All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 25 2017 // A jury has awarded nearly $256.5 million to a California auto dealership owner who claimed Nissan had a secret plan to put him out of business during the recession.The Orange County Superior Court panel ruled in favor of...
May 24 2017 // The North Carolina Highway Patrol says a tanker truck overturned and caught fire, killing the driver. The patrol told local media outlets that the truck apparently veered off the road in the town of Clayton and hit two...
May 23 2017 // West Des Moines, Iowa-based GuideOne Insurance has named Jessica E. Clark as the company’s new chief executive officer (CEO).Bringing nearly 20 years of leadership experience in property and casualty insurance, Clark...
May 23 2017 // The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is exploring blockchain and distributed ledger technology (BC/DL) for use in the development of driverless cars. TRI is collaborating with the MIT Media Lab and other industry partners...
May 23 2017 // Fears of a terrorist attack prompted officials to ring many of the pedestrian plazas of Times Square with squat steel posts capable of stopping a speeding vehicle.But those barriers only cover so much ground. There were...
May 22 2017 // Uber is threatening to fire a key executive accused of stealing self-driving car technology from a Google spin-off unless he waives his constitutional right against self-incrimination so the ridesharing service can comply...
May 22 2017 // Thinking about the rules of the road for a time when autonomous vehicles dominate the landscape is probably like envisioning a horseless carriage on the plains of the Old West.But that won’t stop Bob Passmore, senior...
May 22 2017 // A man riding a motorcycle hit an alligator that was crossing a rural Florida road, throwing him from his bike.The Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release that 27-year-old Calun Nelson was riding his motorcycle south...
May 22 2017 // Gov. Henry McMaster signed a moped safety law Friday that allows intoxicated drivers to be prosecuted for drunken driving and requires teens to wear a helmet.McMaster’s signature capped a seven-year effort to close...
May 19 2017 // There will be no sunlight on the records of an auto insurance fund that touches every Michigan driver.The Michigan Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from a coalition of health care, labor and consumer groups. The...
May 19 2017 // Insurance coverage for autonomous vehicles will bring $81 billion in new premiums to the insurance industry over the next eight years, according to a report from Accenture and Stevens Institute of Technology.These revenues...
May 19 2017 // Volvo Group is working with Swedish waste and recycling specialist Renova to develop an autonomous garbage collection truck for use in urban areas.The project explores how automation can contribute “to enhanced...
May 18 2017 // A New York woman has sued the Target corporation after one of its two-ton red balls rolled into her driver’s side door.Eileen Grady claims in her lawsuit that the company “knew or should have known” the...
May 18 2017 // New York state is moving to restrict the ability of auto insurers to use a customer’s job or education to set premiums.Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the proposed regulation Tuesday. The Democrat says it’s...
May 16 2017 // The Massachusetts Appeals Court has affirmed a lower court’s decision to charge the defendant in a case involving a Boston car accident with motor vehicle insurance fraud. However, the Appeals Court reversed the...
May 15 2017 // A rare order from a federal judge alerting prosecutors to possible criminal misconduct by Uber or a key executive deepens the turmoil swirling around the ridesharing company at a time when it’s grappling with other...
May 15 2017 // New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that New York is now accepting applications from companies interested in testing or demonstrating autonomous vehicles on public roads.Included in the fiscal year 2018 budget,...
May 15 2017 // Amid a second straight year of stagnant auto insurance shopping activity and modest rate increases, auto insurance companies have grown increasingly reliant on great customer service, personalized advice and strong agents...
May 15 2017 // The Massachusetts Appeals Court has upheld a Superior Court decision that defendant, Norfolk & Dedham Mutual Fire Insurance Co., did not engage in unfair settlement practices in its handling of a personal injury claim....
May 12 2017 // Today’s insurers want to be there for their customers—literally.With sensors of various kinds in policyholders’ cars, homes and personal devices, “exposure data tracking” is rapidly becoming a...