Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Car Hacking Risk Could Be More Widespread
Aug 3 2015 // The cybersecurity issues that led Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV to recall 1.4 million vehicles this month could pose a problem for cars and trucks from other automakers, the top U.S. auto safety regulator said on...
Auto, Homeowners Insurance Rates Rise in Ohio in 2014
Aug 3 2015 // The average rates for the top 10 private passenger auto and homeowner’s insurance groups in Ohio increased 2.6 percent and 4.3 percent, respectively, in 2014. The average rate change for auto insurance is similar...
Progressive CEO Renwick’s 5 Macro Trends of Note
Aug 3 2015 // By his own admission Progressive Insurance CEO Glenn Renwick (and his company) may not be right about the impact certain macro trends will have on the insurance industry, but in his view “it’s important to have...
Insurers Unprepared for Self-Driving Car Disruption: KPMG
Aug 3 2015 // The majority of property/casualty insurers do not expect autonomous or self-driving vehicles to have a real impact on their auto insurance business for another decade and have not adjusted their business models to prepare...
Autonomous Vehicle Liability: Not Automatic Yet
Aug 3 2015 // A recent blog post asked a complicated question around the increasingly popular topic of insurance liability for accidents that involve autonomous vehicles (AVs — vehicles that can, as prototypes today, drive...
Evolving Consumer Base Is Changing Personal Lines: Conning
Aug 3 2015 // There are “far-reaching implications” for personal lines insurers and the products and services they provide as the U.S. continues to undergo changes in its demographic structure, an industry report states. The...
Texas DPS Takes 1.7K Commercial Vehicles Out of Service
Jul 31 2015 // The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said during its inspection of 7,865 commercial motor vehicles in June it pulled approximately 21.7 percent, or 1,710, of the 18-wheelers, buses and other commercial vehicles...
10 Children Injured in Crash of Church Van on Oklahoma Highway
Jul 29 2015 // The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a church van headed to Branson, Mo., crashed on the Will Rogers Turnpike in northeastern Oklahoma, injuring 10 children who were onboard. Trooper Dwight Durant says the van crashed just...
How Old Is Average Vehicle on U.S. Roads?
Jul 29 2015 // The average age of cars and light trucks on U.S. roads rose slightly to 11.5 years at the start of 2015, as the rate of growth slows because of the recovery of new-vehicle sales, consultant IHS Automotive...
Fiat Chrysler Recall Highlights Cyber Risks of Connected Cars, Telematics
Jul 27 2015 // Fiat Chrysler will recall 1.4 million vehicles in the United States to install software to prevent hackers from gaining remote control of the engine, steering and other systems in what federal officials said was the first...
Connecticut’s New DUI Ignition Lock Law Targets First-Time Offenders
Jul 24 2015 // On March 9, 2012 Benjamin DeMond, a Norwich, Connecticut, firefighter, died at 33 from an accident caused by a drunken driver. Authorities said 50-year-old Willis Goodale of Groton, Connecticut, was trying to cut across...
Firms Interested in Driver Data Collected by Auto Insurers
Jul 24 2015 // The restaurants and doughnut shops that consumers pass on their commute would love to predict when they’ll be driving by. Their auto insurer may already know, and could be looking for a way to profit from that...
Ohio Sees Rise in Auto, Homeowners Insurance Rates in 2014
Jul 23 2015 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor announced that average rates for the top 10 private passenger auto and homeowner’s insurance groups in Ohio increased 2.6 percent and 4.3 percent, respectively, in 2014. The...
Senate Bill Would Expand Big Rig Trucking by Teen Drivers Nationally
Jul 23 2015 // Drivers as young as 18 years old could be allowed to drive 80,000-pound trucks between states if Congress goes along with a proposal backed by the U.S. trucking industry that safety advocates say would be a disaster. The...
Conn. Court Overturns $35M Verdict in Hartford’s Auto-Repair Labor Rate Case
Jul 22 2015 // The Connecticut Supreme Court on July 13 unanimously overturned nearly $35 million in damages against the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. In its 18-page decision, the Supreme Court said the lower court had incorrectly...
Staged Hacking Shows Vulnerability of Connected Vehicles
Jul 22 2015 // A pair of veteran cybersecurity researchers have shown they can use the Internet to turn off a car’s engine as it drives, sharply escalating the stakes in the debate about the safety of increasingly connected cars...
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund Launches Rebranding Campaign
Jul 20 2015 // The Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund, a state-created entity that provides auto insurance to motorists who can’t get private-market coverage, announced a new advertising campaign, a rebrand and its headquarters...
Automakers Seek to Limit Data Sharing with Tech Partners
Jul 20 2015 // Carmakers are limiting the data they share with technology partners Apple Inc. and Google Inc. through new systems that link smartphones to vehicle infotainment systems, defending access to information about what drivers...
Regulator to Lawmakers: Leave Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association Funds Alone
Jul 20 2015 // Michigan’s top insurance regulator has taken a stance against a bill that would allow lawmakers to appropriate money for road projects from the state-created mechanism to reinsure unlimited medical benefits for auto...
Google Driverless Car Hit from Behind, Again
Jul 17 2015 // A Google Inc. driverless car was involved in the fleet’s first collision to result in injury. One of Google’s vehicles braked during a green light because of congestion, and the car behind hit it at 17 mph and...
