CONSUMER ALERT:
U.S. Senate Bill Will Allow Hundreds of Thousands of Self-Driving Cars to Dodge Any Vehicle Safety Standard
Hands-Off Approach to Hands-Free Driving Could Put Public at Risk
Consumer and Safety Leaders to Announce Critical Changes Needed as
Senate Committee Takes Up Autonomous Vehicles Legislation on Wednesday 10/4/17
WHAT: MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL – On Tuesday, a coalition of leading safety and consumer advocates, and families of victims of deadly vehicle defects, will call on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to include much needed changes to a bill on autonomous vehicles (AV) which allows hundreds of thousands of self-driving cars to get exemptions from federal motor vehicle safety standards. Other provisions benefitting the auto industry keep consumers in the dark about the limitations and performance of AVs.
The American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies Act (AV START Act, S. 1885) would unleash mass deployment of AVs without essential consumer safety protections, adequate oversight, and industry accountability. On Wednesday, the AV START Act will be taken up by the Senate Commerce Committee at a legislative markup session.
WHEN: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. ET
WHO: U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Laura Christian, mother of Amber Marie Rose, who was killed in a GM ignition switch defect crash in 2005
Angelina Sujata, victim of defective Takata airbag
Joan Claybrook, Former Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Steve Hargarten, emergency physician and Medical College of Wisconsin professor
Jackie Gillan, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Jack Gillis, Director of Public Affairs, Consumer Federation of America
Sally Greenberg, Executive Director, National Consumers League
Jason Levine, Executive Director, Center for Auto Safety
William Wallace, Policy Analyst, Consumers Union
HOW TO JOIN THE MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL
U.S. Toll Free: 800-875-3456
Canadian Toll Free: 800-648-0973
International Toll: 302-607-2001
Verbal Passcode (to be given to operator): GILL26043
LOCAL NEWS INTERVIEW AVAILABILITIES: Safety advocates and families of crash victims will be available for news interviews in their local communities. Please inquire by contacting Bill Bronrott at 202-270-4415 or bronrott@gmail.com or Eric Naing at 217-493-8294 or enaing@saferoads.org.
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Eventually the credit card bill comes due and if it isn’t paid in full, cardholders start accruing interest. Managing that credit card debt can be difficult and some people are better at keeping that debt low than others.
In light of this, SmartAsset, a financial technology company, set out to find the places in the U.S. where people carry the least credit card debt.
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BELMONT SAUSAGE CO. RECALLS SMOKED TURKEY DRUMSTICK PRODUCTS
DUE TO MISBRANDING AND UNDECLARED ALLERGENS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2017 – Belmont Sausage Co., an Elk Grove Village, Ill. establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of smoked turkey products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products contain milk, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label.
The smoked turkey drumstick items were produced from September 27, 2015 through September 27, 2017. The following products are subject to recall:
The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-21309” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to an institutional location in Michigan that further distributed nationwide.
The problem was discovered by FSIS Inspection Program Personnel while performing routine label verification checks.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify theircustomers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.
Consumers or media with questions about the recall can contact Michael Mulica, Co-President, at (847) 302-8011 or mike@belmontsausage.com.
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VALE was visiting GlobalSim’s Headquarters in Sandy, Utah, to design and facilitate new engineering studies for the bucket wheel reclaimer simulator.
SANDY, UTAH, UNITED STATES, September 29, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- GlobalSim, Inc. has a long reputation in the field of simulation. Beyond crane simulators, GlobalSim has worked on projects with governments, defense contractors and multi-national corporations seeking custom solutions.
In 2012, GlobalSim was contracted by a Brazilian company, VALE, to create a customized bucket wheel reclaimer simulator. This project involved an extensive amount of software engineering and collaboration. The result was a full mission trainer that exceeded the expectations of VALE.
A few weeks ago, VALE was visiting GlobalSim’s Headquarters in Sandy, Utah, to design and facilitate new engineering studies for the bucket wheel reclaimer simulator. This requires an upgrade of certain features within the system based on changes in pile sizes, material densities, and reclaiming techniques. There will also be a modification to the arena to facilitate simulation for both Tubarao and Sao Luis mineral terminals.
“It’s very easy to make adjustments that might not have been seen in the beginning. GlobalSim has been so flexible in seeing our vision,” remarked Jose Silverio, bucket reclaiming expert at VALE. VALE is one of the world’s largest iron and ore producers – therefore, efficiency and productivity are of equal importance. “Before having simulators, we would have to train our operators on the actual machine which was a loss in productivity. Now, we train our operators on the simulators which has increased our productivity,” remarked Paulo Brandao, Project Manager at VALE.
GlobalSim’s Director of Product Management, Von Colborn and Lead Architect, Stanislav Borodai, combined have over 50 years of experience in software engineering and design. Colborn and Borodai have been working very closely with VALE since the beginning. “The benefit of our partnership is the quality – we have had this simulator operating flawlessly since the beginning (2012),” remarked Paulo.
GlobalSim anticipates to have this project completed within the next few months.
