App’s Sensors Can Warn Drivers of Obstacles, Hard Braking Ahead November 21, 2016 By Gwen Ackerman Drivers in San Francisco, Manhattan and Tel Aviv may soon have another safety tool at their disposal: a mobile app...
Oklahoma Airport Shooting Likely Case of Workplace Revenge November 19, 2016 By TIM TALLEY A man who gunned down a Southwest Airlines employee outside of Oklahoma City’s airport likely did so in retaliation for...
Insurers Can’t Afford to Ignore Big Data November 18, 2016 By Denise Johnson Advanced analytics is a game changer and the biggest risk to insurers is doing nothing with the data they collect....
Michigan Helmet Law Repeal Leads to Double Digit Rise in Head Injuries November 18, 2016 Fewer motorcycle riders who are involved in crashes across the state of Michigan are wearing a helmet, and the state’s...
Business News: Nationwide, ISO, CLARA Analytics November 18, 2016 Nationwide to Hire 1,000 Veterans By End of 2020 Nationwide announced plans to hire at least 1,000 more veterans by...
IIHS Finds Car Booster Seats Much Safer Than in the Past November 18, 2016 Companies that make child booster seats for vehicles are getting better at designing them to protect kids, the Insurance Institute...
Denver Voters Approve Pot in Bars, Restaurants November 18, 2016 A glass of wine with dinner? Or maybe some marijuana? Denver voters have approved a first-in-the-nation law allowing willing bars...
NTSB Advises Pilots There are Limits of ‘See-Avoid’ Plans After 2 Mid-Air Collisions November 18, 2016 By SUSANNE M. SCHAFER The National Transportation Safety Board reported Tuesday that two mid-air collisions in 2015 show the limits of “see and avoid”...
Fiat Chrysler Gearshift Glitch Not All Fixed November 18, 2016 By TOM KRISHER Software designed to fix confusing gear shifters on 1.1 million Fiat Chrysler vehicles didn’t work on 29,000 of them. Now...
Oregon Food Safety at Risk Due to Overdue Inspections November 17, 2016 By ANDREW SELSKY Rodents, insects and microscopic bacteria: All these hazards can exist in food and where it is stored, and it is...