NTSB chief is set to enter the next phase of his life after being one of the safety agency's longest-serving members ever.
June 8, 2021NTSB News Updates
Retiring NTSB Chairman Sumwalt Reflects on 15 Years With the Board
Likely Growth in Drone Deliveries Prompts NTSB to Expand Its Purview
The expected increase in commercial drone operations such as delivery flights is prompting accident investigators to expand the types of aviation crashes they plan to review.
May 20, 2021NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt to Step Down at End of June, Source Says
WASHINGTON The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board will step down from his position at the end of June, and the Biden administration is expected to nominate a fellow board member to replace him, a person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press on May 17.
May 18, 2021NTSB Adopts New Most Wanted List of Safety Concerns
The National Transportation Safety Boards new Most Wanted List includes calling on automobile and truck manufacturers to install collision-avoidance and connected-vehicle technologies in all vehicles.
April 7, 2021Congressional Policymakers Propose Infrastructure Resilience Review Board
A seven-member independent board would recommend ways local governments could strengthen their resilience to severe weather events as part of legislation congressional policymakers unveiled this month.
October 19, 2020Uber Expands Self-Driving Safety Report After NTSB Slams Culture
Uber Technologies Inc. vowed to make public more safety information regarding its self-driving cars after the National Transportation Safety Board placed partial blame for a fatal 2018 crash on the companys policies.
August 28, 2020Drivers Untreated Sleep Apnea Contributed to 2018 Fatal Crash, NTSB Says
A National Transportation Safety Board investigation concluded that lack of a robust medical certification evaluation process on the federal level to identify and treat commercial drivers at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea was one of three safety issues that contributed to a fatal, multivehicle heavy truck-involved crash in 2018.
July 9, 2020GAOs Recommendations on NTSBs Most Wanted List Prompt Action
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board agreed more transparency would improve the publics understanding of a high-profile report after a federal watchdog recommended better access to its methodology.
April 7, 2020NTSB Blames Drivers, Tesla, Lax Regulations in Florida Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board says two drivers, Tesla and lax regulation of new partially automated driving systems are to blame for a fatal 2019 crash in Florida involving a Tesla on Autopilot.
March 20, 2020NTSB Critical of Tesla, Apple in Probe of 2018 Crash
The 2018 fatal crash of a Tesla Inc. SUV, in which an Apple Inc. employee was playing a game on his company-issued phone and the car veered into a divider, highlights the misuses of technology, a U.S. investigator said Feb. 25.
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