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NTSB chair slams House aviation bill as 'watered-down' after 67 deaths near Washington
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it's misleading for members of the House to say their package of aviation safety reforms would address the recommendations that her agency made in January to prevent another midair collision like the one last year near Washington, D.
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Wayve Self-Driving Tech To Hit London Streets This Year
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A New Zealand engineer's plug-and-play self-driving startup will hit London streets this year after locking down US$1.
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House considers bill that supporters say would have prevented deadly midair collision
The House of Representatives is set to consider whether a collision avoidance system that supporters say could have prevented last year's deadly midair collision near Washington should be required on every plane in the US.
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House Plans to Vote on Air Safety Bill After Report on Deadly D.C. Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released its final report on the midair collision near Ronald Reagan National Airport last year that killed 67 people, as the House announced plans to vote next week on legislation to address some of the institutional failures that investigators said led to the accident.
#GovernmentShutdown #TransportationSecurity #WorkWithoutPay
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Video: 'The Last Straw': T.S.A. Agents Brace for Another D.H.S. Shutdown
After funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed on Saturday, Transportation Security Administration employees expressed frustration at being forced to work without pay.
#Medicaid #Fraud #Transportation
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New York Medicaid transport plagued by fraud, with drivers scamming...
New York drivers are accused of bilking up to $196 million from a badly managed Medicaid transportation program.
A federal audit by the Department of Health and Human Services found the shocking amount had been paid to transport companies enrolled in the Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) program, but rides "did not meet or may not have met Medicaid requirements.
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New Jersey's school bus seat belt law should go national, Rep. Josh Gottheimer says
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Judge orders Trump administration to restore federal funds for rail...
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore funding to a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey on Friday, ruling just as construction was set to shut down on the massive infrastructure project.
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Judge orders Trump administration to restore funding for rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore funding to a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey on Friday, ruling just as construction was set to shut down on the massive infrastructure project.
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Tesla and Waymo executives defend the safety of self-driving cars before Senate committee
Washington -- Top executives at Tesla and Waymo made the case for the safety of their vehicles before a Senate committee on Wednesday, insisting their driving systems are safer than human drivers, despite recent incidents.
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Tesla and Waymo executives defend the safety of self-driving cars before Senate committee
Washington -- Top executives at Tesla and Waymo made the case for the safety of their vehicles before a Senate committee on Wednesday, insisting their driving systems are safer than human drivers, despite recent incidents.
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New York and New Jersey file suit over Gateway tunnel funding
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New York and New Jersey sued the Trump administration late Tuesday, demanding the full restoration of billions of dollars in federal funding for construction of the Gateway Project's Hudson River Tunnel.
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10,000 FAA staff furloughed and over 13,000 air traffic controllers to go without pay in shutdown: Report
The current government shutdown, affecting limited branches like Homeland Security and Transportation, could result in thousands of federal workers going without pay, with President Trump expressing optimism about the situation.
#FuelEconomy #TransportationPolicy #BidenAdministration
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US to propose unwinding Biden-era heavy truck fuel economy rules
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WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The U. S. Transportation Department said Friday it plans to propose rolling back fuel economy standards for heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans, the latest effort to unwind stringent vehicle standards set by former President Joe Biden.
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Opinion | A year after DCA crash, an easy fix to prevent more mid-air collisions
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy speaks to reporters on Tuesday. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A year ago Thursday, 67 people died when a military helicopter collided with an American Airlines flight attempting to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
#HudsonRiverTunnel #PublicWorks #TransportationInfrastructure
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Work on Gateway tunnel project linking New York and New Jersey to pause next month without federal dollars
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Construction on the nation's largest public works project will pause in early February unless the Trump administration releases money it has held up since last fall, according to a person close to the project granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.
#railaccident #Spain #transportation
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'Several lightly injured' after train hits crane in southern Spain, operator Renfe says
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A commuter train hit a crane in the southeastern Spanish region of Murcia on Thursday leaving "several lightly injured," state operator Renfe said, the latest rail accident to strike within a week.
