Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Markets/Coverages: Maryland’s Residual Insurer Ups Limits for Commercial Drivers
May 20 2022 // Maryland’s auto insurance market for drivers that private insurers won’t cover has received approval to offer combined single limits coverage up to $1 million for eligible businesses and vehicles. Maryland Auto...
Tesla Bets It Can Bring Down Insurance Costs, Make Driving Safer
May 18 2022 // For more than six weeks now, the tech and finance industry has been riveted by Elon Musk’s pursuit of Twitter. The topic has sucked up tons of oxygen and contributed to Tesla shares sagging amid a broader market rout...
Vehicles With Assisted Driving Systems Struggle With Collision Tests: AAA
May 12 2022 // Assisted driving systems installed in Tesla Inc., Hyundai Motor Co. and Subaru Corp. vehicles failed to avoid head-on collisions in testing done by AAA, though Tesla’s Autopilot system did slow the vehicle to a...
Risky Driving Increases as Sleep Apnea Worsens
May 2 2022 // Drivers who have sleep apnea can be a high risk behind the wheel, according to new research that also suggests screening older drivers for the common disorder. People with sleep apnea wake up tired in the morning, no...
Zamboni Driver Fired for Urinating in Drain Sues NHL’s Red Wings
Apr 22 2022 // A popular Zamboni driver for the Detroit Red Wings said he was dismissed for urinating in a drain. Al Sobotka filed a discrimination lawsuit this week against Olympia Entertainment, two months after he was fired, following...
Risky Driving Increases as Sleep Apnea Worsens
Apr 21 2022 // Drivers who have sleep apnea can be a high risk behind the wheel, according to new research that also suggests screening older drivers for the common disorder. People with sleep apnea wake up tired in the morning, no...
Mississippi City’s Mayor Vetoes Use of Cameras to Catch Uninsured Drivers
Apr 11 2022 // Just as the idea of using street cameras to nab uninsured drivers seemed to be gaining strength, the mayor of a Mississippi city has vetoed it. “Every person who drives a vehicle should have insurance, per state...
Georgia Jury Grants $2M to Daughter of Street Sweeper Driver Crushed by Machine
Apr 5 2022 // Four years after the operator of a street sweeper was crushed by the machine, a Georgia jury has awarded the man’s family $2.2 million in damages from the manufacturer. The jury in Gwinnett County awarded a total of...
Alabama, Georgia Lawmakers Make Uber, Grubhub Drivers Independent Contractors
Apr 5 2022 // Alabama and Georgia are poised to join the ranks of those states making it clear that drivers for Uber, Lyft, Grubhub and other delivery and ride-sharing apps should be considered independent contractors, not employees...
Logistics Giants Hedge Their Bets in Uncertain U.S. Self-Driving Truck Race
Apr 4 2022 // U.S. self-driving truck companies have a golden opportunity in the form of a nationwide driver shortage, but their robot drivers still are not ready and neither are their biggest potential customers. The uncertainties...
New Hampshire Police Officer Fails in Bid for Qualified Immunity for Truck Driver Arrest
Mar 30 2022 // An Ossipee, New Hampshire police officer failed in his bid to have an excessive force and unlawful arrest complaint against him dismissed based on his contention he is entitled to qualified immunity protection. A federal...
Paris Taxi Driver Files Legal Complaint Against Tesla After Fatal Crash
Mar 21 2022 // A Paris taxi driver whose Tesla Model 3 crashed in December, killing one person, has filed a legal complaint against the U.S. carmaker, his lawyer said on Sunday. The French government said in the days after the accident...
New Hampshire Ex-Police Officer Settles With Driver in Assault Case
Mar 15 2022 // A former New Hampshire state trooper who was caught on video punching a man following a 2016 car chase has settled with the driver. Andrew Monaco had resigned and pleaded guilty to simple assault charges in 2016 in an...
Taxi Driver Shot by Off-Duty Officer Settles With New York County for $2M
Mar 10 2022 // A cab driver who was wounded by an off-duty police officer in a 2011 road-rage shooting has settled his lawsuit against New York’s Nassau County for $2 million. Newsday reports that county legislative committees...
Michigan Drivers to Receive $400 Auto Insurance Refunds Over Next 2 Months
Mar 10 2022 // Michigan drivers with auto insurance will soon starting getting previously announced $400 refunds per vehicle. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the state’s top insurance regulator said Monday that a $3 billion transfer of...
Self-Driving Company Kodiak Robotics Hauls Freight For CEVA in Texas, Oklahoma
Mar 9 2022 // Kodiak Robotics on March 9 said it has partnered with France-based CEVA Logistics to transport freight in self-driving trucks across Texas and Oklahoma, marking the latest autonomous trucking partnership in the...
75-Year-Old Driver Won’t Face Charges in Deadly Crash into Miami Sidewalk Cafe
Mar 2 2022 // A 75-year-old driver likely won’t face criminal charges after crashing her Bentley into a busy Miami Beach sidewalk cafe, killing one man and injuring eight others, police said. There were no signs that the woman was...
Families of Houston Residents Killed in Police Pursuits Press for Review of Officer Driver Training
Mar 1 2022 // The families of two Houston residents killed in a series of recent traffic accidents involving local law enforcement said Feb. 24 they believe their loved ones’ deaths are part of an ongoing problem with police...
Texas MGA Sensa to Debut Personal Auto Insurance Offering
Feb 24 2022 // Austin Texas-based MGA Sensa has partnered with Incline P&C Group to provide their personal auto insurance offering. Sensa will act as an MGA to offer its product through a network of appointed retail brokers and...
Virginia Lawsuit Blames Amazon Demands on Delivery Drivers for Crash
Feb 23 2022 // A North Carolina motorcyclist who lost a leg after a collision with an Amazon delivery truck has filed a lawsuit arguing that unrealistic expectations for the tech giant’s delivery drivers have led to...
