Self-driving vehicle technology is not yet at a stage that it can be authorized for use by the public for general driving, according to a U.S. Department of Transportation recommendation to state governments. If a state decides to permit ...
Tags: Road Safety, Driverless Car
American retailer The Kroger Co has announced its commitment to source sustainable palm oil by the end of 2015. In a policy statement, the company said that Palm oil has become the leading oil crop in the world and currently accounts for ...
A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee has voted to approve a bill that would make it official U.S. policy to promote an Internet "free from government control," with promises that the Republican majority would work with critics of ...
The existing road funding and planning system is broken, despite the serious efforts of the Australian Government to fix it, the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association, David Simon, said today. Mr Simon was launching an ...
Tags: funding, charging system, Truckers
The Federal Trade Commission announced an Enforcement Policy Statement regarding the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act,the Wool Products Labeling Act,and the Fur Products Labeling Act concerning treatment of certain retailers that ...
Amazon,Inc.;Leon Max,Inc.;Macy's,Inc.;and Sears,Roebuck and Co.and its Kmart subsidiaries,Kmart Corporation and Kmart,have agreed to pay penalties totaling$1.26 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the ...
The British Glass Manufacturers' Confederation represents the UK's glass industry. From our offices in Sheffield we act as the industry's focal point, playing the principal role in communicating the concerns and aspirations of our Members ...
Tags: British Glass, glass industry, containers, flat glass
The U.S. Republican Party has approved a policy statement that focuses on removing regulations and protects personal data on the Internet. Delegates to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, approved on Tuesday a platform ...
Tags: U.S., Republican Party, policy statement, personal data, the Internet
Steel market in China got a jerk with slight improvement.More than the quantum it was the temperament which was encouraging.In the backdrop of healthy growth in manufacturing activity for the first time in 13 months in November,according to ...
Tags: steel market, PMI, HSBC, economic stability
After a lengthy and often heated consultation, the government has finally released its new open standards principles intended to level the supplier playing field and avoid product lock-in. But is the document a blueprint for a radically ...
Tags: open standards principles, blueprint, IT architecture, policy statement
Manufacturing in the U. S. Grew in January at the fastest pace in seven months, adding to signs of a global pickup from Germany to China. The Institute for Supply Management’s index climbed to 54.1, from 53.1 in December, the Tempe, ...
Manufacturing probably grew at a faster pace in January, a sign the industry will lead the U. S. Expansion early this year, economists said before today’s report. The Institute for Supply Management’s factory index rose to 54.5, ...
Tags: market view, Construction