The U.S. Department of Transportation confirmed to Reuters that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Deputy Administrator Steven Cliff will make a “major announcement” about fuel economy standards Friday. The [...]
Washington’s “Clean Cars 2030” has been signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee to mandate the sale and purchase of only electric passenger and light-duty vehicles while in Ohio, Sen. Michael Rulli (R-District 33) pleaded [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) have petitioned federal regulators to require through rulemaking that passenger vehicles be equipped with pedestrian automatic emergency braking (PAEB) that works [...]
A recent study found that drivers and passengers who have been involved in major motor vehicle crashes would like to have more safety features in their vehicles and emotional support immediately after a collision. RoadSafetyUAE, [...]
Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) rose by 11% in the fourth quarter of 2021, with EV sales hitting 6% of all light-duty vehicle sales, the highest for any quarter to date, the Alliance for Automotive [...]
Members of the auto body repair industry testified before lawmakers in ... the Society of Collision Repair Specialists, which represents auto body ...
Another major auto insurer is facing a lawsuit over its use of unexplained adjustments to lower its actual cash value (ACV) calculations in total loss cases, as Progressive Insurance faces a potential class action suit [...]
Nonprofit San Antonio Report found in recent Nebraska Department of Insurance filings that USAA CEO Wayne Peacock earned at least $1.9 million in 2021. Peacock was one of more than 20 USAA executives whose salaries were [...]
As autonomous vehicle (AV) technology advances, the question of who liability falls on – the vehicle owner or the OEM – in the event of crashes has largely been left unanswered with the implied exception [...]
A Connecticut legislative committee has approved a proposed bill that would allow tow truck operators to require vehicle owners to sign a contract for up to 24 hours of storage after an accident. The legislation, [...]
