All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 20 2022 // Recently released data show Black drivers are more likely to be pulled over in Missouri compared to white drivers, and the gap between how Missouri police treat Black and white drivers increased again last year.Differences...
Jun 17 2022 // A commercial bus driver in Connecticut has been charged with 38 counts of reckless endangerment after blacking out behind the steering wheel while snacking on gummies he says he didn’t know were infused with the...
Jun 16 2022 // Tesla Inc. reported 273 vehicle crashes since July involving advanced driving assistance systems, more than any other automaker, according to data U.S. auto safety regulators released on Wednesday.Automakers and tech...
Jun 2 2022 // One of the drivers in a crash that killed two women and injured 20 bystanders watching classic cars cruise down a Nebraska street tested positive for marijuana, police said.The 18-year-old Omaha man was driving a Ford...
Jun 1 2022 // The Washington State Patrol says drivers are increasingly refusing to stop for troopers – and other law enforcement agencies also say this is becoming a common occurrence.The Northwest News Network reports that from...
Jun 1 2022 // Gov. Charlie Baker vetoed a bill Friday that would allow immigrants in the country illegally to obtain state driver’s licenses in Massachusetts.The veto came just a day after the Massachusetts House and Senate gave...
May 20 2022 // Maryland’s auto insurance market for drivers that private insurers won’t cover has received approval to offer combined single limits coverage up to $1 million for eligible businesses and vehicles.Maryland Auto...
May 18 2022 // For more than six weeks now, the tech and finance industry has been riveted by Elon Musk’s pursuit of Twitter.The topic has sucked up tons of oxygen and contributed to Tesla shares sagging amid a broader market rout...
May 12 2022 // Assisted driving systems installed in Tesla Inc., Hyundai Motor Co. and Subaru Corp. vehicles failed to avoid head-on collisions in testing done by AAA, though Tesla’s Autopilot system did slow the vehicle to a...
May 2 2022 // Drivers who have sleep apnea can be a high risk behind the wheel, according to new research that also suggests screening older drivers for the common disorder.People with sleep apnea wake up tired in the morning, no matter...
Apr 22 2022 // A popular Zamboni driver for the Detroit Red Wings said he was dismissed for urinating in a drain.Al Sobotka filed a discrimination lawsuit this week against Olympia Entertainment, two months after he was fired, following...
Apr 21 2022 // Drivers who have sleep apnea can be a high risk behind the wheel, according to new research that also suggests screening older drivers for the common disorder.People with sleep apnea wake up tired in the morning, no matter...
Apr 11 2022 // Just as the idea of using street cameras to nab uninsured drivers seemed to be gaining strength, the mayor of a Mississippi city has vetoed it.“Every person who drives a vehicle should have insurance, per state...
Apr 5 2022 // Four years after the operator of a street sweeper was crushed by the machine, a Georgia jury has awarded the man’s family $2.2 million in damages from the manufacturer.The jury in Gwinnett County awarded a total of...
Apr 5 2022 // Alabama and Georgia are poised to join the ranks of those states making it clear that drivers for Uber, Lyft, Grubhub and other delivery and ride-sharing apps should be considered independent contractors, not employees...
Apr 4 2022 // U.S. self-driving truck companies have a golden opportunity in the form of a nationwide driver shortage, but their robot drivers still are not ready and neither are their biggest potential customers.The uncertainties...
Mar 30 2022 // An Ossipee, New Hampshire police officer failed in his bid to have an excessive force and unlawful arrest complaint against him dismissed based on his contention he is entitled to qualified immunity protection.A federal...
Mar 21 2022 // A Paris taxi driver whose Tesla Model 3 crashed in December, killing one person, has filed a legal complaint against the U.S. carmaker, his lawyer said on Sunday.The French government said in the days after the accident...
Mar 15 2022 // A former New Hampshire state trooper who was caught on video punching a man following a 2016 car chase has settled with the driver.Andrew Monaco had resigned and pleaded guilty to simple assault charges in 2016 in an...
Mar 10 2022 // A cab driver who was wounded by an off-duty police officer in a 2011 road-rage shooting has settled his lawsuit against New York’s Nassau County for $2 million.Newsday reports that county legislative committees...