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Dashcam Crash Raises Questions About Driver Accountability During Highway Stops: Watch
Dashcam video showing a vehicle slamming into a Tennessee Highway Patrol cruiser during a traffic stop has reignited concerns about driver accountability and roadway safety on busy interstates. Caught on Camera During a Routine Stop The crash happened last week on Interstate 24 in Davidson County while a trooper was conducting a traffic stop. The…
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$2.4 Million Test-Drive Theft Ring Exposes Dealership Security Gaps Across Northeast
A yearlong vehicle theft scheme that relied more on persuasion than force has raised new questions about how exposed car dealerships remain, even as vehicle security technology grows more sophisticated by the year. No Smashed Windows, Just Social Engineering Police say a man and woman spent more than a year exploiting dealership routines across Connecticut,…
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Chevrolet’s Grand Sport Tease Exposes Corvette’s Marketing Problem
Chevrolet didn’t announce the next Corvette Grand Sport. It let the internet do it for them instead. A grainy video, an Instagram post, and a familiar shade of blue are now carrying the weight of one of the most important Corvette variants still missing from the C8 lineup. That’s not anticipation. That’s a vacuum Chevrolet…
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Nearly Half-Million Ram and Jeep Vehicles Recalled Over Dangerous Towing Risk
Owners of Ram trucks and Jeep SUVs are being warned to think twice before towing, after a massive recall revealed a defect that could cause trailer brakes and lights to fail, two critical safety systems drivers depend on when hauling heavy loads. A Recall Covering Nearly Half a Million Vehicles Federal regulators say the issue…
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Ford’s Transmission Mess Deepens as Feds Probe 1.27 Million More F-150s
This is no longer a fluke. It’s a pattern. Federal regulators are now investigating transmission failures in an additional 1.27 million Ford F-150 pickups, widening a safety reckoning that Ford has spent years trying to contain. The probe targets 2015–2017 trucks equipped with the 6R80 six-speed automatic transmission, a unit already linked to a massive…
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Car Insurance Is Becoming Unaffordable and the System Isn’t Fixing It
For millions of drivers, owning a car is no longer the biggest expense of being on the road. Insuring it is. Premiums across the United States have surged at a pace that far outstrips wages, inflation, and even the rising cost of vehicles themselves. Yet despite mounting pressure on drivers, the system responsible for keeping…
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Every Auto Industry ‘Fix’ That Failed — and Why AI Is Next
The auto industry loves a miracle cure. Whenever sales slow, margins shrink, or buyers push back, executives and consultants rush out the next “solution” that’s supposed to fix everything at once. The problem is that most of these fixes don’t actually delay accountability so much as solve anything real underneath the surface. AI is simply…
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State Tightens Classic License Plate Rules
Maryland has enacted a new law that significantly changes how vehicles qualify for historic registration, ending a long-standing rule that allowed cars more than 20 years old to receive classic plates. Under the updated standard, only vehicles from model year 1999 or earlier are now eligible going forward. Closing a Growing Loophole The change closes…
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Baltimore’s $163K SUV Is a Blunt Exhibit of Government Excess
Baltimore officials didn’t stumble into a misunderstanding here. They signed off on it directly. The purchase of a $163,495 armored luxury SUV for the mayor’s use now stands as the most expensive government-issued vehicle in Maryland history, and it was paid for by taxpayers already stretched thin across the city. The vehicle, a Jeep Grand…
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Dealership Test-Drive Scheme Led to $2.4 Million in Stolen Trucks Across Northeast
A yearlong investigation spanning multiple states has led to the arrest of a Pennsylvania woman accused of helping steal more than $2.4 million worth of vehicles by exploiting dealership test drives, according to police in Connecticut. A Pattern That Started in March 2024 The investigation, led by the Old Saybrook Police Department, focused on a…
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AI Took Over NADA, but Dealers Aren’t Buying the Hype
The auto industry spent NADA 2026 telling itself the same comforting story it’s repeated for years now: that the next wave of technology will fix problems it otherwise refuses to confront directly. This time, the buzzword of choice was artificial intelligence. If you listened to the stage presentations, press releases, and demo booths, you’d think…
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NHTSA Investigates Waymo After Autonomous Vehicle Hits Child On The Way To School
Federal safety regulators have opened an investigation into a Waymo autonomous vehicle after it struck a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica during morning drop-off hours earlier this year. What Happened During Drop-Off The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a preliminary review of the incident, which occurred on January 23, 2026,…
