Regulation & safety articles
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US safety regulations will require better automatic braking
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — With distracted driving and pedestrian fatalities on the rise, auto industry regulators believe technology can prevent hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries each year. New rules from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will require improved automating braking systems on new cars sold in the United States by
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Union Pacific Undermined Regulators’ Efforts to Assess Safety, US Agency Says
Union Pacific managers undermined the U.S. government’s efforts to assess safety at the railroad in the wake of several high-profile derailments across the industry by coaching employees on how to respond and suggesting they might be disciplined, federal regulators say. The meddling was so widespread across Union Pacific’s 23-state network that the Federal Railroad Administration […]
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Union Pacific undermined regulators' efforts to assess safety, US agency says
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific managers undermined the U.S. government’s efforts to assess safety at the railroad in the wake of several high profile derailments across the industry by coaching employees on how to respond and suggesting they might be disciplined, federal regulators say. The meddling was so widespread across Union Pacific’s 23-state network […]