Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Greenberg Pressed for Details on Auto-Warranty Program in Reinsurance Trial
Sep 29 2016 // A New York state court judge warned Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, the 91-year-old former chairman of American International Group Inc., that his fraud trial might last a year unless he answered questions more...
Police: Artifacts Damaged as Vehicle Crashes into Oklahoma Museum
Sep 28 2016 // Police say a vehicle has crashed into an Enid, Oklahoma, museum and caused extensive damage to the building and irreplaceable artifacts inside. KOCO-TV reports that a driver lost control of his vehicle early Saturday...
Rash of Property, Auto Fires in Arkansas Town Thought to Be Arson
Sep 27 2016 // Police in Helena-West Helena, Ark., say six separate fires that caused about $120,000 in property damage are being investigated as arson. The first occurred on Friday close to a public housing development where...
The State of Property Crime in U.S.
Sep 27 2016 // Property crimes resulted in losses of $14.3 billion in the U.S. in 2015, with $4.9 billion of those losses due to motor vehicle thefts, according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. The FBI report,...
Report: Some Illinois Insurance Companies Forcing Roof Replacements
Sep 26 2016 // When Dennis Roberts’ car insurance started getting a bit too expensive, he did what a lot of consumers do and shopped around. Then he picked a new company and switched both his home and auto coverage, never expecting...
U.S. Autonomous Vehicle Policy Attempts to Straddle Lanes of Safety and Innovation
Sep 22 2016 // The new U.S. policy on self-driving cars received a mixed reaction from highway-safety advocates who acknowledged the life-saving potential though warned of a world of “human guinea pigs.” The Transportation...
AAIS Files New Standardized Personal Auto Program Nationwide
Sep 22 2016 // American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), a national not-for-profit insurance advisory organization governed by its member companies, announced the filing and approval of a new standardized Personal Auto Program...
Michigan Orders Former Agent to Stop Selling Fake Auto Insurance Certificates
Sep 21 2016 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has ordered a Farmington man to stop selling fraudulent automobile insurance certificates through his company, SBS Agency. DIFS issued cease and desist...
Answer Financial’s Beard Joins Car Insurance Comparison Markeplace, The Zebra
Sep 21 2016 // Austin, Texas-based car insurance comparison marketplace, The Zebra, has added Steve Beard as vice president of sales operations. Beard joins The Zebra after directing carrier relations at Answer Financial, which was...
Autonomous Vehicles Involved in Arizona Crashes
Sep 21 2016 // Google says three of its self-driving vehicles were involved in crashes in the Phoenix, Ariz. metro area in August. The California-based company says its drivers were manually controlling the vehicles during two of the...
Metromile Auto Insurer Gets $192 Million, Mark Cuban and Mosaic’s 50 State Licenses
Sep 21 2016 // Fueled with $191.5 million from billionaire Mark Cuban and other investors, Metromile Inc. is now poised to complete its journey as a full-service car insurance company. The startup Wednesday said it had acquired Mosaic...
U.S. to Unveil Safety Standards for Autonomous Vehicles
Sep 20 2016 // The Obama administration’s proposed guidelines for self-driving cars, to be formally unveiled Tuesday, include 15 benchmarks automakers will need to meet before their autonomous vehicles can hit the road. The...
Pennsylvania City Fleet Supervisor Admits Theft in $400K Auto Shop Fraud
Sep 19 2016 // A former city fleet supervisor in Philadelphia has admitted to theft and conspiracy charges in a scheme that prosecutors say steered work to an auto body shop that overcharged the city more than $400,000. The Philadelphia...
Autonomous Cars to Cut U.S. Auto Premiums by 20% in 20 Years
Sep 19 2016 // The rollout of autonomous vehicles in the next few decades could lead to a massive reduction in U.S. motor vehicle premiums in the coming years, Aon Benfield said in a new report. Expectations are that “industry pure...
California School Creates Degree for Self-Driving Car Engineers
Sep 16 2016 // Auto and tech companies are in a race to get self-driving cars to the public, but as with many cutting-edge technologies, there aren’t enough trained engineers to meet the demand for talent. So Mountain View,...
Pittsburgh Uber Riders Preview Driverless Cars Through Test Program
Sep 15 2016 // Uber riders in Pittsburgh can get a glimpse of the future by summoning a car capable of handling most of the tasks of driving on its own. Starting Wednesday morning, a fleet of self-driving Ford Fusions will pick up Uber...
UK Auto Insurer Esure to Spin Off Gocompare.com Unit
Sep 13 2016 // Esure Group Plc climbed to the highest since June 30 after the U.K. automotive insurer announced a plan to demerge its price-comparison website Gocompare.com through a separate listing on the London Stock Exchange. The...
Is No-Fault Auto Insurance to Blame for High Rates, Fraud?
Sep 13 2016 // A dozen states still use no-fault auto insurance to cover the medical expenses of crash victims. Michigan House members returned to work last week to decide whether they’ll give the state’s motorists a break on...
Lawmakers Call for U.S. Effort to Thwart Vehicle Hacking
Sep 13 2016 // Four Republican members of Congress on Monday urged U.S. auto safety regulators to convene an industry-wide effort to prevent possible attacks on computer systems in vehicles. The lawmakers addressed their concerns in a...
Poll Puts Another Dent in The Belief that Millennials Don’t Want to Drive
Sep 12 2016 // Another dent has emerged in the pervasive notion that millennials do not want cars. A survey commissioned by San Francisco, Calif.-based NerdWallet and released today shows that the majority of millennials polled who own a...
