All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 23 2020 // A California appeals court on Thursday unanimously ruled against ride-hailing companies Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc., saying they must reclassify their drivers in the state as employees.While the ruling does not...
Oct 22 2020 // Self-driving car maker Cruise said on Wednesday it and majority shareholder General Motors Co. would seek U.S. regulatory approval in coming months to deploy a limited number of Cruise Origin vehicles without steering...
Oct 21 2020 // A spike in drunk driving cases in an Alabama county has led to speculation that the stresses associated with the coronavirus pandemic may be behind the increase.Morgan County sheriff’s spokesman Mike Swafford said...
Oct 13 2020 // Authorities say an Uber driver has been arrested for allegedly firing a gun and injuring one of his passengers following an argument.Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials say 60-year-old Peter Caso was booked into jail...
Oct 13 2020 // While the current national health conversation has largely centered on the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in more than 200,000 deaths in the U.S. alone and more than a million worldwide according to recent World...
Oct 12 2020 // A Kansas man is suing a over a crash that killed his wife, three of his children and his stepdaughter.Jeffrey Williams, of Viola, is seeking more than $75,000 in damages in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against Andrew...
Oct 5 2020 // In an effort to get drivers to keep their eyes on the road while they’re behind the wheel, law enforcement officers in Georgia plan to participate in a statewide crackdown on distracted driving.State and local...
Oct 1 2020 // Californians are being asked decide if Uber, Lyft and other app-based drivers should remain independent contractors or be eligible for the benefits that come with being company employees.The battle between the powerhouses...
Sep 29 2020 // Time is running out for Michigan residents who have waited to renew their driver’s license or vehicle registration during the coronavirus pandemic.Anyone with an expiration date after March 1 were given a long grace...
Sep 29 2020 // The city of Lawrence, Kan., has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle an excessive force lawsuit filed by a Black man who was shot by a rookie police officer in 2018 during a traffic stop.Akira Lewis sued the city, two officers,...
Sep 24 2020 // The U.S. Congress will try again in 2021 to try to approve long-stalled reforms to speed the adoption of self-driving cars, a key Democratic lawmaker said Wednesday.U.S. lawmakers have been divided for years over how to...
Sep 16 2020 // The back-up safety driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber Technologies test vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, in 2018 was charged with negligent homicide, prosecutors said on Tuesday.Rafael...
Sep 9 2020 // Police are looking for aggressive drivers in Kentucky over the next few weeks.Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division launched the Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks Campaign on Sept. 2. Officers...
Sep 9 2020 // South Carolina residents looking to renew their driver’s license will face changes in the requirements beginning in October.In a news release last week, the Department of Motor Vehicles said drivers will be required...
Sep 8 2020 // An 18-year-old can’t buy a beer in most U.S. states, but pretty soon he or she may be able to drive a commercial truck across state lines — and that has safety advocates alarmed.The Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
Aug 31 2020 // Uber Technologies Inc. vowed to make public more safety information regarding its self-driving cars after the National Transportation Safety Board placed partial blame for a fatal 2018 crash on the company’s...
Aug 27 2020 // A New Jersey woman has been sentenced to five years in prison in the death of a pedestrian that prosecutors said occurred as the driver was texting – an accusation the defendant denied on the stand.Alexandra...
Aug 24 2020 // As bad as the coronavirus pandemic has been for many insurance lines, personal automobile profits have soared thanks to reduced driving, as quarantines and shelter-at-home restrictions took hold across the United States...
Aug 17 2020 // As bad as the coronavirus pandemic has been for many insurance lines, personal automobile profits have soared thanks to reduced driving, as quarantines and shelter-at-home restrictions took hold across the United States...
Aug 13 2020 // A California judge on Thursday refused to give Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. more time to appeal his decision forcing them to classify drivers in that state as employees, which they have said would necessitate...