By Melissa De Witte
While there have been a number of extraordinary Black Americans who have helped transform Silicon Valley into a global hub of high-tech industry and innovation, their lives, stories and accomplishments have been largely absent from public record.
In late 2019, Stanford Libraries organized two community events that brought some of Silicon Valley’s Black pioneers together for an afternoon of storytelling. Attendees included San Jose community organizer Queen Ann Cannon, pictured here talking with Carl Davis Jr., president of the Black Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce. In the background is the entrepreneur Danny Allen and Janie Jensen. The event was recorded for the archive. (Image credit: Chris Cotton)
Mark Phelan: Your car’s emergency flashers could get a major upgrade soon and here’s why
Mark Phelan
Currently, hazard lights flash too slowly to attract optimal attention. A Houston-based company has come up with what it believes is a solution.
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One of the oldest and possibly least effective auto safety features may be getting a 21st-century upgrade.
A new system to improve the visibility of vehicles stranded by the side of the road could help reduce thousands of collisions and hundreds of deaths a year. The system could be available nearly immediately, if supplier Emergency Safety Solutions (ESS) gets regulatory approval.
Your car s emergency flashers could get a major upgrade soon and here s why
Currently, hazard lights flash too slowly to attract optimal attention. A Houston-based company has come up with what it believes is a solution. (Dreamstime.com/TNS)
Published December 19. 2020 12:01AM
By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press
One of the oldest and possibly least effective auto safety features may be getting a 21st-century upgrade.
A new system to improve the visibility of vehicles stranded by the side of the road could help reduce thousands of collisions and hundreds of deaths a year. The system could be available nearly immediately, if supplier Emergency Safety Solutions (ESS) gets regulatory approval.