Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
FedEx Sued for Violating Federal Law by Discriminating Against Minnesota Driver
Sep 9 2024 // The Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) violated federal law when it failed to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified, disabled ramp transport drivers with medical restrictions, and instead forced them to take...
Driver of Partially Automated Mustang Charged With DUI Homicide
Sep 5 2024 // A woman was intoxicated and using a partially automated driving system when she caused a March highway crash in Philadelphia that killed two people, authorities said as they announced homicide charges against the...
Trucking Firm of Fatigued Driver Who Caused Fatal Crash Kept Fake Hours Data: NTSB
Aug 30 2024 // A crash that killed three passengers on a party bus on a Virginia highway was caused by a fatigued truck driver working for a company that allowed its drivers to log excessive hours, a federal report concluded...
US Justice Department Accuses RealPage of Driving Up Rents
Aug 26 2024 // The U.S. Department of Justice and eight states sued RealPage on Friday, accusing the property management software company of using algorithms to help landlords illegally collude and drive up rents for apartments. The...
Amazon Is Boss of Subcontracted Drivers, Labor Board Prosecutors Say
Aug 23 2024 // Amazon.com Inc. was legally the boss of a group of subcontracted delivery drivers, US labor board prosecutors have concluded, rejecting the company’s claims that workers in its sprawling delivery network aren’t...
Uber to Begin Offering Self-Driving Cruise Cars, Shares Fall
Aug 23 2024 // Uber Technologies Inc. plans to start offering self-driving Cruise LLC cars to customers on its ride-hailing platform next year. Once the multiyear partnership between Uber and Cruise begins, an Uber rider requesting a...
Personal Auto Driving P/C Insurers to 2024 Underwriting Profit
Aug 19 2024 // S&P Global Market Intelligence is forecasting a combined ratio of 99.2 for the U.S. P/C insurance industry overall in 2024, signifying a return to underwriting profitability for the first time since 2021. According to...
Texas Sues GM for Allegedly Collecting Drivers’ Data, Then Selling it to Insurers
Aug 14 2024 // General Motors GM.N has been sued by the state of Texas, which accused the automaker of installing technology on more than 14 million vehicles to collect data about drivers, which it then sold to insurers and other...
Ford, Mazda Advise Against Driving Certain Models Over Takata Airbag Concerns
Aug 13 2024 // Ford Motor and Mazda issued advisories to drivers of certain vehicles still affected by faulty Takata airbags and inflators that can cause potentially severe or fatal injuries. The National Highway Safety Administration...
Trucordia Transportation Unwraps MVR Monitoring for Truck Drivers and Motor Carriers
Aug 12 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Trucordia. Trucordia Transportation Practice Leader, Todd Lykke discusses what MVR monitoring is and how it can make a big difference in the trucking industry. Trucordia...
Drunk Driver Who Killed 4 Crashing Into Nail Salon Was Going 78 mph, Say Prosecutors
Aug 6 2024 // The drunk driver who killed four people and injured nine more when he crashed his SUV into a Long Island nail salon was driving 78 mph (125 kph) at the time of the crash, prosecutors said Thursday as the driver pleaded not...
Transit Driver Disabled Due to Overheated Cab Can Keep His $11.6 Million Award
Aug 5 2024 // A New Jersey Transit driver who suffered career-ending injuries from overheating after he was ordered to operate a train even though his cab’s temperature was 114 degrees can keep his $11.6 million jury award. Over...
Progressive to Pay $48M to New York Drivers Over Underpaid Total Loss Claims
Aug 5 2024 // Progressive Insurance has agreed to a $48 million settlement with a class of 93,000 New York policyholders who claim the insurer underpaid their total loss claims on their vehicles. The $48 million represents approximately...
Judge Ends Uber Black Drivers’ ‘Futile’ Court Quest for Employee Status in Pennsylvania
Aug 2 2024 // Eight years of litigation, multiple court opinions, and two deadlocked trials are enough. A federal judge in Pennsylvania has put an end to what he says is “futile” litigation over whether Uber Black drivers,...
Senators Call on FTC to Investigate Automakers’ Sale of Driving Data
Jul 29 2024 // Two U.S. senators are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate automakers selling customers’ driving data to brokers who package it and then sell it to insurance companies. In a letter to FTC Chairwoman...
Niagara Falls Hopes Insurer Can Solve Mystery of Last Year’s Car Crash, Explosion
Jul 26 2024 // A police investigation into the crash and explosion that killed two people in a high-powered luxury car at a Niagara Falls border crossing last year has concluded with the crash’s cause still a mystery, authorities...
Truck Driver Charged in Ohio Interstate Crash That Left 6 People Dead
Jul 23 2024 // A truck driver in Ohio has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide in a chain-reaction crash involving a charter bus filled with high school students that left six people dead and 18 injured. The crash on...
After Crash Killed 6 Teens, NTSB Says Marijuana’s Impact on Drivers Underestimated
Jul 23 2024 // A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board urging parents to warn teenagers about the risk of driving after using...
Personal Auto Driving P/C Insurers to 2024 Underwriting Profit
Jul 23 2024 // S&P Global Market Intelligence is forecasting a combined ratio of 99.2 for the U.S. P/C insurance industry overall in 2024, signifying a return to underwriting profitability for the first time since 2021. According to...
Man Admits to Tracking Drivers, Programming Keys, Stealing and Reselling Vehicles
Jul 17 2024 // A New Jersey man has admitted to orchestrating a multistate car theft and fraud ring that involved tracking drivers, programming keys, stealing their cars, and reselling their vehicles. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger...
