Photo courtesy Kratos Defense An autonomous crash truck follows a CDOT maintenance vehicle in southern Colorado in an effort to improve safety.  Highway maintenance is a dangerous job. In 2023 and 2024 combined, 47 people were killed on highways in Colorado work zones, including two roadside crew members. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has turned to autonomous crash trucks to help mitigate the problem. Such vehicles drive behind painting and maintenance vehicles to provide a s...

A van driver in Selangor, Malaysia, has been arrested after a viral video showed school-going children boarding and alighting from his moving vehicle. Dashcam footage making the rounds online since Tuesday (Aug 19) shows a boy walking alongside the moving van and opening its door. With the vehicle still in motion, another student inside the vehicle alights. The boy on the road continues walking to keep up with the van and manages to board the vehicle. The student who had alighted follows beside...