GM Called Your Smart Driver Score a B+ That ‘Isn’t Permanent.’ Montana Says It Ended Up With Your Insurer
Montana says GM’s dealership OnStar sign-up looked mandatory, warned decliners they’d lose safety services they didn’t have yet, and fed…
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Tempe Banned License Plate Readers. Its Lawyer Says Cops Can Still Get the Data as Long as They Don’t Say ‘ALPR’
Tempe's license plate reader ban passed 6-1. The city attorney's memo says officers can still accept plate-reader data from neighbors,…
Full Self-Driving (Supervised) Had No Supervisor: Driver Says He Was Asleep When His Tesla Hit a CHP Cruiser
A Tesla driver told CHP he was asleep with Full Self-Driving engaged when his car went through a four-lane closure…
6,400 Texas Drivers Just Lost Their CDLs. The Paper Trail Points to a Default Setting in the State’s Own Computer
More than 6,400 Texas commercial drivers now hold plain Class C licenses. Most people credit...
Inkster Locked In 10 Years of Flock Cameras. The Next Day, the ‘Get the Flock Out’ Act Was Announced in Front of One
Inkster announced a 10-year Flock expansion on Oct. 13. The next day, Rep. Rashida Tlaib unveiled H.R. 10807, which gives…
The Tesla Roadster That Flies Isn’t Approved for Public Roads, and Tesla’s Own Website Says So
Tesla’s own site says the Rocket Roadster that flies isn’t approved for public roads. The $50,000 reservation contract promises less…
Norway’s Biggest Home Guard Drill of the Year Rode in Rental EVs. Some of Them Were Rolling Tape
Norway’s Home Guard spent a week in September rehearsing how to defend its capital. Some...
Toyota’s RAV4 Plug-in Recall Began With a Rear Motor That Failed Safely
Toyota's defect report traces the 2026 RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid recall to a Denso motor control unit, a Japanese owner stuck…
Prichard Sanitation Driver Dies Two Months After Shootout Deputies Say He Started — in a City Garbage Truck, on a Revoked License
Prichard, Alabama, was already down to a skeleton crew of garbage truck drivers. Then deputies said one of them pointed…
Being Tracked by a Police Helicopter and a GPS Tag Didn’t Stop This Driver From Crashing Through Scottsdale Airport’s Gate and Into a Plane
Phoenix police say a car tied to a street racing group was tracked by helicopter and a bumper-mounted GPS tag.…
One in Five Families Fell Behind on a Loan Last Year. The Poorest Are Giving Up Their Cars.
The Fed's new survey shows car ownership among the poorest families at a 20-year low, while lenders chase weaker credit…
New Cars Now Average $50,562, a Measly $52 Short of the All-Time Record. Here’s What That Number Isn’t Telling You
The average new car price hit $50,562 in September, $52 below the record. Here is what Kelley Blue Book’s number…
CHP Impounded a Street-Racing Nissan GT-R for 30 Days, Then Soundtracked the Evidence With “Break My Stride”
CHP San Diego says a Nissan GT-R was street racing on a local freeway. Officers seized it for 30 days,…
A Haines City Cop Was Three Months Into His Second Chance When He Got Arrested for DUI in His Marked Patrol Car Near Orlando City Hall
Joseph Everett was off duty but in his marked Haines City patrol vehicle when Orlando police arrested him on DUI…
Gas Up 34%, Insurance Down 5%: September’s CPI Moved the Cost of Driving From the Policy to the Pump
BLS data show gasoline up 34.2% and car insurance down 5.0% over the year. The cost of owning a car…