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Software behind self-driving Uber crash didn't recognize jaywalkers
The woman had been crossing the street 'at a location without a crosswalk; the system design did not include a consideration for jaywalking pedestrians,' the US National Transportation Safety Board says
Derailed U.S. train was going 80 mph in 30 mph zone – transport authority
Information obtained from the front locomotive's data recorder, which has been more difficult to access, would potentially lend more insight into the train's exact speed
US finds wreckage believed to be missing freighter El Faro
El Faro was en route from Florida to Puerto Rico on October 1 when it was caught in a ferocious storm in the Bahamas
3 dead after plane crashes, setting US home ablaze
The plane crash occurs around 6pm 2200 GMT at a private residence in the town of Plainville Massachusetts some 35 miles 56 kilometers southwest of Boston
8th victim found dead after US train crash, as probe deepens
All 243 people aboard the train – which ran off the rails late Tuesday leaving some cars overturned and reducing others to twisted heaps of metal and debris – are now accounted for officials say
Experts say technology could have averted US train derailment
Lawmakers and experts say this week s deadly train derailment in Philadelphia could have been averted if technology that has been available for years had been installed
New York rail safety in spotlight after deadly crash
Investigators begin sifting through the evidence and part of the Metro North Harlem line is been suspended until further notice
Asiana service to San Francisco suspended for 45 days
Asiana says it will appeal the decision citing the inconvenience for passengers booking the once a day service between Incheon and San Francisco
Virgin Galactic could resume test flights in 6 months
The US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the accident which has called into question Virgin chief Richard Branson s dream of tourist flights to the edge of space
Lever under scrutiny in Virgin spaceship disaster
Investigators point out that a lock unlock lever used to activate a process in SpaceShipTwo s tail section – typically to slow it for re entry into the Earth s atmosphere – had been moved by the co pilot
Probe of US spaceship crash may take a year
Debris from the SpaceShipTwo rocket crash was strewn over an area 5 miles 8 kilometers long indicating a likely in flight breakup
Pilot dead as Virgin spaceship crashes in US desert
Space is hard and today was a tough day says Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides
Asiana crash pilots didn't understand systems: hearing
The National Transportation Safety Board says pilots of a South Korean airliner that crashed in San Francisco last year depended too much on automated systems they didn t understand
MH370 remains a mystery as Malaysia releases report
2nd UPDATE The report does not contain any information from an ongoing Malaysian police investigation into whether a criminal act such as terrorism was to blame
Boeing joining Malaysia crash investigation
Boeing said it would act as a technical advisor to the US National Transportation Safety Board team in Southeast Asia
Asiana pilot 'stressful' prior to San Francisco crash
NTSB: The pilot felt very stressed about touching down without a functioning instrument landing system to guide him
NYC crash train nearly 3 times over speed limit – probe
Investigators also found that shortly before the crash the train s throttle had gone to idle and there had been a sudden loss in brake pressure
PH penalizes Korean pilots
The government announce that it has penalized two pilots of Asiana Airlines subsidiary Air Busan for deviating from their flight path during a flight from Cebu to South Korea
Asiana passengers file lawsuit against Boeing
A group of passengers aboard an Asiana Airlines flight which crash landed in San Francisco has filed a lawsuit seeking millions from Boeing
Asiana to sue over bogus pilot names gaffe
Asiana: We are planning legal actions against KTVU that aired the report as well as the NTSB that confirmed the names
PH evaluates: Is Asiana Airlines safe?
Citing the San Francisco crash involving Asiana Airlines the Philippine government decides to put on hold air talks with South Korea
Pilot told passengers to stay in seats after Asiana crash
Interviews with the plane s crew had given investigators a vivid portrait of the scene on board the stricken aircraft moments after the crash
Air taxi in Alaska crashes, kills 10
The Anchorage Daily News reports that the De Havilland DHC 3 Otter airplane was operated by Rediske Air a family owned business
Boeing 787 battery meltdown cause still unclear: NTSB
US safety officials investigating burned batteries on two Boeing 787s said Tuesday April 23 they are not certain what caused the incidents
Fans mourn US-Mexican diva as officials probe crash
Fans and celebrities on Monday December 10 mourned the death of Mexican American diva Jenni Rivera a star on both sides of the border as investigators scoured the site of her plane wreck for clues
