Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mississippi to Stop Suspending Driver’s Licenses Over Unpaid Fines
Dec 21 2017 // A top Mississippi official said Tuesday that the state will stop suspending people’s driver’s licenses purely because they haven’t paid court fines and fees, meaning tens of thousands of people who lost...
Oklahoma Supreme Court Strikes Down State’s New Drunk Driver Law
Dec 20 2017 // The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that a new drunken-driving law that created a new program for first-time DUI offenders and abolished the appeals process for those trying to keep their licenses after a DUI arrest is...
Michigan Moped Driver Hurt By Low-Hanging Wire Awarded $2.9M at Trial
Dec 20 2017 // A jury has awarded $2.9 million to a moped driver who was badly injured when he struck a low-hanging telecommunications wire in Michigan. The Ann Arbor News reports a Washtenaw County jury last week reached the verdict...
Startup Trov, Munich Re to Insure Riders of Waymo’s Self-Driving Car Service
Dec 20 2017 // Trov, an on-demand insurance startup, plans to provide trip insurance for passengers using Waymo’s soon-to-be launched self-driving, ride-hailing service. Waymo, formerly Google’s self-driving car project,...
N.Y. Finalizes Regulation to Protect Drivers from Unfair Auto Insurance Rates
Dec 19 2017 // The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has finalized a regulation that protects New York drivers from unfairly discriminatory auto insurance rates and has already reached agreements with two major insurers...
Former Tennessee Deputy Insurance Commissioner Giannini Killed in Car Crash
Dec 18 2017 // A former deputy commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance has died in a car crash. Media outlets report that Bill Giannini, who also was a former chairman of the Shelby County Election Commission...
Safety Group Says GM’s In-Car Shopping App Encourages Distracted Driving
Dec 12 2017 // A new in-car application from General Motors Co. that lets drivers order coffee and browse for hotels while behind the wheel has been met with outcry from a prominent safety group. The app, dubbed Marketplace, allows...
Uber to Settle U.S. Lawsuit by Indian Woman Raped by Driver
Dec 11 2017 // Uber Technologies Inc. and a woman who accused top executives of improperly obtaining her medical records after a company driver raped her in India have agreed to settle a civil lawsuit the woman filed against Uber in...
‘Rideshare Guy’ Says 60-80% of Drivers Still Don’t Have Correct Insurance
Dec 8 2017 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv He calls himself “The Rideshare Guy” and he’s become one of the more prolific voices covering the still-burgeoning business. When Uber and Lyft were at the point in...
Florida AG Investigating Uber Over Data Breach Affecting 32K Drivers
Dec 7 2017 // Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi says that the state is now investigating ride-sharing service Uber over an alleged cover up of a national data breach. Bondi said Dec. 1 that her office has issued a subpoena to Uber. The...
Self-Driving Delivery Cars, Robot Taxis ‘Will Be Ready to Roll’ in 2018
Dec 5 2017 // Self-driving vehicles will be ready to roll next year, though the work to make them affordable to individual consumers is still “in the first inning,” according to the CEO of a company working on the...
UK Auto Insurer Direct Line Offers Tesla Drivers 5% Discount if They Use ‘Auto-Pilot’
Dec 4 2017 // Britain’s largest motor insurer Direct Line is offering Tesla Inc drivers in Britain a 5-percent discount for switching on the car’s autopilot system, seeking to encourage use of a system it hopes will cut down...
Trump Protester Struck by Car in California Sues City, Driver and University
Dec 1 2017 // A woman who was hit by a car while protesting against President Donald Trump on a San Diego freeway is suing the driver, the city, the state and a nearby university. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported 19-year-old Maria...
Uber Paid Hackers to Hide Breach of 50 Million Customer, Driver Records
Nov 22 2017 // Hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers from Uber Technologies Inc., a massive breach that the company concealed for more than a year. This week, the ride-hailing firm ousted its chief security...
Patron Injured After Car Crashes Into Maine Diner
Nov 17 2017 // Police in Maine say a man has been injured and another man arrested after a car involved in a collision barreled into a diner. According to police, three vehicles were involved in a collision in Sanford around 3:36 p.m....
Georgia College Expanding Commercial Truck Driver Training Program
Nov 16 2017 // A Georgia college is expanding its training program for commercial truck drivers as the U.S. faces a national trucker shortage. WALB-TV reports Albany Technical College plans to increase the number of seats in its...
Commentary: Florida’s New Ridesharing Law Could Set Up Coverage Disputes
Nov 7 2017 // As the Sunshine State continues to attract millions of visitors each year who share clogged highways with commuters traveling throughout its ever-evolving metropolitan hub, it is no surprise that Florida has embraced...
Report: Seatbelt Use Lags Among Louisiana Truck Drivers, Passengers
Oct 30 2017 // Louisiana’s pickup truck drivers buckle up less regularly than motorists in cars, SUVs and vans. That’s the finding of a new seatbelt use study from the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission. The group says 87...
Alphabet to Test Self-Driving Cars in Snowy Michigan
Oct 26 2017 // Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving car unit Waymo is expanding winter testing as it works to address a potential blind spot for autonomous vehicles: snowy and icy conditions. Waymo said that Michigan is the sixth state...
Fighting Drivers of Commercial Auto Frequency, Severity
Oct 20 2017 // Litigation financing, distracted driving and unexpected verdicts are just some of the factors impacting commercial auto frequency and severity, according to panelists speaking at the 2017 Risk Management Summit this week...
