The National Transportation Safety Board needs to ensure technical skills are available and staff expertise is maintained to address concerns related to autonomous vehicles and new technology, nominee Thomas Chapman told a Senate panel Dec. 11.
December 13, 2019GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous
Congressional Policymakers Drafting Autonomous Vehicles Bill
WASHINGTON — Long-awaited legislation that would set a federal regulatory framework for automated vehicles is being drafted by transportation leaders in Congress, the chairman of the Senate panel with jurisdiction over freight affairs confirmed Nov. 20.
November 20, 2019GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous
NTSB Calls Uber’s Fatal Crash a Lesson for All Automated Vehicle Testing
A 2018 fatal pedestrian crash involving an Uber Technologies Inc. automated vehicle in Arizona indicates that the challenges of self-driving vehicle operations have not yet been solved, and underscores a lack of sufficient federal and state oversight of developmental automated vehicle testing, investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board said at a Nov. 19 hearing in Washington.
November 19, 2019Government
US Senate Committee Approves Nominee Michael Graham for NTSB
WASHINGTON — The panel that oversees commercial transportation in the U.S. Senate easily approved the nomination of Michael Graham to join the National Transportation Safety Board through 2025.
November 13, 2019GovernmentBusinessSafety
Senate Confirms Robert Sumwalt, Jennifer 91ÊÓƵndy to NTSB
Robert Sumwalt and Jennifer 91ÊÓƵndy were confirmed by the Senate on Aug. 1 to continue serving on the National Transportation Safety Board.
August 5, 2019GovernmentSafety
NTSB Nominees Tout Safety Focus Before Senate Committee
WASHINGTON — Nominees to serve on the independent National Transportation Safety Board emphasized the need to continue to thoroughly investigate high-profile accidents to ensure the reliability of freight and passenger corridors during a Senate hearing July 24.
July 24, 2019Government
NTSB Announces Leadership Changes
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt recently announced three leadership changes.
March 5, 2019GovernmentBusinessSafety
Study Shines a Light on the Dangers of Speeding
A new study highlighting the perils of speeding on the nation’s highways urges action by policymakers and transportation stakeholders.
February 6, 2019GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety
Standardizing Collision Avoidance Systems Is One of NTSB’s Most Wanted Safety Improvements
WASHINGTON — Automobile and truck manufacturers should develop a standard practice of installing collision avoidance technology in their vehicles, according to the National Transportation Safety Board, which named the system as one of its 10 Most Wanted Transportation Safety Improvements.
February 4, 2019GovernmentBusinessSafety
During Shutdown, NTSB Didn’t Send Investigators to Many Fatal Accidents
The National Transportation Safety Board said that during the 35-day partial government shutdown it was unable to dispatch investigators to multiple instances of fatal accidents.
January 28, 2019