Tag: safety
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NTSB Recommends Collision Avoidance Systems as Standard
In a recently released report called The Use of Forward Collision Avoidance Systems to Prevent and Mitigate Read-End Crashes, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) suggested that forward collision avoidance systems become a part of standard equipment offered on vehicles. The goal of the NTSB is to make these systems widely available. These systems would…
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Beats Pill XL Speakers Recalled by Apple for Overheating
Approximately 233,000 Beats Pill XL speakers in North America are being formally recalled by Apple due to product overheating complaints. To date, eight complaints have been received, one in which an individual sustained minor injuries and another where a person’s desk received damage. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the recall involves the Beats…
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Testing of Self-Driving Cars Set for Virginia
With self-driving cars getting closer to being a viable offering, highways in Northern Virginia will open for some serious testing. Of all highways in the country, those in Northern Virginia are considered the most congested so the fact that multiple interstates are being closed down for testing says a lot. The interstates that will close…