Risk
Though Deaths Fell Slightly, Road Safety Remains Major Global Issue
The annual number of road-related deaths fell slightly to 1.19 million per year, according to a recent World Health Organization (WHO) report. That still translates to more than two deaths occurring ...
Flash Flood Alerts Still in Effect in Los Angeles Where Record-Setting Storm Killed 3
A storm of historic proportions dumped a record amount of rain over parts of Los Angeles on Monday, sending mud and boulders down hillsides dotted with multimillion-dollar homes while people living ...
U.S. Probe of Tesla Steering Issues May Result in Recall
A U.S. government investigation into steering problems with more than 334,000 Tesla electric vehicles is a step closer to a recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in ...
3M People Worldwide Die of Work-Related Accidents, Diseases: Report
Nearly three million workers die each year due to work-related accidents and diseases, an increase of more than 5 percent as compared to 2015, according to a recent estimate by the International ...
California Saw Driverless Cars Cover 5x More Test Miles in 2023
Completely driverless vehicles traveled nearly 3.3 million miles in California last year, over five times the previous year's total, even as concerns rose in the wake of a Cruise robotaxi accident, ...
U.S. Aviation Safety Agency Questioned on Boeing Quality Control Lapses
A group of U.S. lawmakers want the Federal Aviation Administration to answer key questions about its oversight of Boeing in the wake of a 737 MAX 9 mid-air emergency, including whether it found ...
California Landmarks, Piers Threatened by More ‘Pineapple Expresses’ and Rising Seas
More storms, rising seas and huge waves are taking their toll on California's iconic piers that have dotted the Pacific coast since the Gold Rush, posing the biggest threat yet to the beach landmarks ...
U.S. Guardrail System No Match for Heavy Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicles that typically weigh more than gasoline-powered cars can easily crash through steel highway guardrails that are not designed to withstand the extra force, raising concerns about the ...