Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Getting Highly Automated Vehicles on the Road
Oct 16 2017 // A number of current vehicle safety standards are blocking the development of the more sophisticated self-driving cars and trucks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration promulgates Federal Motor Vehicle Safety...
Family of Oregon Cyclist Sues Garbage Truck Company for Death
Oct 16 2017 // The family of a Portland, Ore., woman who died after a collision with a garbage truck is suing the company for $10 million. The lawsuit was filed in court in late Steptember against Republic Services Alliance Group after...
Midwest High on List of States with Most Animal-Vehicle Collisions
Oct 16 2017 // Motorists are more likely to crash into a deer in five Midwest states than in most other states, according to State Farm’s annual ranking of states in terms of the likelihood of deer-vehicle collisions. The insurer...
Insurtech Mobile-Based Auto Insurer Root Expands into Utah
Oct 13 2017 // Root Insurance has expanded its services to drivers in Utah. Root, which is now operating in Illinois, Oklahoma, Indiana, Ohio and Arizona, asserts that drivers can save up to 52 percent by using Root’s data-driven...
Tanker Truck Wreck Forces Closing of Main Delaware Highway
Oct 13 2017 // A tanker truck wreck forced the closing of Delaware’s main north-south highway in both directions Wednesday as crews worked to clean up thousands of gallons of spilled gasoline, authorities said. State police said...
Texas’ QEO Group to Write Commercial Auto with Clear Blue Insurance Group
Oct 12 2017 // Irving, Texas-based QEO Group LLC (QEO) and Clear Blue Financial Holdings LLC (Clear Blue), headquartered in North Carolina, have agreed to a long-term, exclusive relationship for QEO to write its commercial automobile...
New Vehicle Inspection System in Massachusetts Hits Bumps
Oct 11 2017 // October did not start out as a good month to get your car inspected in Massachusetts. Despite promises of a smooth transition, many local mechanics have been unable to perform auto inspections since the state’s...
Waymo, Nonprofits Team Up for Safety Campaign on Self-Driving Cars
Oct 11 2017 // AAlphabet Inc.’s self-driving car unit Waymo and several groups are launching a campaign aimed at convincing skeptical Americans of what they say is the value and safety of driverless cars, as Congress considers how...
West Virginia Men Sentenced for Claims in Staged Car Accidents
Oct 11 2017 // Two West Virginia men have been sentenced for their roles in filing false insurance claims for vehicle accidents. Federal prosecutors say the accidents were staged from 2012 to 2014 in Taylor, Harrison and Marion...
Starr Cos. Now Offers Commercial Auto Coverages in Canada
Oct 11 2017 // Starr Cos. announced it has introduced commercial primary auto coverages in all provinces and territories in Canada. “This allows Starr to better support our primary general liability accounts by offering commercial...
10 Critical Job Skills of the Future
Oct 10 2017 // The world sits on the precipice of the fourth industrial revolution, as a coming wave of disruptive technology in fields like artificial intelligence, machine learning, the mobile internet and 3-D printing remake entire...
Traffic Accident Deaths Still Increasing as Distracted Driving Reports Decline
Oct 9 2017 // Traffic accident deaths in the U.S. continue to rise, even while deaths related to distracted driving decline. Pedestrian and motorcyclist deaths are way up. The number of vehicle miles traveled on U.S. roads in 2016...
Dakotas High on List of States with Most Deer-Vehicle Collisions
Oct 6 2017 // Motorists are more likely to crash into a deer in the Dakotas than in most other states. State Farm has released its annual ranking of states in terms of the likelihood of deer-vehicle collisions. The insurer uses claims...
West Virginia Tops State Farm List of Deer-Car Crashes, Again
Oct 6 2017 // For the 11th consecutive year, West Virginia has topped State Farm’s list for the likelihood of vehicles crashes involving deer. Using claims data, the Bloomington, Illinois-based insurer released its annual deer...
GM Says Driverless Cars Faultless in 6 Accidents in September
Oct 6 2017 // General Motors Co.’s self-driving unit, Cruise Automation, told California regulators its vehicles were involved in six crashes in the state in September, but said none of automated vehicles were responsible. The...
Hurricane Cars Declared ‘Total Losses’ by Adjusters Are Now Back on Roads
Oct 5 2017 // The ink on the “total loss” insurance paperwork, like the 2007 Range Rover itself, was still wet when Morgan Moran began trying to buy his vehicle back after Hurricane Matthew last year. The insurance adjuster...
Starr Adds Commercial Auto Coverage for Aviation Insureds
Oct 5 2017 // Starr Companies has added commercial auto coverage for aviation insureds. Auto coverage is available on an ‘any auto’ basis for fleets owned by companies operating in the aviation industry when purchased along...
Driver Assist on Big Rigs Being Tested by Oregon Vehicle Manufacturer
Oct 4 2017 // A Portland-based manufacturer of commercial vehicles is performing trials on Oregon highways of tractor-trailers with driver-assist technology. The Bend Bulletin reported Daimler Trucks North America is testing the same...
Man Gets Four Years in Prison for Staging Crashes in Connecticut Fraud Scam
Oct 4 2017 // A Haitian man who federal prosecutors say was the ringleader of an auto insurance scam involving as many as 50 staged car crashes was sentenced Monday to four years in prison and ordered to pay $207,000 in...
Senators Quiz Wells Fargo CEO, Express Doubt Bank Will Change Ways
Oct 4 2017 // U.S. senators slammed Wells Fargo & Co. Chief Executive Tim Sloan on Tuesday for his handling of a massive sales practices scandal at the third-largest American bank and challenged him to allow aggrieved customers to...
