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North Carolina Agent Accused of Submitting Fraudulent Auto Policies to Allstate
Aug 22 2016 // A North Carolina insurance agent has been arrested and accused of creating false auto policies, according to a statement from North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Eddie Ray Butler, 29, formerly of...
Protecting Vehicles from Cyberattacks Focus of U. of Arkansas Project
Aug 22 2016 // In 2015, two researchers remotely hacked a Jeep Cherokee being driven by a reporter who documented how the researchers controlled everything from the car’s radio and media console to its brakes and steering. For Dr....
‘Star Trek’ Actor’s Family Sues Fiat Chrysler in California over Rollaway Death
Aug 22 2016 // The parents of the late “Star Trek” movie actor Anton Yelchin sued Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV for negligence and product liability in early August over the rollaway crash of a Jeep Grand Cherokee that killed...
Report: Austin Area Car Insurance Rate Hikes Far Above National 5-Year Average
Aug 22 2016 // A recently released report by Austin, Texas-based car insurance comparison firm, The Zebra, shows that car insurance rate hikes in the Austin area over the past five years have far exceeded the national average. Austin car...
Texas Man in Tesla Autopilot Crash Won’t Sue, But Car Insurer May
Aug 19 2016 // A Texas man said the Autopilot mode on his Tesla Model S sent him off the road and into a guardrail, bloodying his nose and shaking his confidence in the technology. He doesn’t plan to sue the electric-car maker, but...
Uber Moves Into Self-Driving Truck Lane with Otto Acquisition
Aug 19 2016 // Ride service Uber Technologies Inc. said on Thursday it has acquired the self-driving trucks startup Otto, and it also announced that Volvo Car Group has agreed to a $300 million alliance to develop self-driving...
Louisiana Reminds Insurers of Flooded Vehicle Requirements
Aug 18 2016 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance has issued a reminder to insurance companies regarding the Certificate of Destruction title requirements for flooded vehicles. The department issued the bulletin following the federal...
BTIS Announces Launch of New Online Commercial Auto Program
Aug 18 2016 // Rocklin, CA, August 18, 2016- Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services, Inc. (BTIS) is pleased to announce the launch of a new instant online quote Commercial Auto program, available in 30...
North Carolina Resident Fed Up as Home Hit by Car for the 6th Time in 12 Years
Aug 17 2016 // A North Carolina man says he’s getting close to giving up on his home in Raleigh after it was hit by a driver for the sixth time. WTVD-TV reported Sunday that Carlo Bernarte says he’s fed up with the half-dozen...
Maine Denies Progressive’s Appeal to Raise Premiums for Older Drivers
Aug 16 2016 // Maine Bureau of Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa has denied Progressive’s request to raise auto insurance rates for new customers above the age of 65. Cioppa stated in the August 10 ruling that the move would...
New Audi Cars to Tell Drivers in U.S. When Traffic Lights Will Change
Aug 15 2016 // German carmaker Audi is rolling out technology that will allow its vehicles in the United States to communicate with traffic signals, allowing for a more stress-free ride in what it says is the car industry’s first...
Pennsylvania Law Requiring Rear-Facing Car Seats Takes Effect
Aug 15 2016 // Motorists in Pennsylvania must now make sure car seats face backward for all children until they’re two years old. The requirement is part of a new state law that went into effect Friday. It directs police to issue...
‘Self-Driving’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Hands-Free’ – Lessons of Tesla Autopilot Crash in China
Aug 15 2016 // Tesla said last week that one of its cars had crashed in Beijing while in ‘autopilot’ mode, with the driver contending sales staff sold the function as ‘self-driving’, overplaying its actual...
Report: Austin Area Car Insurance Rate Hikes Far Above National 5-Year Average
Aug 12 2016 // A recently released report by Austin, Texas-based car insurance comparison firm, The Zebra, shows that car insurance rate hikes in the Austin area over the past five years have far exceeded the national average. Austin car...
32 People, 3 Corporations Charged in Pennsylvania Auto Theft, Insurance Fraud Ring
Aug 12 2016 // Prosecutors in Philadelphia, Penn., say they’ve charged 32 people and three corporations for their participation in what’s being described as a theft and insurance fraud ring that stole and resold 45...
VW’s Keyless Entry Systems Vulnerable to Hacking: European Researchers
Aug 12 2016 // Tens of millions of vehicles sold by Volkswagen AG over the past 20 years, and some current models, are vulnerable to theft because keyless entry systems can be hacked using cheap technical devices, according to European...
Questionable Ferrari Loss Leads to Claim Withdrawal
Aug 10 2016 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Shannon Navejas, special investigator 2 with Mercury Insurance, shares how a claim for a 2000 collector edition Ferrari valued at $188,000 went up in smoke as a result of a thorough...
Derailed Train Car Hits Iowa Bar, DeRailed
Aug 10 2016 // Police say a freight train car that derailed in northern Iowa rolled into and damaged a trackside tavern called DeRailed. Police Chief Hugh Anderson says the accident occurred around 4 a.m. on Aug. 9 as crews moved rail...
Massachusetts Motorist Injures 5 in Series of Accidents
Aug 9 2016 // Five people were injured after a motorist caused a series of accidents in Holyoke, Mass., that ignited his own vehicle and sent another hurtling into a home. Police said the incident began when a man driving at a high rate...
Urmson Leaves as Head of Google’s Self-Driving Car Project
Aug 9 2016 // Chris Urmson, chief technical officer of Google’s self-driving car efforts, said he’s leaving as the Internet company moves the project from research into the creation of products. “I am ready for a fresh...
