Latest Personal Auto Headlines
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Alabama Towing Firms Under Investigation for Overcharging Drivers
Jul 17 2019 // Police in Alabama have searched five towing companies that are under investigation for possible insurance fraud. New outlets report officers executed search warrants Friday at more than a dozen locations. Mobile Police...
The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research Debuts New Online Learning Experience
Jul 15 2019 // Austin, TX, July 15, 2019 – The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research launched a new and improved online learning experience that educates insurance and risk professionals about new changes,...
New Louisiana Rules for Self-Driving Trucks Effective Aug. 1
Jul 15 2019 // As companies work to design fleets of commercial trucks that won’t need a human in the driver’s seat, Louisiana lawmakers have written rules that self-driving vehicles will need to follow to truck commerce...
Employees in Arizona City to Use Self-Driving Cars for Work Rides
Jul 15 2019 // Dozens of city employees in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler will use self-driving vehicles at work in partnership with Waymo, an autonomous vehicle company. The partnership will begin sometime this month as Chandler...
$45M Center to Test Self-Driving Vehicles Opens in Ohio
Jul 12 2019 // Officials in Ohio have opened a $45 million testing ground for self-driving vehicles. The Transportation Research Center Inc. unveiled its 540-acre (218.5-hectare) SMARTCenter on Wednesday. The state-of-the-art automated...
London’s Uber Drivers Sue City’s Mayor for ‘Discriminatory’ New Levy
Jul 12 2019 // London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s decision to charge Uber Technologies Inc. drivers to operate in the city center amounts to racial discrimination and puts some out of business, lawyers for the drivers said Wednesday in...
5th Circuit: No Assertion that Drunken Driving Equals Intention to Crash
Jul 12 2019 // If a drunken motorist collides with another vehicle, can the incident truly be called an accident? A federal judge in Texas said “no” and dismissed a plaintiff’s lawsuit seeking punitive damages from...
Employees in Arizona City to Use Self-Driving Cars for Work Rides
Jul 9 2019 // Dozens of city employees in the Phoenix, Ariz., suburb of Chandler will use self-driving vehicles at work in partnership with Waymo, an autonomous vehicle company. The partnership will begin this month as Chandler...
New Louisiana Rules for Self-Driving Trucks Effective Aug. 1
Jul 9 2019 // As companies work to design fleets of commercial trucks that won’t need a human in the driver’s seat, Louisiana lawmakers have written rules of the road that self-driving vehicles will need to follow to truck...
Houston Police: Number of Drunken-Driving Arrests Up Sharply
Jul 8 2019 // The Houston police chief says a citywide crackdown has led to a 75% increase in the number of people arrested for drunken driving in the first six months of this year. Chief Art Acevedo said that Houston police logged more...
Under New Law, Kansas Drivers Can Refuse Field Sobriety Tests
Jul 3 2019 // Kansas drivers can no longer be charged with a crime for refusing a field sobriety test under a new state law. The Wichita Eagle reported that a change in state law that took effect on July 1 means police can’t...
Hawaii Including Gender X on State Driver’s Licenses
Jul 2 2019 // Hawaii will soon provide drivers the option to select “X” as their gender on licenses. Democratic Gov. David Ige was expected to sign the bill aimed at reducing discrimination against transgender and gender...
Tennessee Hand-Held Phone Driving Ban Becomes Law
Jul 2 2019 // Drivers in Tennessee could face fines if they’re caught using hand-held cellphones behind the wheel as the new law took effect Monday. The new distracted driving law makes it illegal to drive while holding or...
Technology Expected to Aid Drivers in Arizona Dust Storms
Jul 1 2019 // With Arizona’s monsoon season quickly approaching, state transportation planners plan to begin installing a new dust-detection system on Interstate 10. The Arizona Department of Transportation recorded 85...
Official Says Driver in New Hampshire Motorcycle Wreck Should’ve Lost License
Jun 27 2019 // The head of the Massachusetts motor vehicle division has resigned for failing to terminate the commercial driving license of man whose collision with a group of motorcyclists in New Hampshire left seven dead. Volodymyr...
New York City Uber Driver Gets Three Years for Kidnapping Sleeping Passenger
Jun 26 2019 // A man who drove for Uber in New York City has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for abducting a woman who fell asleep inside his vehicle. A judge Monday also ordered Harbir Parmar to pay more than $3,600 in...
Technology Expected to Aid Drivers in Arizona Dust Storms
Jun 24 2019 // With Arizona’s monsoon season quickly approaching, state transportation planners plan to begin installing a new dust-detection system on Interstate 10. The Arizona Department of Transportation recorded 85...
Intel’s Mobileye Aims to Launch Trial of Self-Driving Cabs on Israeli Roads in 2020
Jun 21 2019 // Intel Corp.’s Mobileye NV unit expects to launch a trial of robo-cabs next year in Israel, the company told Bloomberg News on Sunday [June 16]. Intel Chief Executive Officer Bob Swan rode a Mobileye autonomous car...
Tesla’s Autopilot System Confuses Drivers About Extent of Automation: Safety Report
Jun 21 2019 // Automakers including Tesla Inc. are stoking confusion among motorists by choosing names for their automated-driving systems that wrongly suggest they’re more capable than is actually the case, according to the...
Auto Insurance Buyers’ Satisfaction Rises When They Are in Driver’s Seat
Jun 20 2019 // U.S. auto insurance consumers are quite happy about their coverage, and a growing shift to direct-to-consumer models has driven much of their good feelings. In a new report, J.D. Power says overall customer satisfaction...
