Latest Personal Auto Headlines
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Grace Period Winding Down for Expired Michigan Driver’s Licenses
Sep 29 2020 // Time is running out for Michigan residents who have waited to renew their driver’s license or vehicle registration during the coronavirus pandemic. Anyone with an expiration date after March 1 were given a long grace...
City in Kansas Settles With Black Driver Shot by Rookie Officer
Sep 29 2020 // The city of Lawrence, Kan., has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle an excessive force lawsuit filed by a Black man who was shot by a rookie police officer in 2018 during a traffic stop. Akira Lewis sued the city, two...
Congress Parks Self-Driving Car Regulation Until 2021
Sep 24 2020 // The U.S. Congress will try again in 2021 to try to approve long-stalled reforms to speed the adoption of self-driving cars, a key Democratic lawmaker said Wednesday. U.S. lawmakers have been divided for years over how to...
Uber Backup Driver Faces Homicide Charges in Fatal 2018 Arizona Crash
Sep 16 2020 // The back-up safety driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber Technologies test vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, in 2018 was charged with negligent homicide, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Rafael...
Kentucky Police Road Safety Campaign Targets Aggressive Drivers
Sep 9 2020 // Police are looking for aggressive drivers in Kentucky over the next few weeks. Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division launched the Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks Campaign on Sept. 2. Officers...
South Carolina to Require Vision Tests to Renew Driver’s Licenses
Sep 9 2020 // South Carolina residents looking to renew their driver’s license will face changes in the requirements beginning in October. In a news release last week, the Department of Motor Vehicles said drivers will be required...
Trump Administration Eyes Pilot Program for 18-Year Old Interstate Truck Drivers
Sep 8 2020 // An 18-year-old can’t buy a beer in most U.S. states, but pretty soon he or she may be able to drive a commercial truck across state lines — and that has safety advocates alarmed. The Federal Motor Carrier...
Uber Vows Better Disclosure of Safety Data on Self-Driving Cars
Aug 31 2020 // Uber Technologies Inc. vowed to make public more safety information regarding its self-driving cars after the National Transportation Safety Board placed partial blame for a fatal 2018 crash on the company’s...
New Jersey Driver Accused of Texting Gets Prison in Pedestrian’s Death
Aug 27 2020 // A New Jersey woman has been sentenced to five years in prison in the death of a pedestrian that prosecutors said occurred as the driver was texting – an accusation the defendant denied on the stand. Alexandra...
Pandemic Boosted Personal Auto Insurers’ Profits in the Short-Term
Aug 24 2020 // As bad as the coronavirus pandemic has been for many insurance lines, personal automobile profits have soared thanks to reduced driving, as quarantines and shelter-at-home restrictions took hold across the United States...
Pandemic Boosted Personal Auto Insurers’ Profits in the Short-Term
Aug 17 2020 // As bad as the coronavirus pandemic has been for many insurance lines, personal automobile profits have soared thanks to reduced driving, as quarantines and shelter-at-home restrictions took hold across the United States...
Uber and Lyft Lose Bid to Delay California Driver Injunction
Aug 13 2020 // A California judge on Thursday refused to give Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. more time to appeal his decision forcing them to classify drivers in that state as employees, which they have said would necessitate...
Uber Likely to Temporarily Stop California Operations Due to New Driver Ruling
Aug 12 2020 // Uber Technologies Inc. would be forced to shut down its ride-hailing operations in California if a court ruling that blocks it from classifying its drivers as independent contractors goes into effect, the company said in a...
Honda App Links Feedback on Drivers to Insurance Carriers via Verisk
Aug 11 2020 // Honda Motor Co. is offering an app that scores the safety of car owners’ driving habits and links with insurance carriers that can offer discounts to drivers who are deemed a good risk. The Driver Feedback app is...
California Judge Blocks Uber, Lyft From Classifying Drivers as Contractors
Aug 10 2020 // A California judge on Monday granted the state’s request for a preliminary injunction blocking Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. from classifying their drivers as independent contractors rather than employees. The...
North Carolina Study: Black Drivers Twice as Likely to be Stopped by Police
Aug 10 2020 // A state study shows that Black drivers in North Carolina are stopped by police at more than twice the rate of white drivers. The Raleigh News & Observer reported Wednesday that roughly 25 out of 100 Black drivers were...
Progressive Q2 Profit Up on Fewer Accidents; CEO Says ‘Black Lives Matter,’ Vows Action
Aug 10 2020 // “Black Lives Matter to me and they matter to us as an organization,” Progressive Corp. CEO Tricia Griffith wrote in a letter to shareholders. In the letter that was mostly commentary on second quarter results,...
Judge May Not Grant Injunction Forcing Uber, Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees
Aug 7 2020 // A California judge signaled on Thursday he might be leaning against a request for a preliminary injunction forcing Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc. to classify drivers as employees rather than contractors. In a hearing...
‘Defensive Dining’: Keeping Makeshift Outdoor Eateries Safe From Storms, Drivers
Aug 5 2020 // Outdoor spaces hastily fancified for low-risk dining are keeping thousands of U.S. restaurants from closing permanently. But crashing the dinner party are tropical storms, rats — and the occasional out-of-control...
Pennsylvania Extends Grace Period for Expiring Driver Licenses
Jul 31 2020 // Pennsylvania reported more than 800 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, as continuing concern about the virus prompted a new grace period for drivers with expiring licenses. The state Department of Transportation...
