Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Drugged Driving Leading Cause of Road Deaths in Tennessee
Oct 6 2016 // Drugged driving has overtaken drunken and distracted driving as a factor in Tennessee traffic fatalities. Citing an analysis of Tennessee Highway Patrol data, The Tennessean reports the number of deaths from crashes with...
State Farm Reminds Alabama Drivers to Watch Out for Deer
Oct 4 2016 // Alabama motorists are getting a costly reminder to look out for deer while driving. State Farm, Alabama’s largest auto insurer, says in a statement that there were 28,794 insurance claims connected to deer collisions...
What Drivers Need in Order to Avoid Crash If Autonomous Systems Fail
Oct 4 2016 // People operating self-driving cars need at least six seconds and some cues from the vehicle to “get back in the loop” and take control in time to avoid an accident, researchers say. There are already partially...
California School Creates Degree for Self-Driving Car Engineers
Oct 3 2016 // Auto and tech companies are in a race to get self-driving cars to the public, but as with many cutting-edge technologies, there aren’t enough trained engineers to meet the demand for talent. So Mountain View,...
Sit Down for This One: Self-Driving Chair Takes Stress Out of Waiting in Line
Sep 28 2016 // Japanese car maker Nissan has designed a self-driving chair for those who can’t stand standing in line waiting to get into their favorite restaurant, concert, motor vehicle office or other popular venue. The...
Former California Rideshare Driver Charged with Assaulting Multiple Passengers
Sep 23 2016 // A former driver for Uber and Lyft has been charged with sexually assaulting several women while on the job, and Southern California investigators said that there are likely more victims. An 18-year-old college student...
AAIS Files New Standardized Personal Auto Program Nationwide
Sep 22 2016 // American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), a national not-for-profit insurance advisory organization governed by its member companies, announced the filing and approval of a new standardized Personal Auto Program...
Seattle Techies Seek Ban on Human Drivers on Stretch of I-5
Sep 20 2016 // If you have nightmares about robots taking over the world, here’s something that might really scare you: some tech industry veterans in Seattle want to ban human drivers from a 150-mile stretch of Interstate 5 and...
What’s Driving Reinsurance Growth: Aon
Sep 19 2016 // Reinsurance demand has increased over the past 18 months, with the cession ratio across the global property/casualty insurance industry registering a small rise for the first time in several years, and the trend expected...
Drivers Most Ticketed in Ohio Are 21-Year-Olds: Analysis
Sep 19 2016 // A newspaper investigation has found that 21-year-olds received the most traffic citations out of any age group in Ohio, despite not being the most licensed drivers. The analysis by The Plain Dealer of more than 612,000...
California School Creates Degree for Self-Driving Car Engineers
Sep 16 2016 // Auto and tech companies are in a race to get self-driving cars to the public, but as with many cutting-edge technologies, there aren’t enough trained engineers to meet the demand for talent. So Mountain View,...
Teen Driver Crashes Into Camel in Alabama
Sep 16 2016 // Far from the desert, a teenage driver collided with a camel on an Alabama road, injuring the driver and animal. Sardis Police Chief James Harp tells The Gadsden Times that the camel’s owner was leading it across the...
Uber, Drivers Resume Talks After $100 Million Deal Falls Apart
Sep 12 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc. doesn’t appear ready to walk away from further negotiations with its drivers in their dispute over whether they should be treated as employees rather than independent contractors. Three weeks...
Casualty Losses and Cyber, Crop, Property Demand Driving Reinsurance Growth: Aon
Sep 12 2016 // Reinsurance demand has increased over the past 18 months, with the cession ratio across the global property/casualty insurance industry registering a small rise for the first time in several years, and the trend expected...
Appeals Court Grants Uber Pro-Arbitration Ruling, Thwarting Drivers’ Class Action
Sep 7 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc.’s arbitration agreements were largely ruled by an appeals court to be valid and enforceable in a blow to driver efforts to secure the benefits and protections of employees in California. The...
Analysis: 21-Year-Old Drivers Most Ticketed in Ohio
Sep 7 2016 // A newspaper investigation has found that 21-year-olds received the most traffic citations out of any age group in Ohio, despite not being the most licensed drivers. The analysis by The Plain Dealer of more than 612,000...
Illinois, Missouri Handle Problem of Uninsured Drivers Differently
Sep 6 2016 // Dan McMullen is an insurance agent in Ferguson, Mo. His Solo Insurance office is on West Florissant Avenue, the epicenter of the trouble two years ago. The building next to his office burned into ruins. There aren’t...
Trucking and Self-Driving Trucks
Sep 6 2016 // Self-driving cars, and trucks, could hit the roadways soon. Or maybe not that soon. If Uber has its way it may be sooner than you think. Last month ride service Uber Technologies Inc. acquired the self-driving truck...
Maine Denies Progressive’s Appeal to Raise Premiums for Older Drivers
Sep 6 2016 // Maine Bureau of Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa has denied Progressive’s request to raise auto insurance rates for new customers above the age of 65. Cioppa stated in the August 10 ruling that the move would...
Ohio Mutual Offering Distracted Driving Prevention Device to Policyholders
Sep 2 2016 // Ohio Mutual Insurance Group plans to offer its policyholders distracted driving technology from Cellcontrol to help reduce distracted driving claims. Cellcontrol is a combination hardware device and software. A toll booth...
