Sep 28 Air rage is taking off around the world, say airlines By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Incidents of unruly passengers on planes are increasing, and more effective deterrents are needed to tackle the problem, a global airline trade group said Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 30 600,000 commercial drones may soon fill the sky. Here are the FAA’s new drone rules By Joan Lowy, Associated Press There will be 600,000 commercial drone aircraft operating in the U.S. within the year as the result of new safety rules that opened the skies to them on Monday, according to a FAA estimate. Continue reading
Aug 17 Progress slow on installing key safety technology on railroads, report says By Joan Lowy, Associated Press The Federal Railroad Administration report shows that while some railroads have made substantial progress, others have yet to equip a single locomotive or track segment with the technology, or install a single radio tower. Continue reading
Jul 28 Traffic deaths rise when cities remove red-light cameras, study says By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Red-light cameras are widely hated, but a new study says getting rid of them can have fatal consequences. Continue reading
Jun 23 People want self-driving cars to value passenger safety over pedestrians, study says By Julia Griffin Researchers find a moral inconsistency around self-driving vehicles that could present roadblocks to greater public safety. Continue reading
Jun 07 TSA chief: Progress being made on shortening airport lines By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Significant progress has been made on shortening screening lines since earlier this spring when airlines reported thousands of frustrated passengers were missing flights, the head of TSA said Tuesday. Continue reading
May 24 Despite the TSA shake-up, long airport security lines likely to continue By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration has ousted its head of security operations, but long checkpoint lines already pervading the busy summer travel season are likely to continue. Continue reading
May 23 Head of TSA security operations removed from position By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A House committee said Monday that the head of security operations at the Transportation Security Administration has been replaced. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 10:11 L.A. to San Francisco by train in 30 minutes? A pipe dream indeed By PBS News Hour What if you could make a train trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco in half an hour? It may sound farfetched, but a group of MIT students are developing a new form of transportation to bring that dream to… Continue watching
May 11 Can our bodies handle the hyperloop? By Nsikan Akpan The hyperloop wants to transport people at near supersonic speeds. An engineer and a NASA doctor explain if the human body can cope. Continue reading