Train drivers call off extra strike days after LNER minimum service law U-turn | Rail industry
Train drivers' union Aslef has called off another five-day strike at the LNER after the state-owned railway company withdrew plans to impose a minimum service level in industrial action next week. LNER, which runs trains on the East Coast Main Line from London to Scotland, had told Aslef it intended to use controversial new laws […]
Security Camera Catches FedEx Driver’s Act of Kindness for Widow
Shortly after Leigh Ann Skoda lost her husband to cancer, a security camera captured an unexpected incident on the doorstep of her Nebraska home. The footage revealed that the FedEx driver shoveled snow off her front door out of kindness. And this act of kindness meant so much to this grieving mother of three. These […]
65% Unlikely to Buy Electric Cars as They Strand Drivers in Winter Freeze
An overwhelming majority of Americans said Tuesday they are unlikely to consider buying an electric vehicle (EV). The poll was conducted amid a winter freeze across the United States, with electric vehicles leaving drivers stranded in their homes or on the side of the road. rasmussen report released The poll found that 65% of American […]
Iowa drivers crash, left stranded as intense snowstorm blankets state
About 600 drivers crashed or were stranded in Iowa from Friday into Saturday as a wave of arctic storms swept across the country. The Iowa State Patrol said it responded to 535 driver assist calls and 86 crashes between 12:30 a.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday. Miraculously, neither accident resulted in fatal injuries. Just two […]
US judge grants preliminary injunction against Indiana driver’s license law
A federal judge has ordered Indiana to enact a provision in state law that would allow people on humanitarian parole to obtain driver's licenses, but only if they are from Ukraine. A judge on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction against a group of Haitian immigrants in Indiana who were suing the state over a recently […]
Illinois official recommends that drivers abandon DMV visits
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is offering New Year's resolutions to Illinois motorists. That means abolishing the DMV. Democrats on Thursday announced the “Skip the Line” initiative to save taxpayers time and reduce historically long lines at motorist and motor vehicle service facilities (which Giannoulias shortened to “DMV”). announced that it will expand its online […]
Volkswagen vehicles to be able to converse with drivers via ChatGPT in 2024
LAS VEGAS — ChatGPT-enabled voice assistants in Volkswagen cars will be able to interact with users back and forth by the middle of this year, Volkswagen announced Monday during a technology presentation in Las Vegas. Volkswagen announced at the electronics trade show CES the first vehicles equipped with ChatGPT, which will go on sale to […]
Wild horses create hazard for drivers in Nevada’s Virginia Range
Thousands of wild horses near Lake Tahoe are becoming an increasing danger to Nevada drivers, but the state's residents have no legal means to control their numbers on their own, the report says. More than 3,500 horses live in the Virginia Mountains, a 40-mile stretch from Carson City to Reno on the eastern edge of […]