Ashley Halsey III

Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are quicker and safer to use, according to a recent study by AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. But AAA doesn't recommend either.

Apple CarPlay, Android Auto safer and quicker to use than automakers’ systems, according to AAA study

July 4, 2018 at 3:00 a.m.

Automakers aren't necessarily the best at deciding what to install in their vehicles, according to a recent study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. "What we've been studying for...

Apple CarPlay, Android Auto safer and quicker to use than automakers’ systems, according to AAA study

August 18, 2019 at 9:58 p.m.

Automakers aren't necessarily the best at deciding what to install in their vehicles, according to a recent study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. "What we've been studying for...

A Southwest Airlines plane sits on the runway at the Philadelphia International Airport after it made an emergency landing in Philadelphia, on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. (David Maialetti/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Southwest says inspections turn up no flaws in fan blades

December 13, 2018 at 3:55 p.m.

Southwest Airlines has completed the federally mandated inspection of 35,000 engine fan blades like the one that disintegrated in a fatal accident last month without finding additional flaws, but Southwest...

Cycling fatalities are up, and average age of victims is 45

June 3, 2018 at 1:20 a.m.

Other than riding a bicycle, they seemed to have very little in common beside the fact that they died on the same weekend this month and that their deaths got...

A group of self driving Uber vehicles position themselves to take journalists on rides during a media preview at Uber's Advanced Technologies Center in Pittsburgh, Monday, Sept. 12, 2016.

Feds plan aggressive approach to safety on driverless cars

August 22, 2019 at 1:11 a.m.

Federal officials say they intend to aggressively shape the emergence of driverless cars, increasing their role well beyond the traditional recalls of cars when they prove defective. Secretary of Transportation...

A drone is flown for recreational purposes in the sky above Old Bethpage, New York on September 5, 2015.

FAA to launch program to evaluate drone detection technology at New York’s JFK airport

August 21, 2019 at 11:20 p.m.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that it will explore ways to spot "rogue" drone operations that might collide with planes around airports. The agency said it has launched an...

Auto insurance companies suggest drivers can save money as long as they allow insurers to monitor their driving.

Would you let your driving be monitored if it saved money on car insurance?

June 1, 2019 at 6:53 a.m.

Worldwide auto insurance costs will drop by $20 billion in five years if drivers allow their insurance companies to look over their shoulders everywhere they go. That is according to...

In an effort to curb airline fees, two senators have introduced a bill that would prohibit airlines from charging fees that "are unreasonable or disproportional" to what the service cost them to provide.

Hate those airline fees? A plan is hatched to curb them

June 11, 2018 at 9:01 a.m.

Airline passengers hate those fees that can jack up the price of flying by hundreds of dollars. The airlines defend them, saying it's better to charge people for things not...

Much of Virginia could be paralyzed for days — if weather cooperates, officials say

August 23, 2019 at 10:32 p.m.

The big dig-out that will send the snowbound Washington region back to work and school will take several days, and a nuisance snowstorm forecast for Tuesday could keep some suburban...

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