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September 6, 2019 at 7:38 am

Trump Ups the Ante in Feud With California Over Car Emissions

The Trump administration has launched a multipronged legal assault on an agreement California struck with four carmakers in defiance of the president's plan to ease...

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August 21, 2019 at 6:47 am

Trump lashes out against carmakers who are cool to his mileage plan

Ford, Honda, BMW and Volkswagen have reached a compromise with California's clean-air regulator to bolster the fuel efficiency of autos sold in the U.S. through...

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July 24, 2019 at 6:23 am

Amazon has ‘destroyed’ U.S. retail industry, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says

The comments come one day after the Justice Department announced it was opening a wide-ranging antitrust review of the market-leading online platforms.

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May 7, 2019 at 12:40 pm

FAA asks for NASA’s help in Boeing 737 MAX safety-upgrade review

software fixes for the grounded 737 MAX. The agency announced the new Technical Advisory Board in a statement on Tuesday. The panel's recommendations will "directly...

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A Boeing 737 Max 8 sits behind the Boeing 737 Renton factory waiting for engines. The Angle of attack (AOA) instrument of the 737 MAX, is the bottom piece of equipment below just below the cockpit windshield.

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May 7, 2019 at 10:36 am

Boeing failed to apply safety lesson from deadly 2009 crash

A fatal airplane crash a decade ago prompted a lifesaving fix across thousands of Boeing 737 cockpits. So why wasn't the same lesson applied to...

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A Boeing 737 MAX 8 takes off on a test flight April 10 at Boeing Field in Seattle.
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May 3, 2019 at 12:58 pm

FAA asks foreign regulators for views on Boeing 737 MAX certification

Aviation regulators outside the U.S. will weigh in on whether the Federal Aviation Administration adequately approved the Boeing 737 MAX as safe to fly, the...

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April 25, 2019 at 2:14 pm

FAA to convene summit of global regulators on 737 MAX safety

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration next month will brief international aviation regulators on the agency's work evaluating when the Boeing Co. 737 MAX can return...

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April 2, 2019 at 11:47 am

Whistleblowers in 737 Max case say FAA was lax in inspector training

Whistle-blowers have told the Senate Commerce Committee that safety inspectors at the Federal Aviation Administration, including those involved with approvals for the Boeing 737 MAX,...

January 8, 2019 at 3:45 pm

Ford tops Google and Amazon in new U.S. patents

Ford was the only non-tech company in the top 10 recipients of patents last year.

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March 21, 2018 at 8:09 pm

Self-driving vehicle’s failure to pick out pedestrian may have led to fatality

While autonomous vehicles, powered by sophisticated sensors and cameras, can reliably see their surroundings, the software doesn’t always understand what it detects.

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