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Pedestrians, cyclists, two-wheeler riders constitute 66% of road fatalities in Southeast Asia, says a WHO report
Occupants of four-wheeled vehicles make up 25% of the deaths and pedestrians account for 21 %. Cycl…
PTI
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Cruise begins layoffs after suspending its self-driving robotaxis following a collision that dragged pedestrian beneath car
Cruise's CEO also reportedly told staff this week to expect layoffs involving full-time staff.
Kylie Kirschner
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The pedestrian detection systems in self-driving cars are less likely to detect children and people of color, study suggests
Researchers say the results stem from biases present in open-source AI, on which self-driving cars …
Katie Hawkinson
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Safety experts compare the Cybertruck to a 'guideless missile' due to its weight, speed, and Autopilot features
"It's designed and built almost like a weapon: sharp edges, very fast, and marketed to what seems t…
Madison Hall
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A Rivian R1T blew through steel guardrails, reflecting safety experts' warnings about heavy vehicles and even heavier EVs
During a crash test, a Rivian R1T tore through a steel guardrail at 60 mph. Safety experts have rai…
Lloyd Lee
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Opening iconic New York City streets to pedestrians meant an extra $3 million in spending last year — and helped save local businesses during the pandemic
Opening the streets of New York City is the latest economic proof that making streets pedestrian fr…
Juliana Kaplan,Eliza Relman
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Audi driver says their car's Pre Sense safety feature stopped the vehicle in the middle of a highway and almost killed them
The woman wrote that she was in the car with her husband, their dog, and their 4-month-old child at…
Polly Thompson
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Social distancing has uncluttered New York's iconic Brooklyn Bridge — and some architects have plans to keep it that way
The pandemic eased the Brooklyn Bridge's dangerous congestion from thousands of cyclists and pedest…
Debanjali Bose
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Congress sat back and let trucks become heavier, taller, and deadlier. Now pedestrian fatalities are at a 40-year high.
"It's a race to the biggest machine driven by the biggest assholes, and it's society that will pay …
Madison Hall
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SIMPLY PUT: All you need to know about India’s rules for road safety
Over 1.55 lakh lives were lost in road crashes across India just in 2021, says a recent report b…
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Biden could help save cars, bicyclists, and pedestrians from being pulled under trucks in an accident with a simple fix, advocates say
Road safety advocates argue the Department of Transportation and the trucking industry are standing…
Eliza Relman
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Louisville cops called Black people racial slurs and videotaped themselves throwing drinks at pedestrians from their police cars, explosive DOJ probe finds
The Department of Justice found that the abusive conduct included insulting people with disabilitie…
Jack Newsham,Chris Panella
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Drivers in Washington, DC, will get text messages and mailers saying 'Someone in your household is driving dangerously' as the city promotes road safety
In an effort to find cost-efficient ways to reduce traffic accidents, Washington, DC, is texting hi…
Katie Balevic
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How dummy pedestrians help test car safety systems
Narrator: Advanced driver assistance systems. ADAS. They're the technology that enables your car to…
Christian Nguyen
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A lumber manufacturer faces a near-$54,000 fine after a worker was struck by a forklift and died
A 45-year-old worker suffered fatal injuries after a forklift struck her as she walked across a lum…
Grace Dean
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Georgia Tech pairs students with local governments and businesses to solve issues related to public safety and climate change. Here's how it works and how it's made the state more resilient and sustainable.
The Smart Community Corps summer program pairs students from Georgia Tech and other colleges to wor…
Erica Sweeney
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I watched the newly-public security camera footage from January 6. I saw things I hadn't seen before including eerie scenes of lawmakers fleeing for their safety on one of the darkest days in American history.
House Republicans are now letting reporters comb through reams of old footage via 3-hour appointmen…
Bryan Metzger
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NYPD officers struck and killed a pedestrian with their squad car while responding to a call. The city has paid out over half a billion in crash settlements, largely involving the police department, in the last decade.
New York City paid out $653.8 million in claims related to crashes involving city vehicles in the l…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Uber insiders describe questionable decisions before its self-driving car killed a pedestrian
Samantha Lee/Business Insider; Natalie Behring/REUTERS At 9:58 p.m. on a nearly moonless…