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Travelers: Use Current Auto Insurance Model for Autonomous Future
Jul 17 2018 // Auto insurance should continue to be the primary compensation model for accident victims as the driving population transitions to and then fully adopts autonomous vehicles, according to the insurer that issued the...
Toyota Launching App-Controlled Car-Sharing in Hawaii
Jul 16 2018 // Toyota Motor Corp. launched a Honolulu, Hawaii car-sharing service that enables customers to use smartphones to unlock and start cars for rent by the hour or day. It’s the latest service offered by an automaker that...
State Farm to Cut Auto Rates in North, South Carolina
Jul 16 2018 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. will decrease its auto rates in North and South Carolina, impacting more than 2 million customers in both states. According to a statement from the insurer, State Farm’s...
Mississippi Highway Patrol to Pay $500K in Lawsuit Over Fatal Wreck
Jul 16 2018 // The Mississippi Highway Patrol is paying $500,000 in a lawsuit over a fatal wreck that happened when a state trooper was driving fast on a dark highway without his blue lights flashing. The crash happened about 1:30 a.m....
How Much Americans Could Save by Choosing Ridesharing Driverless Cars Over Owning Personal Vehicles
Jul 16 2018 // Self-driving cars promise safer roads, less traffic and increased mobility. Some autonomous vehicle proponents also maintain they will save time and money. But will they really save Americans time and money? And even if...
Rhode Island Auto Body Shop Legislation Goes Into Effect
Jul 16 2018 // Legislation effectively banning the use of aftermarket parts in the repair of vehicles, passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly in June, has become law without Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s signature....
State Farm to Cut Auto Rates in Penn.
Jul 16 2018 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. plans to cut its rates in Pennsylvania. The total statewide expected impact of this rate change for State Farm Mutual in Pennsylvania is approximately $49.5 million, set to affect...
Half of Parents Use Cell Phones While Driving with Kids in Car
Jul 13 2018 // About half of parents talk on a cell phone while driving when their children between the ages of 4 and 10 are in the car, while one in three read text messages and one in seven use social media. A new study from a team of...
Top 10 Metro Areas for Car Theft
Jul 12 2018 // The Albuquerque, New Mexico metropolitan statistical area (MSA) repeats as having the highest per capita auto theft rate in 2017, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s (NICB) latest Hot Spots report. New...
Daimler Deploying Self-Driving Taxis in California Test Program
Jul 11 2018 // German automaker Daimler AG and auto supplier Bosch Corp will deploy self-driving taxis in California’s Silicon Valley region next year as part of a test program of vehicles designed for city driving, the two...
Rhode Island Auto Body Shop Legislation Goes Into Effect
Jul 11 2018 // Updated legislation regarding the use of aftermarket parts in the repair of motor vehicles, passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly in June, has become law without Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s...
Regulators Try to Navigate Legal, Social, Safety Issues Raised by Autonomous Vehicles
Jul 11 2018 // In closed-door meetings last March, U.S. transportation regulators and others grappled with questions about whether police should have the power to disable self-driving cars and whether an automatic alert that a robo-taxi...
AF Group Drives into Commercial Auto with Fundamental Underwriters
Jul 11 2018 // Lansing, Michigan-based AF Group is branching out from its traditional base in workers’ compensation into the specialty commercial auto insurance niche, driven by a new operating company — Fundamental...
Colorado Campaigns Aim at Curbing Vehicle-Pedestrian Deaths
Jul 9 2018 // Twice in a week this month in unrelated collisions, cars barreled into pedestrians on East Colfax Avenue, in Aurora, Colorado, killing one man and seriously hurting another. And investigators say those two crashes are far...
Michigan Appeals Court Rules for Driver in Car Wash Fall
Jul 6 2018 // The Michigan appeals court is breaking new legal ground – at a self-serve car wash. In a 2-1 decision, the court ruled that a woman who fell while washing her car can seek payment for her injuries from her car insurer....
Delaware Woman Charged with Falsely Reporting Carjacking
Jul 5 2018 // Delaware State Police say a woman who claimed to be the victim of a carjacking set up by an intentional crash has turned herself in to face criminal charges. Thirty-year-old Jane Macauley of Middletown, Del., surrendered...
Consumer Group Warns Off-Highway Vehicle Rider Deaths Peak in July
Jul 3 2018 // As the July 4th holiday arrives, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has issued an alert to off-highway vehicle (OHV) riders to operate their vehicles with caution. According to data gathered by CFA and its OHV Safety...
How Much Americans Could Save by Ridesharing Driverless Cars Over Owning
Jul 3 2018 // Self-driving cars promise safer roads, less traffic and increased mobility. Some autonomous vehicle proponents also maintain they will save time and money. But will they really save Americans time and money? And even if...
Kemper Completes Acquisition of Specialty Auto Insurer Infinity P&C
Jul 2 2018 // Chicago-based insurer Kemper Corp. has closed on its $1.6 billion acquisition of Birmingham-based nonstandard auto insurer Infinity Property and Casualty Corp. The stock portion of the cash and stock deal announced in...
NYC Drivers for Uber, Other Apps to Get Vision Care Coverage
Jul 2 2018 // Drivers for car services and ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft are usually on their own when it comes to buying health insurance, but starting Sunday in New York they will now be able to get coverage for vision care as...
