Latest Personal Auto Headlines

All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.

NHTSA Takes Step Toward Requiring New Vehicles to Prevent Impaired or Drunk Driving

Dec 15 2023 // U.S. auto safety regulators say they have taken the first step toward requiring devices in vehicles that prevent drunk or impaired driving.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on Tuesday that it is...

Markets/Coverages: Driver Technologies Launches Video Telematics-Based Driver Score

Dec 7 2023 // Driver Technologies, Inc., an AI-based mobility tech company, has announced its Driver Technologies Rating Service Inc. (DTRS) is rolling out its newly launched driver score to commercial fleets and insurance partners.In a...

Family of Man Who Died Sues Tow Truck Driver They Said Sat on the Man’s Head

Dec 7 2023 // ATLANTA (AP) — The family of a Georgia church deacon who died after struggling with a police officer following a minor car crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a tow truck driver they say arrived during...

Auto Safety Regulators To Watch Unrecalled Takata Inflators After One Blows Apart, Injuring a Driver in Chicago

Dec 6 2023 // DETROIT (AP) – U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air bag inflators after one of them exploded in a BMW and hurled metal fragments that seriously...

Bus Driver Who Passed Out From Eating THC Gummies Placed on Probation

Dec 5 2023 // A commercial bus driver who pulled over on a Connecticut highway and passed out with 38 passengers aboard after eating THC- infused gummies has been granted a probation program that could result in criminal charges being...

Mississippi Delivery Driver Sues FedEx, This Time in State Court, After Shooting Incident

Dec 1 2023 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Black former delivery driver in Mississippi who says two white men shot into his work van and then pursued him in a high-speed chase last year has filed a new lawsuit against the men and his...

50,000 New York Drivers Face License Suspension If They Don’t Submit Vision Test

Nov 30 2023 // New York drivers who renewed their licenses during part of the coronavirus pandemic face license suspensions on starting Friday, December 1, if they don’t submit vision tests, the state Department of Motor Vehicles...

New Jersey Supreme Court: Workers’ Compensation Covers Commuting Employee’s Car Crash Injury

Nov 27 2023 // Typically, workers who are injured during their commute to work aren’t eligible for workers’ compensation benefits.The New Jersey Supreme Court highlighted an exception to that rule in a unanimous decision...

Tesla Launched its Own Car Insurance. These Drivers Say it’s a Lemon.

Nov 21 2023 // In February, Mark Bova purchased a used 2018 Tesla Model S. Before leaving the dealer, he bought insurance from Tesla, finding the initial $93 monthly premium “really reasonable.”Sixteen days later, as he drove...

S&P: Struggles in Personal Auto Insurance to Subside More Slowly Than Expected

Nov 20 2023 // S&P Global Market Intelligence projects that personal auto results will improve from 2022’s worst-in-decades combined ratio of 112.2%, though not as rapidly as the organization’s experts previously...

Indiana Woman Arrested After Driving Car Into Building She Thought Was `Israel School`

Nov 8 2023 // INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – A woman who allegedly drove her car into a building in Indianapolis after watching coverage of the Israel-Hamas war told officers she believed the building was an “Israel school,”...

UK Weighs Criminal Liability for Self-Driving Car Companies

Nov 7 2023 // Self-driving car companies could face criminal action in the UK if their vehicles fail to meet safety standards in the most serious cases.New legislation, introduced in today’s speech by King Charles III, who arrived...

The Driving Force Behind Success Is a Motivated and Engaged Team: Energy Insurance

Nov 6 2023 // At Energy Insurance Agency in Lexington, Kentucky, creating a great place to work is at the core of the agency’s success.The company’s family-friendly policies, personal attention to employees, opportunities...

Uber Settles New York State Claims Related to Unemployment Benefits for Drivers

Nov 3 2023 // Uber Technologies has reached a settlement with the New York State Department of Labor to help ensure that eligible drivers and couriers can obtain unemployment benefits, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on Thursday.The...

Insurance Premiums Are Big Driver of Australian Inflation

Nov 1 2023 // Australian inflation is being driven by climate change, geopolitical shocks and government policies — factors typically beyond the Reserve Bank’s control. Yet economists still anticipate it will have to respond...

Man Accused of Drunken Driving Can Sue Michigan Police Officer Who Misread Breath Test

Oct 31 2023 // A man from Japan wrongly accused of drunken driving can sue a Michigan police officer who grossly misread a breath test and conceded during the stop that she had “no idea” what she was doing, a federal appeals...

Texas Women Want Careers as Truck Drivers Say They Can’t Get a Job Because of Their Gender

Oct 27 2023 // Ashli Streeter entered truck driving school with high hopes of the open road and a well-paying job.The 27-year-old from Killeen took out a $7,000 loan for school and received her commercial driver’s license in May....

Report: Young Driver Fatality Rates in the US Have Fallen Sharply

Oct 23 2023 // Crash and fatality rates among drivers under 21 have fallen dramatically in the U.S. during the past 20 years, a new report says, while noting young drivers are still the riskiest group behind the wheel.Using data from...

Viewpoint: California’s Personal Auto Market: Steering Through Change

Oct 20 2023 // The withdrawal of major homeowners insurance companies in the California market made national headlines, but news just as concerning and impactful is California’s private passenger auto insurance market.Much like the...

Uber Driver Must Face Injury Claim for Picking Up Passenger 2 Feet From Curb

Oct 19 2023 // Uber and one of its New York drivers who failed to pull within a foot of the curb when picking up a passenger must face a negligence lawsuit after all.A lower court had dismissed the negligence suit against Uber and the...