Latest Personal Auto Headlines
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Allstate Says Brownsville, Texas, Has the Nation’s Safest Drivers
Aug 30 2018 // Illinois-based insurer, Allstate, has named Brownsville, Texas, the city with America’s safest drivers. The ranking is based on Allstate claims data. The 14th annual Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report...
Tesla Driver in California Blames Autopilot for Firetruck Crash, Arrested for DUI
Aug 28 2018 // Authorities say a Tesla driver, who said he thought his car was in Autopilot mode, crashed into the back of a firetruck in San Jose. The California Highway Patrol says the Tesla rear-ended a fire engine that was stopped...
North Carolina Suspends Printing of Driver’s Licenses Due to Card Errors
Aug 28 2018 // The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles has suspended the printing of new driver’s licenses after people noticed errors on new cards. The News & Observer reports the DMV has asked contractor IDEMIA to stop...
Why Not Just Retrain Pedestrians to Make Self-Driving Vehicles Safer?
Aug 17 2018 // You’re crossing the street wrong. That is essentially the argument some self-driving car boosters have fallen back on in the months after the first pedestrian death attributed to an autonomous vehicle and amid...
Kroger to Pilot Self-Driving Grocery Delivery in Arizona
Aug 16 2018 // Kroger Co. is bringing self-driving grocery delivery to Arizona. The largest grocery chain in the U.S. will start delivering groceries in autonomous-capable Toyota Prius cars starting Aug. 16 at a Fry’s Food Stores...
New Highway Safety Laws in Louisiana Target DWIs, Driving During Floods
Aug 13 2018 // Louisiana’s Highway Safety Commission is touting new laws that toughen DWI provisions and create new penalties to stem dangerous driving during floods. The laws, passed during this year’s regular legislative...
With Pot Shops Opening Soon, Massachusetts Warns About Driving High
Aug 10 2018 // In anticipation of the first recreational marijuana stores opening within Massachusetts in the coming weeks, state officials Wednesday stepped up warnings to motorists about the risks of driving while stoned. A new public...
Uber Revs Up Freight Business After Closing Self-Driving Truck Unit
Aug 9 2018 // Uber Technologies Inc. is creating a standalone business out of its long-haul trucking business, with plans to double its investment in the unit to drive growth ahead of a much-anticipated initial public offering. Uber...
IIHS Tests Expose Risks of Semi-Autonomous Driving Systems
Aug 9 2018 // Cars and trucks with electronic driver assist systems may not see stopped vehicles and could even steer you into a crash if you’re not paying attention, an insurance industry group warns. The Insurance Institute for...
First Month of Georgia Cellphone Ban Nets 900 Driver Citations
Aug 8 2018 // A Georgia agency says more than 900 drivers were cited for violating the state’s new law prohibiting handling cellphones behind the wheel during its first month. Georgia on July 1 joined more than a dozen states that...
Passengers Say New York City Bus Driver Was Operating Erratically
Aug 7 2018 // A New York City bus driver who passengers say was driving erratically before he hit something is facing charges including driving while intoxicated. Authorities say the 24-year-old driver had nine passengers on the bus...
Tennessee Appeals Federal Ruling Over Revoking Driver’s Licenses
Aug 6 2018 // Tennessee is appealing a landmark federal court ruling issued last month that says it’s unconstitutional for the state to revoke or suspend driver’s licenses over unpaid court costs. David Purkey, commissioner...
Federal Judge in Kansas Rules UPS’ Policy of Paying Disabled Drivers Less Is Unlawful
Aug 2 2018 // A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for District of Kansas ruled on July 27 that UPS Freight violated federal law by having a policy, contained in its current union contract with the International Brotherhood of...
Georgia Driver Blames Rear-End Crash on Sneeze Attack
Aug 2 2018 // One moment she was having a sneezing fit and the next, her SUV had rear-ended a minivan. That’s what a 43-year Mississippi woman told officers in Athens, Georgia, after the sneeze-induced crash. Citing an...
Update: Chubb Partners with Uber to Cover South African Drivers
Aug 1 2018 // Uber Technologies Inc. is partnering with insurance company Chubb Ltd. to cover its South African drivers in case of death or injury as violent attacks plague the country’s cities. The new deal will pay out a lump...
Tennessee to Appeal Federal Ruling Over Revoking Driver’s Licenses
Jul 30 2018 // Tennessee is appealing a landmark federal court ruling that says it’s unconstitutional for the state to revoke or suspend driver’s licenses over unpaid court costs. David Purkey, commissioner of the state...
Pittsburgh Sees Hands-On Restart of Uber’s Self-Driving Cars
Jul 27 2018 // Uber has taken the first step toward relaunching its self-driving cars on Pittsburgh-area streets four months after a fatal accident involving one of the cars in Arizona. A spokeswoman said the company put a handful of...
The Legal Engine Driving More Than 800 Lawsuits Against Opioid Makers
Jul 24 2018 // The place might sound familiar, even if you’ve never been there: the Appalachian foothills, down by the Ohio River, where the sirens scream addiction and death. Twenty-six overdoses in one afternoon. The highest...
Lyft Will Beef Up Background Checks Following California Driver Arrest
Jul 20 2018 // Ridesharing company Lyft said Wednesday that it’s beefing up its background checks after a driver arrested for rape was found to be in the United States illegally. The company’s “enhanced detection...
California Suspect in Serial Rapes Was a Lyft Driver
Jul 19 2018 // Ridesharing company Lyft said this week that it’s investigating how a former driver now charged in a series of rapes passed a background check even though federal immigration officials say the suspect was living in...
