Toddler starts Tesla Model X and hits mother… who sues Tesla

A US mother is suing electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla after her toddler was allegedly able to start the family’s Model X SUV and run into her, breaking multiple bones and causing her to suffer a traumatic birth one week later. Fox59 reports California resident Mallory Harcourt had returned home …

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US stocks notch first 4-day losing streak since start of year

A Boeing whistleblower testified to a US Senate committee that the aircraft manufacturer “absolutely” has a culture of retaliation against employees who raise safety concerns. Sam Salehpour, a quality engineer at the company, said he was berated by a manager in response to repeatedly questioning the safety of the 777 …

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Boeing whistleblower says he was told ‘frankly to shut up’

Boeing quality engineer Sam Salehpour’s managers at Boeing retaliated against him and quashed safety concerns he raised over malfunctioning aircraft parts, he told a Senate hearing on Boeing’s safety culture Wednesday.  A Boeing engineer for over 30 years, Salehpour testified that he tried to warn personnel of safety issues over …

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Mitsubishi Outlander recalled

Mitsubishi Australia has recalled 500 examples of the Outlander, owing to a fault with the popular SUV’s reversing camera system. “Due to a software issue with the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) unit, the rear-view camera display may not display the rear camera image as intended,” the manufacturer said in its recall …

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Biden Seeks Steel Tariffs On “Cheating” China

Biden said he had called for the US Trade Representative to triple the tariff rates for Chinese steel. Washington: US President Joe Biden called Wednesday for a hike in steel tariffs on China, accusing it of  cheating as he courted blue-collar voters on an election campaign trip to the battleground …

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