Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Two Charged in Scheme Selling Pennsylvania Driver’s Licenses
Sep 5 2017 // An employee at Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation granted driving privileges to more than 30 people without requiring them to show proper documents or take driving tests under a bribery scheme that netted...
Judge Won’t Allow Challenge to Seattle’s Rideshare Driver Union Law
Sep 4 2017 // A federal judge has rejected a challenge to Seattle’s first-in-the-nation law allowing drivers of ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft to unionize over pay and working conditions. U.S. District Judge Robert...
Ford Working on Self-Driving Technology for Pizza Delivery to Larger Trucks
Sep 1 2017 // Ford Motor Co. is considering deploying self-driving vehicle technology in larger commercial vehicles and is working with multiple partners to put its autonomous vehicles on the road, a senior Ford executive told Reuters...
PEMCO Insurance Launching Rideshare Driver Endorsement in Oregon
Aug 31 2017 // Seattle-based PEMCO Insurance announced it is introducing its auto policy endorsement for rideshare drivers in Oregon on Sept. 1. The company said the endorsement enhances personal auto policies for rideshare drivers,...
Uber Provides Free Accident Insurance for More Than 450,000 Indian Drivers
Aug 29 2017 // Uber Technologies Inc. rolled out a free insurance program for more than 450,000 drivers registered on its ride-hailing app in India, seeking to attract more drivers. The San Francisco-based company, which this week chose...
Judge Won’t Allow Challenge to Seattle’s Rideshare Driver Union Law
Aug 28 2017 // For the second time this month, a federal judge has rejected a challenge to Seattle’s first-in-the-nation law allowing drivers of ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft to unionize over pay and working...
Data Firm TransUnion Buys Driving Records Provider Datalink
Aug 28 2017 // Data provider TransUnion sad it has completed the acquisition of Datalink Services Inc., also known as Compass Driving Records, a nationwide provider of vehicle and driving records and driver pre-screening services. Chris...
Georgia Truck Driver Gets 2 Years in Prison for Crash That Killed 5
Aug 25 2017 // A Georgia truck driver has been sentenced to prison in a 2015 highway collision that killed five people after the trucker fell asleep at the wheel. A State Court judge in Savannah sentenced 61-year-old David Jerald Gibbons...
Regulators Under Pressure to Develop Rules of Road Minus Drivers
Aug 24 2017 // When the U.S. government finally got around to regulating auto safety in 1967, it insisted that every car have seat belts and that the steering column be engineered to absorb impact so it wouldn’t spear the...
Texas Researchers Testing System that May Help Prevent Wrong-Way Driving
Aug 22 2017 // Kevin Balke turned his SUV southeastward, checked his instruments and confirmed he was ready. Nearly a mile of concrete stood before him with plenty of room to run, but he wouldn’t need all of it to prove his point...
Driving Distraction, Eye Safety Concerns Cast Shadow on Eclipse Excitement
Aug 21 2017 // Sold out hotels, viewing parties and special media coverage will culminate today, when a total solar eclipse will be visible across the entire U.S. But along with the excitement comes safety concerns, according to various...
GOP Facing Resistance to State Bills Shielding Drivers Who Hit Protesters
Aug 18 2017 // Republican lawmakers in six states have pushed this year for legal protections for motorists who hit protesters blocking traffic. Fairly or not, they’re facing an intense backlash now that violent images of a car...
Tesla Developing Self-Driving Long Haul, Electric Truck
Aug 15 2017 // Tesla Inc. is developing a long-haul, electric semi-truck that can drive itself and move in “platoons” that automatically follow a lead vehicle, and is getting closer to testing a prototype, according to an...
Uber Improves Work Conditions for UK Drivers Including Tipping via App
Aug 14 2017 // Taxi app Uber will improve conditions for its British drivers with changes including in-app tipping, after criticism from lawmakers and unions for not giving them more rights. Drivers for Uber, food courier Deliveroo and...
Driver-Assist Technology Could Lead to Deteriorating Driver Skills, Researchers Say
Aug 11 2017 // If a car can hit the brakes in an emergency and check blind spots, will that make worse drivers? Increasingly, automakers are worrying it may. Driver-assist technology that keeps cars in their lanes, maintains a safe...
Trump Administration Drops Rule to Address Truck Driver, Train Engineer Fatigue
Aug 7 2017 // The Trump administration is halting a year-old effort to seek better ways to diagnose truckers and railroad workers who have sleep apnea, a health condition linked to deadly accidents. Two agencies in the Department of...
How to Catch Commercial Auto Use Fraud
Aug 7 2017 // Pulling the wool over the insurance company’s eyes seems like a victimless crime. After all, if a few dollars are saved by saying a car is a personal vehicle instead of the commercial work truck it really is, who...
2 New Driving Laws Among Some 200 New Laws for Louisiana in August
Aug 3 2017 // Two new driving laws kicked in for Louisiana this month. Also children can bring sunscreen to school without a doctor’s note, minors face tougher restrictions for getting an abortion and colleges can’t ask...
Teen Drivers Become More Daring After Few Years Behind Wheel
Aug 3 2017 // U.S. teenagers are more reckless after their first few years of driving, often becoming overconfident in their abilities and putting themselves at higher risk for accidents, a new study shows. More than half of high school...
Arizona Awarding Grant to Help Combat Wrong-Way Driving
Jul 31 2017 // The Arizona State Transportation Board is poised to announce a project grant to a company that will work on a system to reduce the risk of wrong-way driving. The board’s decision will come after Gov. Doug Ducey...
