Latest Auto Headlines
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Canadian Insurer Backs Autonomous Car Startup in Florida Retirement Community
Jul 26 2018 // There’s a village in Florida where self-driving cars rule the road, and a Canadian insurance firm wants to come along for the ride. Toronto-based Intact Financial Corp. is investing $3 million in startup Voyage as...
Auto Insurer Loses Appeal for Dismissal of Complaints in Louisiana Claims Dispute
Jul 25 2018 // In late June, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled against an insurer and its insureds seeking summary judgement dismissing complaints against them in a case involving auto insurance claims. At issue was whether or not the...
I’m moving. What about my stuff? Part 2.
Jul 25 2018 // Last week, we talked about how my move impacts my renters insurance. If you missed that one, you can read it here. We still need to talk about what happens while it’s on the move. Now that I’m thinking about...
Utah Bikers Looking for Response to Rising Deadly Traffic Crashes
Jul 24 2018 // Utah bikers vented their frustrations about the state of driving safety in response to an unprecedented number of deadly motorcycle crashes. The Deseret News reports a group of about 30 motorcyclists met with law...
$10M Award to Man Hit By Garbage Truck Reinstated by Oregon Court
Jul 20 2018 // The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that a trial judge shouldn’t have reduced a jury’s award to a man whose leg was severed by a garbage truck in downtown Portland. In reinstating the award, the Appeals Court...
Safety Agency Faulted for Delayed Action on Auto, Airbag Recalls
Jul 19 2018 // A government audit released on Wednesday faulted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s oversight of auto safety recalls and said its “delayed action” may have delayed the expansion of a...
Auto Insurers Warn Tariffs on Auto Parts Could Raise Insurance Costs
Jul 19 2018 // A threat by the U.S. government to impose tariffs of up to 25 percent on imported auto parts could hit consumers in unexpected ways: higher repair costs, insurance premiums and even the theft of more cars for their parts,...
First Driverless Shuttle Demonstration Held in NYC by COAST Autonomous
Jul 18 2018 // New York City’s first driverless shuttle has arrived. In Times Square, a self-driving P-1 shuttle from COAST Autonomous was demonstrated Tuesday along an approximately 150-yard course. “It’s...
I’m moving. What happens if my stuff gets damaged?
Jul 18 2018 // It’s moving week. That’s right. We are taking on the monumental task of moving our home. This isn’t new to my family. My wife and I have been married over 25 years and haven’t lived in one house for...
Passenger Bus Crash in New Mexico Kills 3, Injures 24
Jul 17 2018 // A crash involving a commercial passenger bus and three other vehicles on a New Mexico highway early Sunday killed three people and injured 24 others, some critically, authorities said. One of the people killed was in a car...
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...
