Latest Personal Auto Headlines
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NY Appeals Court OK’s Permanent License Suspension of Repeat Drunk Drivers
May 12 2017 // New York’s Court of Appeals has upheld a state law that allows for permanent suspension of drivers licenses for repeat drunk drivers. A unanimous opinion from five of the state’s highest court judges Tuesday...
U.S. Weather Remains Biggest Driver of Global Insurance Losses in 2017: Aon
May 10 2017 // Severe weather in the U.S. remains the largest contributor to global insurance losses in 2017 after April continued the trend with multi-billion dollar losses for public and private insurers, according to Impact...
Illinois Distracted Driving Campaign Results in 1K Citations
May 9 2017 // Illinois State Police say troopers issued more than 1,000 distracted driving citations during a week-long enforcement campaign. The inaugural awareness campaign kicked off April 24 and concluded April 28. Troopers also...
Peugeot Partners with nuTonomy to Test Self-Driving Cars in Singapore
May 4 2017 // French carmaker Peugeot is partnering with Boston, Massachusetts-based tech firm nuTonomy to test self-driving cars in Singapore. NuTonomy’s software, sensors and computing platforms will be installed in Peugeot 3008...
Apple, Tesla Want California to Toughen Proposed Self-Driving Car Test Rules
May 1 2017 // Apple Inc. urged California to toughen up its proposed policy on testing self-driving cars, a move that would result in more public data that could help Apple catch up to rivals in the self-driving space by giving it a...
Crumbling South Carolina Roads Cost State Nearly $50M in Driver Claims Since 2010
May 1 2017 // Taxpayers are spending more to settle claims for vehicles damaged and wrecked on South Carolina’s crumbling roads. The State newspaper reports Friday that South Carolina has spent nearly $50 million since 2010 to...
Drunk Driver Hits 5 Students At Florida School Bus Stop, Kills 1
May 1 2017 // A Florida sheriff’s deputy was sleeping Thursday afternoon when his 11-year-old daughter called and asked him to pick her up at her school bus stop. Seconds later, his daughter screamed into the phone. “Dad,...
UK Uber Drivers Can Now Buy Injury & Illness Insurance
Apr 28 2017 // Uber Technologies Inc. will begin offering U.K. drivers the ability to buy injury and illness insurance, a step to provide a safety net for the independent drivers it has long been criticized for treating poorly. The...
How Drivers Dress-Up Old Cars with New Safety Tech
Apr 28 2017 // Old cars can learn new tricks. For a few hundred dollars, drivers can add new safety technology — like forward collision warning systems or backup cameras — to older cars. Cars are lasting longer than ever thanks to...
Octo Telematics Offers Insurers Distracted Driving Scoring Feature
Apr 27 2017 // Octo Telematics is making available a distracted driving scoring and analysis feature within its suite of telematics products used by its more than 60 auto insurer customers. The scoring feature is available for both...
Bad: Train Clips Mirror; Worse: Louisiana Driver Opens Door, Loses It
Apr 26 2017 // After a train clipped a side mirror off a car, the driver lost his whole door when he pulled up to another intersection and opened it to tell the crew, police in southwest Louisiana said. Nobody was hurt, and 64-year-old...
Uninsured Driver Bill Signed by Oklahoma Governor
Apr 26 2017 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has signed legislation aimed at further reducing the number of uninsured drivers in Oklahoma. Senate Bill 115 transfers oversight of the Compulsory Insurance Online Verification System (OCIVS) for...
Research Group Pegs Cost of Memphis Roads to Drivers at $2K a Year
Apr 21 2017 // A new report issued by a nonprofit organization says Memphis roads cost drivers more than any other in Tennessee. WMC-TV reports that national transportation research group TRIP evaluated road congestion and bad road...
Arizona Lawmakers to Take up Texting While Driving Ban for Teens
Apr 20 2017 // The Arizona House is planning to debate legislation banning texting or other cellphone use by drivers with only a learners permit or during the first six months teenagers have a regular license. The debate comes two days...
China’s Baidu Plans July Launch of Self-Driving Car Technology
Apr 19 2017 // Baidu Inc. said on Tuesday it would launch its self-driving car technology for restricted environment in July before gradually introducing fully autonomous driving capabilities on highways and open city roads by 2020. The...
Apple Soon Will Begin Road-Testing Self-Driving Car Software: Source
Apr 18 2017 // Apple Inc. will soon take its self-driving car software platform to public streets for the first time, a major step that gets the world’s largest technology company into a crowded race to reshape transportation. The...
Rideshare Drivers Take ‘Huge Risk’ with Personal Auto Coverage: GEICO
Apr 17 2017 // You are a driver for a transportation network company and then the unfortunate happens. Someone sideswipes your vehicle. In the chaotic moments after the accident, a question about your personal auto insurance coverage...
North Carolina Busts 70 Taxi, Limo Drivers in Insurance Rate Evasion Scheme
Apr 17 2017 // When dozens of taxi and limo drivers claimed the same home address, it led to a big insurance bust. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says 70 Charlotte-area taxi and limousine drivers falsely listed the...
Texas Driver Who Collided with Church Bus Had Taken Pills, Records Show
Apr 13 2017 // A 20-year-old man whose pickup collided with a church minibus last month in rural Texas, killing 13 people, told state troopers he had taken prescription medication before driving and had marijuana in his truck, according...
Iowa Lawmakers Pass Tougher Texting and Driving Law
Apr 13 2017 // The Legislature has sent the governor a bill that would let police officers stop and ticket drivers who were texting while driving. The legislation approved by the House would take effect July 1 if Gov. Terry Branstad were...
