The suit, filed in King County Superior Court in Washington state, is seeking damages for personal injuries after a door plug on a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft blew off while an Alaska Airlines flight was 16,000 feet above Oregon. The blowout left a gaping hole on the side of the plane, and the…

Cleanup efforts continue on portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2023.Gene J. Puskar | APNorfolk Southern supervisors didn't address an engineer's safety concerns before a train loaded with toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio in February, according to findings released Thursday from a National Transportation Safety Board investigation.The day before the train derailed, an engineer in Decatur, Illinois, had voiced his concern about the size of the train to…

March 28, 2023 5:35 am ET The train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, was just one of over 1,000 that happen every year. NTSB’s Michael Hiller explains the most common reasons trains come off the tracks and what can be done to prevent them. Copyright ©2022 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 March…

General view of the site of the derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste, in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., March 2, 2023. Alan Freed | ReutersThe National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday said it opened a special investigation into Norfolk Southern after recent derailments.The special probe will look into the company's organization and safety culture, according to a press release."Given the number and significance of recent Norfolk Southern accidents, the NTSB also urges the company to take immediate action…

An overheated bearing on a railcar carrying polypropylene was the likely cause of a Norfolk Southern Corp. train derailment earlier this month, federal transportation officials said Thursday, an incident that subsequently created an environmental mess in a small Ohio town that the railroad as well as state and federal officials are still trying to clean up. Monitoring equipment along the tracks alerted the train crew to the overheated bearing, which was 253 degrees Fahrenheit above ambient…

Workers continue to clean up remaining tank cars, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio, following the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern freight train derailment.Matt Freed | APFederal authorities on Thursday pointed to an overheated wheel bearing on a Norfolk Southern train that derailed and released toxic chemicals earlier this month in Ohio.The preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board did not offer an exact cause of the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment but outlined several operational…