Articles by Ahmed Aboulenein, Jeff Mason and David Shepardson

Biden Calls for COVID Vaccine Mandate or Test for Two-Thirds of U.S. Workers

President Joe Biden on Thursday said he will require all federal employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the U.S. Department of Labor will issue a rule requiring that businesses with more than 100 employees have their workers vaccinated or …

Judge Rules Boeing Directors Must Face Shareholder Claims Over 737 MAX

A Delaware judge ruled on Tuesday that Boeing’s board of directors must face a lawsuit from shareholders over two fatal 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people in less than six months. Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn ruled Boeing stockholders may …

Traffic Deaths Up 10.5% in First Three Months of 2021

New data shows a sustained increase in U.S. traffic deaths that regulators ascribe to impaired driving, speeding, a failure to wear seats beats and other unsafe behavior since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration …

Safety Regulator Reports 12th Tesla Autopilot Car Crash Involving Emergency Vehicle

U.S. auto safety regulators on Wednesday said they had identified a 12th crash involving Tesla Inc. vehicles using advanced driver assistance systems in incidents involving emergency vehicles and demanded the automaker answer detailed questions about its Autopilot system. The National …

VW Asks Supreme Court to Reverse State Court Diesel Emissions Ruling

Volkswagen AG on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an Ohio court ruling that cleared the way for the state to move forward with a lawsuit over its diesel emissions scandal and manipulation of emissions-control systems. The German …

Safety Agency Has Begun Probe Into Tesla Autopilot

U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they had opened a formal safety probe into Tesla Inc.’s driver assistance system Autopilot after a series of crashes involving emergency vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that since January 2018, …

Safety Agency Opens Preliminary Probe of Mercedes Delivery Vans Used by Amazon

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it has opened a preliminary investigation into reports some 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans, configured for use as Amazon.com Inc delivery vehicles or ambulances, roll away shortly after being shifted to park. …

Car-Sharing Firm Getaround Settles Over Tax Bill, Customer Damage and Thefts

Getaround Inc. will pay $950,000 to Washington, D.C. and revise its business practices after allegations that it misrepresented the benefits and nature of its car sharing services and failed to pay city sales taxes, officials said on Friday. The Softbank-backed …

U.S. Appeals Court Sides With CDC Over Florida on COVID Rules for Cruise Ships

A U.S. appeals court late Saturday in a 2-1 ruling put on hold a lower-court decision that said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could not enforce its coronavirus cruise ship rules in the state. Last month, …

Verizon, Huawei Reach Patent Infringement Settlement as Trial Underway

Chinese telecommunications company Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and U.S. group Verizon Communications agreed to settle a pair of lawsuits alleging patent infringement, the companies both said on Monday. The confidential settlement came days into a trial that opened in one …