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Bus crashes into students and parents in eastern China, killing 11 and injuring 13, police say
BEIJING (AP) — A bus crashed into a group of students and their parents at a school in eastern China early Tuesday, killing 11 people and injuring 13, police said. The students and parents were at the gate of a middle school in Tai’an city in the eastern province of Shandong just...
Questions about the safety of Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system are growing
DETROIT (AP) — Three times in the past four months, William Stein, a technology analyst at Truist Securities, has taken Elon Musk up on his invitation to try the latest versions of Tesla’s vaunted “Full Self-Driving” system. A Tesla equipped with the technology, the company...
Roadside Tesla Semi fire where temperatures reached 1,000 degrees draws in NTSB investigative team
DETROIT (AP) — A crash and large fire along a California freeway involving an electric Tesla Semi has drawn the attention of federal safety investigators. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it's sending a team of investigators from the Office of Highway...
In Uganda's chaotic capital, boda-boda motorcycle taxis are a source of life and death
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The young men perched on motorcycles looked dazed in the morning heat. But at the sight of a potential passenger, they furiously kick-started their machines and tried to outrace each other for the business. For tens of thousands of men in Uganda's capital,...
US auto safety agency seeks information from Tesla on fatal Cybertruck crash and fire in Texas
DETROIT (AP) — Federal safety authorities say they are seeking information on a crash and fire involving a Tesla Cybertruck that killed a driver of the futuristic new pickup. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it is gathering information from Tesla....
Tesla in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist was using self-driving system, authorities say
DETROIT (AP) — Authorities in Washington have determined that a Tesla that hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle in April was operating on the company's “Full Self Driving” system at the time of the crash. Investigators from the Washington State Patrol made the discovery...
After crash that killed 6 teens, NTSB chief says people underestimate marijuana's impact on drivers
DETROIT (AP) — A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board urging parents to warn teenagers about the risk of driving after using marijuana. Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy made the appeal to...
Newly arrived migrants encounter hazards of food delivery on the streets of NYC: robbers
NEW YORK CITY (AP) — Brad Song thought he was about to get his e-bike stolen a second time in a less than a month after delivering an order for Chinese food app Fantuan Delivery. Seven strangers surrounded the Chinese immigrant and knocked him off the scooter. He was rescued when a nearby...
Under pressure from cities, DoorDash steps up efforts to ensure its drivers don't break traffic laws
DoorDash said Tuesday that it’s stepping up efforts to identify dangerous delivery drivers and remove them from its platform after a flood of complaints from cities. In a letter sent last month to DoorDash and other food delivery companies, Boston officials said they were seeing an...
UN launches global road safety campaign in US with goal of halving the number of victims by 2030
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations on Monday launched its global road safety campaign in the United States, which aims to halve the number of road-related victims worldwide by 2030. The two-year advertising campaign seeks to educate people on basic, but life-saving, safety...
