Most recently, multiple taxi and limo companies in San Antonio and Houston have sued the companies for violating local vehicle-for-hire ordinances.
Recent expansions in cities such as Cleveland have also drawn criticism due to safety and insurance concerns. The Ohio Department of Insurance issued a consumer alert advising would-be riders to use caution when deciding to use ride sharing or “transportation networking” companies.
After blaming San Francisco Airport controllers, Boeing, and its own pilots, Asiana Airlines says that malfunctioning software was also a contributing factor in the July 2013 crash that killed three people.
The airline says that the “inconsistences in the aircraft’s automation logic” were partially to blame for the plane accident.
Ignition switch problems with General Motors vehicles have resulted in a flurry of litigation, federal investigations, and even a Saturday Night Live skit.
The person taking most of the heat for GM’s recall of 2.6 million cars is CEO Mary Barra. She was grilled before a congressional committee that demanded to know why the company took a decade to recall cars with a defect linked to 13 deaths.
After months of blaming U.S. airport officials and mechanical errors, South Korea’s Asiana Airlines finally admitted that pilot error was a contributing factor in last summer’s deadly San Francisco plane accident.
Asiana Flight 214 crashed at San Francisco International Airport last July, killing three. The plane was coming in too low and too slow, which caused it to hit a sea wall at the start of the runway.
CBS San Francisco reports that the accident happened last Saturday afternoon around 5:30 p.m.
Witnesses say that a group of five teens were riding in a white 1997 Chevy pickup truck. The driver lost control of the vehicle while going up a curve. The truck left the road and rolled several times into a field.
General Motors recently expanded its recall ahead of testimony that its CEO Mary Barra will give to congress today.
GM announced that it will recall an additional 1.3 million cars for potential power steering problems. This recall follows a 2.6 million recall from earlier this year for vehicles that may have defective ignition switches.
Authorities accuse Quinn of driving drunk while on duty. He crashed into a motorcyclist after running a light in South of Market.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the motorcyclist suffered severe personal injuries in the crash, which occurred at Fifth and Howard. Quinn reportedly remained at the crash scene for a half an hour before going to a bar and chugging water in an attempt to lower his blood alcohol level.
Authorities say that the woman was walking in a Visitacion Valley crosswalk around 11:15 a.m. yesterday when she was hit by a white Dodge Durango.
The woman was hit while walking across Bayshore Boulevard at Visitacion Avenue. KQED News reports that the driver did a U-turn and drove past the scene of the accident before fleeing.
Anthony and Marcela Follett claimed that the Mulberry trailer park was liable for their damages because the act of arson was foreseeable based on a pattern of ongoing criminal activity.
According to court documents, the couple first moved into the mobile home park in 1994. The Folletts lived in peace until November 2008, when a rainstorm knocked a tree from their yard onto a motorcycle belonging to his neighbor, Sue Chotikasupasanee. Although the tree belonged to the mobile home park, the neighbor threatened to sue the Folletts.
The lawsuit was brought by Yang Ti and her husband, Pat Diao, against BART arising out of injuries that Ti sustained on a BART train. Ti was injured when the doors of the train closed on her as she attempted to board.