An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Wall Street Journal: New safety features being rolled out by auto makers to keep drivers from hitting pedestrians don’t work at times in some of the most dangerous situations and frequently fail at night, according to a new study by AAA. Testing performed by the association found that pedestrian-detection technology offered in four…
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As Criticism Grows After Crashes, Boeing Committee May Recommend Organizational Changes
McGruber summarizes an article in the New York Times: A small committee of Boeing’s board is expected to call for several meaningful changes to the way the company is structured. The commitee may recommend that Boeing change aspects of its organizational structure, call for the creation of new groups focused on safety and encourage the company to consider making changes to…
The ‘World’s Safest’ Bike Helmet Has A Built-in Airbag
H&âOEouml;vding spent four years developing their next-generation bicycle helmet, the Metro reports: Easier to use, adjustable and enabled with Bluetooth technology, the helmet, according to H&âOEouml;vding ‘s CEO Frederik Carling, is the world’s safest. Donning advanced airbag tech and functions such as the ability to contact next-of-kin in the event of an accident, Frederik and the team spent years surveying people…
These 6 Accidents Nearly Derailed Apollo 11’s Mission to the Moon
The Apollo 11 mission to the moon was one of humanity’s most incredible feats, but it almost didn’t happen. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65975-apollo-11-accidents.html
Hubble is the ultimate multitasker: Discovering asteroids while it’s doing other observations
It looks like a poster of the famous Hubble Deep Field, marked with white streaks by a child, or put away carelessly and scratched in the process. But it’s not. The white streaks aren’t accidents; they’re the paths of asteroids. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-06-hubble-ultimate-multitasker-asteroids.html…
Audi Recalls Its First Electric Car for Battery Fire Risk
Volkswagen AG luxury brand Audi is recalling its first all-electric vehicle due to the risk of a battery fire. From a report: The company issued a voluntary recall of approximately 540 E-Tron SUV models sold in the U.S. because of a risk that moisture can seep into the battery cell through a wiring harness glitch, spokesman Mark Dahncke said. The company…