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On a 45-mile chain of WA trails, our writer got more than bargained for
ON ICICLE RIDGE, Chelan County — Weary, low on water and waiting for a lift from a helicopter, I knew I would have plenty of time to ponder the big questions. Like: “How did this happen? Where did I go wrong? Am I an idiot?”
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Stink!
2021 Re-release -- “Stink!” opens with a foul smell and a pair of kids pajamas. And a single father trying to find out what that smell could possibly be. But instead of getting a straight answer, director Jon Whelan stumbles on an even bigger issue in America, which is that some products on our store shelves are not safe -- by design.
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VISION AI FOR WORKPLACE SAFETY: PRIORITIZING THE HUMAN FACTOR
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95 Tesla deaths have involved fires or Autopilot. How the EV maker fares in fatalities per million miles.
Tesla deaths from fires and Autopilot make up 24% of the fatalities in crashes. Learn about the death rates per million miles and vs other cars.
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The cost of poor Workplace Safety standards and how to curb it?
The transformative potential of Vision AI in fortifying workplace safety has been a topic of interest for many years. However, an aspect that demands more attention is the substantial economic value that Vision AI brings to the table.
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The maker of the lost Titan submersible previously complained about strict passenger-vessel regulations, saying the industry was 'obscenely safe'
The founder of the company behind the Titan submersible previously described his industry as "obscenely safe" and complained that passenger-vessel regulations held back innovation. OceanGate Expeditions CEO Stockton Rush is understood to be aboard the Titan, the submersible that lost contact with the surface Sunday, prompting fears for his safety.
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Don’t expect your car’s safety technology to save you
Automakers tout advanced driver-assistance systems like adaptive cruise control and emergency braking as a solution to the epidemic of traffic fatalities.
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Hyundai Promises To Keep Buttons in Cars Because Touchscreen Controls Are Dangerous
Touchscreens and touch controls took over the world of automotive interior design, as automakers aimed to build vehicles on the cutting edge of technology and trends. As it turns out though, sometimes the old ways are best. Hyundai certainly thinks so, as it has pledged to employ real physical buttons in products to come.
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Opponents Slam Government Approval of $31 Billion Railroad Merger
Amid recent rail disasters, critics warn the move will cost jobs, threaten safety, reduce competition and raise prices.
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Self-Driving Cars Need to Be 99.99982% Crash-Free to Be Safer Than Humans
As companies race to build self-driving cars, there’s always a question: How safe is safe enough? After all, humans drivers still crash every day — surely a system that crashes less, even if it’s not perfect, is better than your average FaceTiming motorist. Just how good does an autonomous car have to be, in order to beat us fleshy human drivers at the safety game?
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What's the safest seat on a plane? We asked an aviation expert
The bottom line is air travel is very safe – much safer than road travel. But that doesn’t stop us from wondering…
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Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter following Rust tragedy
Alec Baldwin has been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter following the Rust movie shooting which resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. Both Baldwin and the film’s armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed face two charges stemming from the incident on the film’s set in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The charges were formally filed on Tuesday by the Santa Fe District Attorney’s office.
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Tesla 'full self-driving' triggered an eight-car crash, a driver tells police
A driver told authorities that their Tesla’s “full-self-driving” software braked unexpectedly and triggered an eight-car pileup in the San Francisco Bay Area last month that led to nine people being treated for minor injuries including one juvenile who was hospitalized, according to a California Highway Patrol traffic crash report.
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A couple’s car fell 300 feet. A new iPhone feature aided their rescue.
Cloe Fields and Christian Zelada were in shock after climbing out of their Hyundai Elantra that, moments earlier, was about 300 feet higher on the Angeles Crest Highway. After pulling over to let another vehicle pass last week, their car had slipped on some gravel, sending them on a terrifying free fall. As they looked around the canyon they’d landed in — both shaken up but not seriously injured — all they could think about was how to get help in a remote area with no cellphone service.
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Dept. of Labor's response to worker who fell into molten iron sparks anger
Caterpillar Inc. has been fined $145,027 following the fatal accident.
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Are electric vehicles safe in floods?
To help electric vehicle owners affected by flooding New South Wales & Queensland (March 2022), we’ve put together some information about the risk of electric vehicle battery fire & electrocution.
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New motorcycle lighting design could save lives
Motorcycle drivers are 27 times more likely to die in an accident than those in regular passenger vehicles. Night driving is especially dangerous, accounting for nearly half of all fatal crashes.
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$1.5 million floating home prototype sinks into the water at unveiling
Hopes for the seamless unveiling of an impressive floating home in Panama quickly sank when the structure ended up becoming partially submerged. If there's one quality you're looking for in a floating home, it's that it floats. Without that, the only home it's really going to provide is one for fish.
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Engineers Gave a Car a Pair of Eyes to Make Future Roads Safer For Pedestrians
In one of the more unusual experiments we’ve seen recently, researchers attached a large pair of cartoonish googly eyes to the front of a small, self-driving vehicle – and it turns out that this kind of anthropomorphic tweak could actually improve pedestrian safety.
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The NTSB wants all new vehicles to check drivers for alcohol use
The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be required to have blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving. The recommendation, if enacted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, could reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes, one of the biggest causes of highway deaths in the U.S.
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