
Tesla Car Battery ’Spontaneously’ Catches Fire On California Freeway
A Tesla car battery "spontaneously" burst into flames on a California freeway Saturday, and firefighters needed 6,000 gallons of water to put it out.
January 30, 2023
Auto
California

21 Injured In Massive Pileup On Wisconsin Interstate During Whiteout
Dozens of people were injured in a massive traffic pileup amid snowy conditions in southern Wisconsin on Friday, which blocked Interstate 39/90 for hours, authorities said.
January 30, 2023
Auto
Wisconsin

Two Major Insurers Refusing To Cover Several Hyundai, Kia Models
Progressive and State Farm, two of America’s largest auto insurers, are refusing to write policies in certain cities for some older Hyundai and Kia models that have been deemed too easy to steal, according to the companies.
January 27, 2023
Auto

Missouri Supreme Court Vacates $5.2M Judgement Entered Before Insurer Permitted To Intervene
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled unanimously to overturn a lower court’s ruling and held that GEICO should have had a chance to weigh in sooner on the case, and sent the case back to the lower court for further discussion.
January 26, 2023
Auto
Liability
Litigation
Missouri

CAT Modeler Estimates Insured Losses From California Floods May Reach $1.5B
Moody’s RMS, the catastrophe risk modelling specialist, has estimated that the recent severe flooding in California, that was triggered by a spate of storms and atmospheric river events, could amount to as much as $1.5 billion in losses for the insurance industry.
January 25, 2023
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
California

Disaster Area Near Houston After Large Tornado Tears Through
Emergency responders in the Houston area say they are responding to reports of damage and stranded motorists after a possible tornado moved through the area Tuesday.
January 25, 2023
Auto
Property
Texas

Texas Bill Seeks To Improve Accuracy Of Repair Estimates
A Texas state representative who has spent years advocating for insurance reform has introduced a new bill that could change the way disputed appraisals are resolved.
January 24, 2023
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Texas

A Moment Of Truth For Tesla
It’s a sign of the times at Tesla that I need to specify which issue is the moment of truth that I refer to in the headline. I’m not talking about the high-profile lawsuit that began last week into whether CEO Elon Musk owes damages to investors who bought stock in 2018 when he tweeted, falsely, that he had "funding secured" to take the company private.
January 24, 2023
Auto
Fraud
Technology

Insurance Fraud Organizations Want Carjacking Tutorials Removed
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), together with the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud and the International Association of Special Investigation Units, has sent a joint letter to YouTube requesting the social media platform to take down all videos that provide ‘how to’ tutorials on carjacking Kia and Hyundai automobiles.
January 23, 2023
Auto
Fraud

Major California Auto Insurers Resist Issuing New Policies
Major auto insurers are pulling back in the California marketplace because they are saying our drivers are just too expensive to insure. Californians are driving about as much as they were before the pandemic, but apparently not as well.
January 23, 2023
Auto
California

Price Worries Drive Telematics Demand
With high inflation and pandemic tendencies holding on, consumer preferences and buying behaviors have shifted over the past few years. They come with consequences.
January 20, 2023
Auto

21-Vehicle Pileup On Colorado Interstate During Whiteout
A massive 21-vehicle pileup on I-70 in Colorado during winter storm conditions forced the roadway closed on Wednesday, authorities said.
January 19, 2023
Auto
Colorado

This Is Your Tesla Crash Mega Thread
We’ve been following the spate of Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) and Autopilot crashes with some interest and more than a little ire.
January 18, 2023
Auto
Technology

Tesla Video Promoting Self-Driving Was Staged, Engineer Testifies
A 2016 video that Tesla (TSLA.O) used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a senior engineer.
January 18, 2023
Auto
Liability
Litigation
California

Geico Off The Hook In $5M Payout To Woman Who Got STD In Car
Geico is off the hook, at least for now, from paying $5.2 million to a Missouri woman who alleged she contracted a sexually transmitted disease in a car insured by the company.
January 11, 2023
Auto
Litigation
Weird
Missouri



