A TRAIN crash in Milan has left four people dead and more than 100 injured after the rush-hour service derailed in the Italian city this morning. The train, which was full of commuters, derailed between Treviglio and Pioltello on the outskirts of the Italian city at around 7 am this morning. At
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After crash, injured motorcyclist accuses robot-driven vehicle of ‘negligent driving’
A California motorcyclist has filed a lawsuit against General Motors, accusing one of the manufacturer’s robot-operated vehicles of “negligent driving.” Oscar Willhelm Nilsson claims he was traveling down a San Francisco street last month when a Cruise AV aborted a lane change and swerved into his lane. The car struck him, “knocking
A Shortage of Trucks Is Forcing Companies to Cut Shipments or Pay Up
Why Airfreight Traffic Is Up
Companies are shipping more items by plane to meet customers’ rising expectations for fast delivery, prompting a scramble for cargo space that has sent airfreight rates soaring and pushed Amazon into the airline business. Global airfreight traffic climbed almost 9% year-over-year in November, the start of the peak shipping season, and
Port Harcourt Airport remodelling contract may be terminated soon
Port-Harcourt - The Federal Government of Nigeria may terminate the contract it awarded for the remodelling of the domestic terminal of the Port Harcourt Airport in Rivers State, Minister of State for Aviation, Mr. Hadi Sirika has said. Sirika who spoke after a tour of the Port Harcourt Airport International yesterday
Tourist boat owners move to ease water transport
The Association of Tourist Boat Operators and Water Transport of Nigeria has affected plans to ease the movement of passengers through the waterways by constructing barges that will be able to carry three or more vehicles across the water in Lagos. According to the group, this was done in response to
The 5 Busiest Highways in Nigeria
Nigeria has a number of busy highways that run several hundreds of kilometres across the different geo-political zones of the country. In this report, five of the busiest highways are highlighted, showing the unique features of the roads. This is a list of the 5 Busiest Expressways/Highways in All of Nigeria. 1: Lagos
U.S. auto regulator probes Tesla ‘Autopilot’ crash: source
A Tesla logo is seen in Los Angeles, California U.S. January 12, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Washington (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is sending investigators to examine the crash of a Tesla Inc vehicle, apparently traveling in semi-autonomous mode, and a fire truck in California, a person briefed
Boeing completing 787-10 flight tests with GE engines
Boeing Co has still to complete flight tests on the newly certified 787-10 Dreamliner with General Electric Co engines but has finished tests with Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC engines, a Boeing executive said on Tuesday. The U.S. jet manufacturer on Monday said the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration had certified the biggest model of the
Airline Operators Kick against Open Sky for Africa
Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Tuesday kicked against the plan to deregulate the African airspace as an endorsement of Yamoussoukro Decision, which was agreed on by African states in Yamoussoukro, Cote’Ivoire in 1988. The open sky for Africa allows easy entry and exit of African airlines to the airspace of each country