Chevy Bolt Catches on Fire Sitting in a Garage Right After GM Announces Fix for Battery Fires JALOPNIK
Lawmakers look to strengthen whistleblower protections FCW A group of lawmakers are looking to increase protections for whistleblowers in the federal government alongside a slew of other government oversight and transparency bills introduced in recent weeks. read more » SEC Charges Under Armour Inc. With Disclosure Failures SEC
‘Worse than the act itself’: Whistleblower working to prevent sexual assault in military opens up about her own experience NEWS 10 The military’s top commander may change how sexual assaults are handled. read more » Judge postpones Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-trafficking trial until the fall in light of new charges CNN
Harvey Weinstein to Face Charges in Los Angeles as Early as May NEW YORK TIMES For a year, Harvey Weinstein has been fighting attempts to extradite him from a prison near Buffalo, N.Y., to Los Angeles, a city where he was once feted as a visionary film producer and now faces multiple charges of rape and sexual assault. read more »
'Self-driving' cars to be allowed on UK roads this year BBC The Department for Transport said automated lane-keeping systems (ALKS) would be the first type of hands-free driving legalised. read more » Car recalls for April 22-29 USA TODAY
Whistleblowers are being scared into silence, hampering efforts to expose corruption in Australia, research finds THE GUARDIAN
U.S. safety board to release report on Texas Tesla crash within a month REUTERS The U.S. transport safety board is working to publish as soon as possible a preliminary report on a recent Tesla (TSLA.O) vehicle crash in Texas in which local police said no one was in the driver's seat, a senior official told Reuters, acknowledging public confusion over the fatal accident. read more »
Self-driving cars speed forward while safety rules lag AXIOS The U.S. has taken a hands-off approach to regulating self-driving cars, hoping to help the market thrive — but that approach could ultimately backfire, if it helps sow doubt about the technology's safety. read more » Three U.S. senators want driver-monitoring systems mandated AUTOMOTIVE NEWS