All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 30 2023 // US regulators are investigating Elon Musk’s role in shaping Tesla Inc.’s self-driving car claims, the latest effort by watchdogs to scrutinize the actions of the world’s second-richest person.The review...
Jan 26 2023 // A series of crashes caused by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 80 killed five people and seriously injured others in south-central Wyoming.The driver was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired, according to a...
Jan 18 2023 // A 2016 video that Tesla used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a...
Jan 13 2023 // The driver of a Boston light-rail trolley that crashed into the rear of another train in the summer of 2021, sending 27 people to the hospital, was cleared by a jury Wednesday of a gross negligence charge.Owen Turner, 51,...
Jan 12 2023 // The wife of a late Massachusetts man is suing the companies involved in the 2021 production of “American Horror Story” on Cape Cod, alleging their lack of precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 led to...
Dec 23 2022 // Police in Baltimore are investigating dozens of rideshare carjackings and robberies over the past month but have seen more cases despite several arrests, Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said Wednesday.In many cases,...
Dec 22 2022 // A former bus driver for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) has been sentenced to five years of probation for fraudulently obtaining workers’ compensation benefits by misrepresenting her injuries....
Dec 22 2022 // ACORD recently conducted the U.S. Value Creators Study focused on the 100 largest property/casualty insurance groups in the U.S., representing nearly 90% of premiums written and almost 100% of the industry’s market...
Dec 19 2022 // Beginning next month, Massachusetts will adopt a curriculum designed to educate teens on the risks of driving while under the influence of cannabis.Under the program, as of Jan. 1, Massachusetts will become the first state...
Dec 16 2022 // U.S. auto safety regulators said Friday they have opened a formal safety probe into the autonomous driving system in vehicles produced by General Motors’ robotaxi unit Cruise LLC.The National Highway Traffic Safety...
Dec 13 2022 // Subaru on Tuesday said it was recalling 271,000 2019 through 2022 model year Ascent sport utility vehicles due to increased fire risk and urged owners to park their vehicles outside until repairs are completed. The...
Dec 13 2022 // A weekend highway crash killed the longtime mayor of a northwest Georgia city and the mayor’s wife, officials said Sunday.Albert and Camilla Pallone died Saturday afternoon when a the driver of pickup truck lost...
Dec 7 2022 // A Washington State Patrol trooper issued a $533 ticket to a driver Sunday after the person drove more than 5 miles with their vehicle and windshield almost completely covered in snow. Trooper Heather Weatherwax said the...
Dec 7 2022 // According to new data from Corvus Insurance, fraudulent funds transfer (FFT) continues to generate substantial losses for organizations.FFT comprised 36% of of the company’s cyber claims – an all-time high –...
Dec 6 2022 // On Wednesday, December 7, the Massachusetts high court is scheduled to begin considering a case that could result in the tossing of as many as 27,000 drunk driving cases.The case before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial...
Nov 30 2022 // The recent crash into an Apple storefront in Massachusetts that killed one person and injured 19 was “100% preventable,” according to the attorney for two of those injured in the accident.Boston attorney...
Nov 21 2022 // A woman who was injured in a crash while driving a rental car provided by an auto insurer may collect uninsured motorist benefits from more than one policy, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled.In a 3-2 decision, the...
Nov 16 2022 // WARSAW, Ind. (AP) – A New York truck driver faces more than two dozen felony charges following a weekend collision in northern Indiana between his semitrailer and a Chicago youth hockey team’s bus that injured 16...
Nov 8 2022 // DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) – As City of Dubuque driver Jordan Lamey took the wheel of a virtual truck and shifted into gear Tuesday, the plow at the front lowered and started pushing snow from the road.Up ahead, a building was...
Nov 7 2022 // U.S. auto insurers are coping with the largest direct loss ratio in 20 years because of factors that include historic inflation, a deterioration in driving behavior and sky-high jury awards, the American Property and...