Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Gig Driver in California Mauled by K-9 After Missing Rental Payments Suing
Jan 7 2022 // A gig driver badly mauled by a police dog is suing a San Francisco area suburb, alleging use of excessive force and violation of civil rights when police stopped him in December 2020 after he had missed car rental...
Officials Say Backhoe Driver Damaged New Jersey Homes, Vehicles, Was Shot
Dec 29 2021 // The state attorney general’s office is investigating the shooting death of a man authorities say was driving a backhoe when he damaged vehicles and homes at a mobile home park in New Jersey this month. Joshua...
Uber Driver Charged with Raping Passenger During Las Vegas Ride
Dec 28 2021 // An Uber driver is charged with raping a female passenger who police said fell asleep before waking up as she was attacked during a ride in metro Las Vegas. Dawed Oumer Mekonene, 30, was arrested last week and remained in...
Window for Michigan Uninsured Drivers to Get Penalty-Free Insurance Ends Dec. 31
Dec 22 2021 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services is reminding uninsured drivers that they have until midnight on Dec. 31, 2021 to get penalty-free auto insurance. The amnesty period ensures that fees will not be...
Auto Insurance Virtual Town Halls Offered to Michigan Drivers
Dec 10 2021 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) will offer free town hall events for consumers about auto insurance. The town halls will take play Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. and Dec. 15 at 12 p.m. via Zoom. The...
Michigan Drivers to Receive $400 Refund Per Vehicle
Dec 8 2021 // All Michigan drivers with auto insurance will receive a $400 per-vehicle refund next year. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and state regulators announced the dollar amount Tuesday, more than a month after she had requested the...
Minnesota Winter Storm Causes Hundreds of Car Crashes, No Fatalities
Dec 7 2021 // Snowfall reached nearly 1 foot on Sunday, Dec. 5 in some parts of northern Minnesota. The Minnesota State Patrol reported hundreds of car crashes during the storm. Authorities said 26 of the crashes resulted in injuries,...
China Sets Rules to Protect Drivers’ Rights in Ride-Hailing Industry, Requiring Insurance
Nov 30 2021 // BEIJING – China outlined new rules on Tuesday to safeguard the rights of drivers in its giant ride-hailing industry, requiring operators of the services to provide them with social insurance and make their earnings...
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Try Anew to Toughen Penalty for Repeat DUI Drivers
Nov 22 2021 // The Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved legislation aiming to increase penalties for motorists who have multiple DUI convictions to end what critics have called Pennsylvania’s “revolving door”...
Amazon and Its Algorithms Blamed for Crashes by Delivery Drivers
Nov 22 2021 // Ans Rana was in the back seat of his brother’s Tesla Model S when they stopped behind a disabled car just before 9 p.m. on Atlanta’s busy Interstate 75. Seconds later, a blue Amazon.com Inc. delivery van...
Swiss Re and China Tech Giant Baidu Partner to Advance Autonomous Driving Industry
Nov 19 2021 // Swiss Re and Chinese tech giant Baidu are teaming up to further develop the autonomous driving industry, announced Swiss Re. The partnership between Swiss Re and Baidu aims to further develop the autonomous driving...
Michigan Governor: Drivers to See More Savings Under Auto Insurance Reform Law
Nov 16 2021 // Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that drivers should save on average between 25-62% on the PIP medical portion of their auto policies compared to the previous year. The lower premiums continue a trend of declining...
Auto Safety Regulators Looking into Complaint from Michigan Tesla Driver
Nov 15 2021 // U.S. auto safety regulators are looking into a complaint from a Tesla driver that the company’s “Full Self-Driving” software caused a crash. The driver was beta testing the “Full Self-Driving”...
COP26 Climate Agreement Targets Fossil Fuels as Key Driver of Global Warming
Nov 15 2021 // GLASGOW – U.N. climate talks ended Saturday with a deal that for the first time targeted fossil fuels as the key driver of global warming, even as coal-reliant countries lobbed last-minute objections. While the agreement...
Buckle Up for Bucks: Kansas, Missouri Drivers on Alert for Deer
Nov 5 2021 // Officials in Kansas and Missouri are urging drivers to be especially cautious this time of year as collisions with deer become more frequent. The Kansas City Star reports that cooler weather and shorter daylight hours mean...
Michigan Drivers to See Insurance Refunds After Pressure From Governor
Nov 5 2021 // All insured Michigan drivers will be getting refunds due to a $5 billion surplus in a fund that reimburses insurers medical and other costs for people seriously injured in crashes. The Michigan Catastrophic Fund...
Verisk Acquires Driver Data Company
Nov 3 2021 // Verisk Analytics, the global data analytics firm, has acquired North Carolina-based Data Driven Safety to expand its automobile insurance underwriting data business, Verisk announced. Data Driven Safety, founded in 2009...
Russia Tech Giant Yandex Uses AI to Reward Safe Drivers With Insurance Discounts
Nov 2 2021 // Russian tech giant Yandex plans to reward responsible drivers on its car-sharing platform with cheaper insurance this year, it told Reuters, using machine learning in a pilot program similar to one already adopted by...
Whitmer: Michigan Drivers Should Be Reimbursed for $5B Surplus
Nov 1 2021 // Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called on the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) to return surplus funds to insured drivers in a Nov. 1 letter written to the nonprofit’s executive director R. Kevin...
Hylant, Obsidian Launch Program for Restaurant Delivery Drivers
Nov 1 2021 // Hylant, a Toledo, Ohio-based insurance brokerage, has launched RoadPilot, a “pay as you go” hired non-owned program designed for the restaurant home food delivery industry. RoadPilot is an app-based technology...
