New York and Northeast Set for Slippery Commute on Ice Thursday February 5, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan New York City and the Northeast will slip into Thursday morning’s rush hour on a carpet of sleet, freezing rain...
GM Takes Full Control of Cruise in Autonomous Personal Vehicle Shift February 5, 2025 By Kalea Hall and David Shepardson General Motors said on Tuesday it had completed the full acquisition of its Cruise business to focus on developing the...
IIHS: Larger Vehicles Offer Minimal Safety Benefits, But Pose Other Dangers February 5, 2025 Bigger vehicles may be safer, but only marginally, and they carry risks to other vehicles on the road, new research...
Diminished Value Not Covered by Standard Auto Policy, State High Court Rules January 31, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The Massachusetts standard auto policy does not require an insurer to pay inherent diminished value (IDV) to a claimant whose...
Alphabet’s Waymo to Test Its Autonomous Driving Technology in 10 New Cities January 30, 2025 By Juby Babu Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo announced on Wednesday it plans to expand testing of its autonomous driving technology in over 10...
Fake Deer-Collision Claim Results in South Carolina Fraud Charges January 28, 2025 First it was the fake bear insurance fraud that made headlines around the country. Now, it’s a fake deer that...
GM Agrees to 5-Year Ban on Selling Drivers’ Location Data January 21, 2025 By Kanishka Singh, Jody Godoy and David Shepardson U.S. automaker General Motors and its subsidiary OnStar agreed not to disclose sensitive vehicle geolocation and driver behavior data to...
Poll: Two-Thirds of Northwest Drivers Feel Comfortable Driving in Snow And Ice January 14, 2025 Many drivers feel ready to tackle Pacific Northwest winter weather. A poll shows 59% of Northwest drivers report feeling comfortable...
IIHS: High-Visibility Clothing May Thwart Pedestrian Crash Prevention Sensors January 9, 2025 Clothes that make people stand out to human drivers may make them invisible to automated crash prevention systems, a new...
US New Car Sales Rose to Five-Year High in 2024, Aided by Hybrids January 3, 2025 By Nora Eckert U.S. new-car sales in 2024 continued to rise from their pandemic lows, bolstered by replenished inventories, higher incentives and surging...