All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 5 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,...
Jun 5 2017 // There is a seemingly ever-growing legal threat being faced by corporate executives, fueled by the multitude of entry points with which risks can penetrate and give rise to a severe loss. Whether a board is faced with...
Jun 1 2017 // Guy Carpenter & Co. announced the appointment of Hans van Oort from General Reinsurance Co. as managing director, Guy Carpenter Benelux, effective Dec. 1, to further strengthen the regional team. He will be responsible...
May 31 2017 // Hawaii is suing auto manufacturers Ford, Nissan and Toyota over air bags that can spew shrapnel when they deploy.The complaint filed Wednesday says the manufacturers knew or should have known for more than a decade that...
May 31 2017 // Police forces in South Carolina have reached several high-dollar settlements in cases where officers have shot and killed drivers and others in moving vehicles in the past several years. Here are some of the most expensive...
May 25 2017 // Three students have been taken to the hospital for minor injuries after a school bus and a truck collided in eastern South Carolina.The wreck was reported around 8 a.m. Wednesday on U.S. 52 in Moncks Corner. Berkeley...
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...