Study Finds Urban Environment Plays Major Role in Fault-Finding When Cars Hit Pedestrians February 16, 2024 A new study that examines the circumstances behind who is found at fault when cars hit pedestrians in an urban...
California Lawmakers Call for Stricter Regulation of Autonomous Vehicles February 14, 2024 By Abhirup Roy California lawmakers and labor unions rallied to call for laws to not allow autonomous trucks without human drivers, amid rising...
Study: Vermont, Montana, New Hampshire Had Highest Crash Fatality Rates February 13, 2024 Vermont, Montana, and New Hampshire were the top three states with the highest fatality rates in traffic accidents in a...
Insurers to Stop Selling Car Price Cover After FCA Pressure February 12, 2024 By William Shaw Multiple UK insurance companies have agreed to stop selling policies that cover declining car values after the Financial Conduct Authority...
Survey Shows 1-in-5 People Have Considered Committing Insurance Fraud February 12, 2024 One-in-five respondents said they had at least considered committing insurance fraud, with half of those saying that they had gone...
Judge Tosses Suit by Estate of Employee Killed in Crash After Mandatory Wine Tasting February 9, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A Connecticut judge has tossed a lawsuit by the estate of a woman who was killed in a crash while...
66% of Motorists Say They Use a Cellphone While Driving February 9, 2024 More than one-in-six drivers say they use their cellphone while driving, a new survey shows. Mercury Insurance polled 1,000 drivers...
Study: Texas, Hawaii, California Top States With Fatal Crashes Involving Unlicensed Drivers February 8, 2024 Texas topped the list of U.S. states with fatal car crashes involving unlicensed drivers with 24.16% of drivers in fatal...
Driverless Cars Covered 5x More Test Miles in California in 2023 February 5, 2024 By Abhirup Roy Completely driverless vehicles traveled nearly 3.3 million miles in California last year, over five times the previous year’s total, even...
NHTSA Upgrades Probe Into Tesla Power Steering Loss February 5, 2024 By David Shepardson U.S. safety regulators have upgraded their probe into Tesla TSLA.O vehicles over power steering loss to an engineering analysis –...