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Ford Moves Ahead With Plans for Talking-Car Technology

Ford Motor Co. is pursuing another path with talking-car technology that could reduce road deaths, break up gridlock and even ease ordering at the McDonald’s drive-thru. The automaker announced Monday that it’s outfitting all its new U.S. models starting in …

Police Release Final Records in Las Vegas Mass Shooting

Police in Las Vegas said Thursday they have finished releasing audio, video and written records about the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history 15 months ago during an open-air concert. The department said that after 34 releases of material …

Safety Exemptions for Livestock Haulers Raise Concerns

It was sometime around 4 a.m. on a cool spring morning when James McGilvray lost control of his semi, careening into a ravine off Interstate 49 in Harrisonville, Missouri. His trailer, which carried between 80 and 100 cattle, according to …

Ford Recalls Over 953,000 Vehicles to Replace Inflators

Ford is recalling more than 953,000 vehicles worldwide to replace Takata passenger airbag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel. The move includes over 782,000 vehicles in the U.S. and is part of the largest series of recalls in U.S. …

Fraud News: Stolen Autos Scam, Medical Supply Fraud, Staged Crash Arrests

LoJack Signal on Reported Stolen Car Reveals Organized Insurance Fraud Ring Detectives from the California Department of Insurance, arrested four people early this morning for allegedly ripping off four auto insurers for more than $34,000 by filing fraudulent insurance claims. …

Business News: Windshield Centers, W.R. Berkley, Travelers

Windshield Centers Opens New Location in Wisconsin Windshield Centers, a provider of in-shop and mobile auto glass repair, replacement and recalibration services, has opened a new location in Madison, Wisconsin. The Madison service center represents its third location and is …

Microsoft, Google Use AI to Thwart Hackers

Last year, Microsoft Corp.’s Azure security team detected suspicious activity in the cloud computing usage of a large retailer: One of the company’s administrators, who usually logs on from New York, was trying to gain entry from Romania. And no, …

Who Let the Dogs Out? Subrogating Dog Bite Cases

One insurance company – State Farm – has referred to dog bites as a “serious public health problem.” Last year alone, one carrier paid $90 million in claims on roughly 3,500 dog bite incidents. According to the Insurance Information Institute, …

Most Popular Claims Journal Articles of 2018

After highlighting the top 10 contributed articles and the top 10 videos/podcasts of 2018, we now look at the top 5 most popular articles of 2018 published by Claims Journal: Today is the Deadliest Day of the Year for Car …

Researchers Study Smart Home Security Threats

Say you’re on your laptop at Starbucks, minding your own business, when an acquaintance of yours across the room isn’t minding his. Unbeknownst to you, he’s using the same store Wi-Fi as you to conduct a virtual invasion of your …

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