Tesla’s Autopilot in Spotlight in New NTSB Reports on Crashes February 12, 2020 By Alan Levin and Ryan Beene A Tesla Inc. vehicle that slammed into a California highway barrier in 2018 with its automated driver-assist function engaged, killing...
Embraer Malfunction Reminiscent of 737 Max Issue Being Probed January 30, 2020 By Alan Levin Pilots on a Republic Airways Services Inc. flight leaving Atlanta in November lost the ability to raise and lower their...
Kobe Bryant’s Helicopter Lacked Terrain Warning Device, NTSB Says January 29, 2020 By Alan Levin The helicopter ferrying basketball legend Kobe Bryant and eight others that slammed into a hillside near Los Angeles Sunday wasn’t...
Pilot of Bryant Helicopter Tried to Avoid Heavy Fog January 29, 2020 By Stefanie Dazio, David Koenig and Bernard Condon CALABASAS, Calif. — A veteran pilot who plunged into a Los Angeles-area hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, had...
Lawmakers, Governor Announce Deal on Limo Safety Regulations January 15, 2020 By Marina Villeneuve ALBANY, N.Y. — Political leaders in New York have reached an agreement to pass new limousine safety bills inspired by...
Tesla Crashes Highlight ‘Black Box’ Challenge for Investigations January 6, 2020 By Ryan Beene Two collisions involving Tesla Inc. vehicles left three people dead on Sunday and police in Indiana and California are still...
Poor Condition of Wreckage Will Slow Plane Crash Probe December 31, 2019 The lack of a distress call and flight data recorder coupled with mangled and charred wreckage will make finding the...
Pilot in Fatal Atlas Crash Had Repeated Flight-Test Failures December 20, 2019 By Alan Levin A pilot on a jet carrying Amazon.com Inc. packages that crashed near Houston in February had a record of repeatedly...
Teen Tesla Driver’s 100 MPH-Plus Speed Cited in Deadly Crash December 20, 2019 By Alan Levin A speeding teenage driver caused the fatal crash of a Tesla Inc. vehicle in Florida in 2018 and the subsequent...
NYC Helicopter Ride Sparked Safety Concern Months Before Fatal Crash December 11, 2019 By Alan Levin A government safety inspector who saw a popular New York City, doors-off sightseeing helicopter flight operation six months before a...