Apr 02 Watch News Wrap: Major earthquake in Chile causes relatively limited damage By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, an 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile Tuesday night, generating a tsunami and causing thousands to evacuate their homes. Six people died. Also, the CEO of General Motors faced more scrutiny on… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch Disavowing GM decisions of the past, CEO Barra offers apology and further investigation By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch What Toyota’s $1.2 billion settlement means for the auto industry By PBS News Hour The Justice Department announced a record $1.2 billion dollar penalty leveled at automaker Toyota. A four-year criminal investigation determined the car company had concealed unintended acceleration issues, a serious safety concern. That case could serve as a warning to General… Continue watching
Mar 19 Toyota to pay $1.2 billion for misleading public on safety recalls By Ellen Rolfes Toyota has come to a $1.2 billion settlement to end a Justice Department criminal probe into how the company handled customer complaints and automobile recalls related to safety problems with their vehicles from 2009 to 2010. "Today we can say… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch News Wrap: Military radar shows missing Malaysian flight veered off-course By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch Safety advocates question delay in recall by General Motors By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch How does a modern jetliner vanish without a trace? By PBS News Hour There are still many more questions than answers in the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Judy Woodruff asks former NTSB investigator Alan Diehl and former NTSB board member John Goglia to speculate on different known factors and possible… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch ‘Talking cars’ could prevent accidents before they happen By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 03 U.S. Department of Transportation will allow vehicle-to-vehicle safety technology By Bridget Bowman The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) along with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, announced Monday that it will allow automobiles to become equipped with vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology. Continue reading
Jan 17 High-speed rail proposed between U.S. and Mexico By News Desk High speed trains could be the future of travel across the U.S.-Mexican border. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, Texas Department of Transportation Commissioner Jeff Austin and Mexican officials met with Transportation Sec. Anthony Foxx in Washington on Thursday to discuss a… Continue reading