We think our faces are our own. But technology can use them to identify, influence and mimic us. This week, TED speakers explore the promise and peril of turning the human face into a digital tool.
Starting today, the Uber app will remind you to put on your seatbelt shortly after your ride starts. Passengers' tendency to not use a seat belt remains a significant concern, the ride-hailing service wrote in its announcement of the new safety feature, even though 50 percent of all vehicle crash deaths in the US in 2022 was caused by their non-usage. Now, your driver's phone will issue an audio reminder when you hop on, telling you to "Please use your seat belt for your safety." You'll also get...
The woman fell asleep on a ride from West Hollywood to Santa Monica and when she woke up hours later she realized the Lyft driver was inappropriately touching her.
Fears the rise of clean air zones could lead to a boom in cloned number plates
AN expert mechanic has told drivers of older cars they should use a certain type of fuel in order to avoid damage and swerve expensive repair bills. Scotty Kilmer has been working on cars since the
Calling your GP practice and getting an appointment on the same day might seem like the bare minimum requirement for a functioning health service.
Coming into 2024, only three riders had contracts in their back pockets
Researchers at Swinburne University of Technology have found that the correlation between face masks and perceptions of trustworthiness may be linked to social norms rather than how they impact appearance.
Dramatic images from inside a Southwest Airlines flight show a large metal sheet gone from an engine. The cowling fell off and hit a wing as the plane took off on a flight from Denver to Houston. NBC News' Sam Brock reports.
(The Center Square) – In 2021, the Washington State Legislature enacted Senate Bill 5259 directing the state Attorney General's Office to build a police use of force database that would continually receive information from state law enforcement agencies. According to the bill's fiscal note, the "approximate timeline" for the project would be to have it up and running by April 2023. However, a year past that date the database has yet to be operational. Washington State University...
Whether you don't own a car or want to enjoy a night out without worrying about how to get home, ride-hailing services come in handy. However, safety is always a concern with these services; to address that, Uber is adding new safety features to its app.On Wednesday, Uber unveiled safety preferences, a new feature in its app that enables riders to tailor their safety preferences automatically based on certain locations, ride types, and times of day. The safety features users can choose from are...
PROVO, Utah, April 8, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Provo police are searching for a driver and passenger accused of leaving the scene of a crash after fleeing officers early Sunday. Officers attempted to make a traffic stop over driver’s license and moving violations just after midnight Sunday, Provo police said in a news release Monday. […] The post Police: Driver, passenger sought after fleeing officers, crashing in Provo first appeared on Gephardt Daily.