Latest Personal Auto Headlines
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North Carolina Personal Auto Rates to Increase by 1.6%
Apr 1 2019 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau has reached a settlement with the North Carolina Department of Insurance to raise personal auto insurance rates by 1.6 percent, according to a statement by NCDOI. The NCRB, which is not a...
Rates, Lower Loss Frequency, Innovation Drove Personal Auto Market Turnaround
Mar 29 2019 // After a weakened performance in 2015-2016, the U.S. private passenger auto segment has turned around as rate actions and underwriting initiatives have driven a 3.8-point year-over-year improvement in the sector’s...
Oregon Ponders Giving Driving Privileges to Undocumented Immigrants
Mar 28 2019 // Every time Mariana Alvarez leaves her home, she crosses herself in prayer in hopes she will be able to return to her three children. Alvarez moved to Salem from Mexico, and lives in Oregon without proof of legal residence....
Distracted Driving Habit Is Proving Tough for Americans to Break
Mar 28 2019 // Nearly eight in 10 consumers talk on the phone while driving and more than 30 percent admit to having been in a near-miss crash because they were distracted. Also, although distracted driving poses potential liability...
ISO Offers Policy Rule, Rating Factors for Insuring Cars with Driver Assist Features
Mar 27 2019 // ISO has introduced a new policy manual rule and rating factors to help auto insurers underwrite and price coverage for the growing number of cars with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). ISO provides forms, rules...
Washington City Planning Big Driver Bike, Pedestrian Safety Changes
Mar 26 2019 // A Washington city is planning changes to make streets safer for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians. Bellingham residents can expect to see substantial changes to thoroughfares over the next few months as the city...
Errors a Problem for Oklahoma Program Targeting Uninsured Drivers
Mar 25 2019 // Nearly 5 percent of vehicles flagged as uninsured in Oklahoma were identified by error, according to a prosecutor who leads a new program that includes automatic license plate readers. The Oklahoma District Attorneys...
NTSB Says Impaired Truck Driver Likely Cause of GOP Train Crash in Virginia
Mar 25 2019 // A trash truck driver who had marijuana in his system likely caused a fatal collision last year with an Amtrak train that was carrying Republican lawmakers, federal investigators concluded. The National Transportation...
Volvo Hopes to Deploy Sensors to Detect Drunk Drivers, Making Insurance Less Pricey
Mar 21 2019 // Volvo Cars is planning to fit its next generation of autos with cameras and sensors that will detect drunk or distracted drivers and intervene to stop dangerous rides. From the early 2020s, Volvos will have the ability to...
Hands-Free Phone Use While Driving Bill Passes Minnesota House
Mar 21 2019 // Minnesota motorists would be required to use hands-free devices when talking on the phone while driving under a bill that passed the state House on Monday night, after sponsors said the measure will cut down on distracted...
Why Drivers, Like Pilots, Should Be Trained to Use Autonomous Features
Mar 20 2019 // Should drivers using vehicles with autonomous features be trained on those features before they get behind the wheel? A new paper, “What Do We Tell the Drivers? Toward Minimum Driver Training Standards for Partially...
No Criminal Liability for Uber in Fatal 2018 Arizona Self-Driving Car Crash
Mar 18 2019 // Uber Technologies Inc. is not criminally liable in a March 2018 crash in Tempe, Ariz., in which one of the company’s self-driving cars struck and killed a pedestrian, prosecutors said earlier this month. The Yavapai...
Most Americans Continue to Be Very Afraid of Self-Driving Cars: AAA Survey
Mar 15 2019 // Seven in 10 Americans don’t want to go anywhere near self-driving cars. The portion of Americans who fear autonomous vehicles—71 percent in the American Automobile Association’s latest survey—is virtually...
Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill Allowing Testing of Self-Driving Cars
Mar 14 2019 // The Arkansas Legislature has approved a bill that allows pilot programs to test fully autonomous vehicles on state roads. The measure will let organizations submit operation and safety plans for up to three autonomous...
As It Prepares IPO, Uber Settles Driver Classification Disputes for $20 Million
Mar 13 2019 // Uber Technologies Inc. will pay $20 million to settle California lawsuits challenging the company’s classification of drivers as independent contractors, and not employees owed the benefits of traditional...
Uber Paying $20M to Settle Long-Running Legal Battle With Drivers
Mar 12 2019 // Uber Technologies Inc. has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a lawsuit brought by drivers nearly six years ago, according to court filings, resolving one of its many legal battles with drivers ahead of a hotly...
Amid Shortage, Kansas Considering Relaxing Rules on Rural Ambulance Drivers
Mar 11 2019 // A statewide shortage of trained medical personnel has left many rural county ambulance services having to delay hospital transfers to ensure they have enough staff for emergencies. For example, in Norton County in...
Daimler, BMW Partner to Develop Industry Standards for Autonomous Driving Technology
Mar 8 2019 // Daimler and BMW are teaming up to develop autonomous driving technology to cut costs and set an industry standard that can help to shape future regulation for self-driving cars, senior executives said on Wednesday [March...
No Criminal Liability for Uber in Fatal 2018 Arizona Self-Driving Car Crash
Mar 6 2019 // Uber Technologies Inc. is not criminally liable in a March 2018 crash in Tempe, Arizona, in which one of the company’s self-driving cars struck and killed a pedestrian, prosecutors said on Tuesday. The Yavapai County...
Drivers Get $750K Settlement in Dispute with Connecticut Limo Company
Mar 4 2019 // A limousine company dispute in Connecticut has resulted in a $750,000 settlement for 23 current and former drivers. The Connecticut Law Tribune reports that drivers for Connecticut Limousine recently agreed to settle their...
