Bexar County’s Tax Assessor Called Emissions Delay Reports ‘Not Correct.’ Now San Antonio Drivers Need an $18.50 Test to Renew
Bexar County drivers renewing a gas-powered vehicle’s registration now have to pass an emissions test...
Government Regulation
Cox Says the VinSolutions Breach Is Contained, but the Legal Exposure Sits With Dealers
Cox says the VinSolutions incident was contained. Under the FTC Safeguards Rule, the dealers whose customer files sit in the…
A Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Speed Camera Mailed About 17,000 Tickets in Two Months. Police Now Call It a ‘Pretty Bad Business Model’
The speed camera that watches downhill traffic on Kipling Street in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, issued...
Alexandria, Va., Police Chief Tells Council ‘Effective This Evening’ He Told Flock to Discontinue, Then Expects All 61 Cameras Dark by Friday
Alexandria, Va., told Flock to stop Oct. 27 and expects all 61 plate cameras off by Oct. 30. Virginia law…
Russia’s Supreme Court Says a Dodge Ram Canada Flagged as Stolen Can Be Registered, and the Duma Wants to Make That the Rule
Russia’s Supreme Court has ordered the Interior Ministry to lift a registration ban on a...
GM Sold Your Braking Habits to Insurers, Then Paid $220 Million — Michigan Takes $7.2 Million, Drivers Get No Check
GM will pay $220 million to 36 attorneys general over Smart Driver data. Michigan gets $7,205,319, drivers get no restitution.…
Okinawa’s Kadena Air Base Bars BYD Vehicles as an ‘Unacceptable and Unmitigable’ Risk, Weeks After BYD Opened Its Only Okinawa Dealership
The 18th Wing barred BYD cars, taxis and trucks from Kadena Air Base on Okinawa but hasn’t said what the…
Six Cars Stopped for a Dummy in a Warning Vest, Then Nearly All Missed One in Road-Crew Work Clothing, ADAC Found
ADAC's night tests of six cars found emergency braking missed adults in work clothing and children in reflective gear, in…
VW Lost the Scout Direct-Sales Fight Over the Word “Affiliate,” Asked a California Judge for a Do-Over, and Got a Firm No
A federal judge refused to let Volkswagen and Scout reopen a dealer suit, and the dispute turns on a shared…
All It Took to Get Into Florida’s Driver Records Was One Plant City Police Login on a Personal Device, State Says
One Plant City police employee kept a login on a personal device. According to the...
Tesla Owner Says He Couldn’t Find the Door Release After a Head-On Crash and Fire, Then NHTSA Denied His Petition and Promised a Rulemaking
NHTSA denied a defect petition on the 2022 Tesla Model 3 mechanical door release, citing one complaint and a safety…
GEICO Cancelled Rideshare Drivers Mid-Policy and Skipped Salvage Notices on Totaled Cars, New Jersey Says
New Jersey’s GEICO order also cites midterm cancellations of rideshare drivers and missing salvage notices on totaled cars.
Los Angeles Switches On Speed Cameras at $4,450 a Month Apiece, Then Gives Drivers 60 Days of Warnings Before $50 Tickets Start
Los Angeles began switching on its first speed cameras Monday, and for the first 60...
Honda’s Driver Data Went for 26 Cents a Car. The Report Built From It Is Still Yours to Request
Verisk paid Honda $25,920 for data from 97,000 cars. Here is where that driving history went and how to request…
Tacoma’s Speed Cameras Caught Nearly 400,000 Drivers in Four Weeks. A Weighted Lottery Picks Which 200 a Day Pay $145
Tacoma's two new speed cameras flagged about 14,000 speeders a day. The city can ticket 200, so a weighted random…