All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 30 2018 // The driver of a Tesla Inc. Model S crashed into an unoccupied, parked police vehicle in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Tuesday and the driver told investigators the Tesla was in “Autopilot” mode at the time, police...
May 29 2018 // U.S. Senators Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal are pressing automakers and technology companies that are developing self-driving cars about their safety protocols for test-driving the vehicles. Federal investigators...
May 25 2018 // Uber had disabled an emergency braking system in a self-driving vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Arizona in March even though the car had identified the need to apply the brakes, the National Transportation Safety...
May 24 2018 // Uber has shut down its self-driving car operation in Arizona two months after a fatal crash involving one of its vehicles, the company said on Wednesday.Uber Technologies Inc is not shuttering its entire autonomous vehicle...
May 24 2018 // Uber plans to offer all its European drivers an upgraded version of the health insurance it already provides in France in a drive to attract independent workers and fend off criticism over their treatment.The San...
May 24 2018 // Approximately 950,000 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. personal auto insurance customers in Alabama will see rate reductions starting next month, according to the nationwide insurance company.Thanks to the...
May 22 2018 // A Santa Fe County, N.M. jury has awarded an 80-year-old woman more than $1.2 million after she was injured in a crash involving a stolen car chased by Santa Fe police.The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the jury decided that...
May 22 2018 // Three-quarters (73 percent) of American drivers now say they would be too afraid to ride in a fully self-driving vehicle, up significantly from 63 percent in late 2017.Additionally, two-thirds (63 percent) of U.S. adults...
May 21 2018 // Louisiana will not be enacting a ban on hand-held cellphone use while driving.A House-backed proposal stalled in the Senate, and the regular session ended Friday without action on the bill, killing it. Rep. Mike Huval, a...
May 21 2018 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman is encouraging producers who sell auto insurance policies to help their customers understand what they need to do when switching to a new auto insurer to avoid any...
May 18 2018 // A Utah driver turned on the semi-autonomous functions of her Tesla vehicle and then didn’t touch the steering wheel again for 80 seconds before slamming into a firetruck stopped at a red light last week, a summary of...
May 16 2018 // Georgia has become the latest state to ban the use of handheld devices while behind the wheel.Gov. Nathan Deal signed H.B. 673 into law on May 2, making Georgia the 16th state to ban using a cellphone, including texting,...
May 9 2018 // A Tesla car crashed and caught fire in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Tuesday, killing two people, local police said on Wednesday.A third person in the Model S sedan was taken to a hospital, the Miami Herald reported late on...
May 7 2018 // Teens who text while driving may be convinced to reduce risky cellphone use behind the wheel when offered financial incentives such as auto insurance apps that monitor driving behavior and reward good drivers with...
Apr 30 2018 // The family of a Montana man killed by a drunken driver has reached a settlement with one of the bars they claimed over-served the driver.The Independent Record reports 25-year-old Samuel Tielking died in Helena in February...
Apr 27 2018 // Show them the money! Teens who text while driving may be convinced to reduce risky cellphone use behind the wheel when offered financial incentives such as auto insurance apps that monitor driving behavior and reward good...
Apr 24 2018 // Insurance companies are finally putting a price on the risk of distracted driving, and it’s relatively cheap.Last year, a ticket for using a mobile phone while driving added $226 to the average insurance policy, an...
Apr 23 2018 // Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is taking steps ensure that commuter rail engineers with poor personal driving records aren’t putting passengers’ safety at risk.The Boston Globe reports the Republican...
Apr 16 2018 // Marijuana users’ self-proclaimed holiday is linked with a slight increase in fatal U.S. car crashes, an analysis of 25 years of data found.The study lacks evidence on whether pot was involved in any of the April 20...
Apr 16 2018 // Marijuana users’ self-proclaimed holiday is linked with a slight increase in fatal U.S. car crashes, an analysis of 25 years of data found.The study lacks evidence on whether pot was involved in any of the April 20...