General Motors said on Tuesday it had completed the full acquisition of its Cruise business to focus on developing the autonomous technology for personal vehicles not robotaxis. The Detroit automaker said it plans to integrate the Cruise technology into its …
Bigger vehicles may be safer, but only marginally, and they carry risks to other vehicles on the road, new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. For vehicles weighing less than fleet average, the risk that occupants will …
The Massachusetts standard auto policy does not require an insurer to pay inherent diminished value (IDV) to a claimant whose vehicle is damaged by one of its insureds. The Massachusetts Supreme Court in a 6-0 ruling has upheld dismissal of …
Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo announced on Wednesday it plans to expand testing of its autonomous driving technology in over 10 new cities in 2025. After testing the Waymo Driver in multiple cities, the company says the technology is adapting successfully …
First it was the fake bear insurance fraud that made headlines around the country. Now, it’s a fake deer that has landed a South Carolina woman in jail after authorities said she provided false information to a Progressive Insurance company. …
U.S. automaker General Motors and its subsidiary OnStar agreed not to disclose sensitive vehicle geolocation and driver behavior data to consumer reporting agencies for five years, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said last week. The agency alleged the largest U.S. …
Many drivers feel ready to tackle Pacific Northwest winter weather. A poll shows 59% of Northwest drivers report feeling comfortable driving in snow and ice. PEMCO Mutual Insurance polled Washington and Oregon drivers for their perceptions about their own driving …
Clothes that make people stand out to human drivers may make them invisible to automated crash prevention systems, a new study suggests. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety studied conspicuous clothes and crashes into pedestrians in a report released on …
U.S. new-car sales in 2024 continued to rise from their pandemic lows, bolstered by replenished inventories, higher incentives and surging demand for hybrid vehicles, automakers reported. Sales are expected to near 16 million vehicles, the highest level since 2019, with …
Even though hurricane season 2024 has passed, claims professionals are still hard at work processing claims and damages in the aftermath of hurricanes Helene and Milton. Insurers expect to see an influx of activity in Appraisals Under Policy disputes this …