Even with all the new safety technology available — from motion sensors and backup cameras to self-driving cars — 2018 produced the most pedestrian fatalities since 1990; that’s almost three decades. What accounted for this continued rise in pedestrian deaths, and...
Being the victim of a hit and run accident is uniquely problematic on so many levels. There’s no one to exchange information with, no one to report to your insurance company, no one to interview to determine fault, and no one to sue if you seek punitive damages. But...
Waymo plans to offer driverless taxis in Phoenix by year’s end, and currently has three dozen driverless cars on the road in Silicon Valley. So now that it’s “game on” in the driverless car market, who is liable in the case that one of these driverless cars gets into...
In the wake of the deadliest U.S. transportation-related accident in almost a decade, the operator of the limousine company whose “Frankenstein vehicle” was involved in the crash was arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide. And while he is facing...
A tragic limousine accident last weekend killed 17 passengers, the driver, and two pedestrians, rocked the small town of Schoharie, New York, and raised new questions about limo safety, licensing, and legal liability. According to reports, the modified 2001 Ford...
In yet another Tesla Autopilot crash, Heather Lommatzsch filed suit against Tesla in a Utah state court for negligence, among other claims. She crashed her Tesla Model S into a fire engine in May 2018 while Autopilot was on and she was looking at her phone. Lommatzsch...
It’s just a little fender bender, right? Doesn’t look like anyone was really hurt, so we can just exchange some insurance information and be on our way, right? Well, maybe not. Depending on the accident, the damage to the vehicles, and any potential injuries, a minor...
FedEx delivers an estimated nine million packages a day. That’s a lot of boxes on a lot of trucks driven by a lot of drivers. And, for the most part, those packages are harmless and drivers don’t need to know what’s in each box. But what if a driver is delivering a...
In March, an Uber test vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona while operating in “autonomous mode.” The pedestrian, Elaine Herzberg, was crossing the street outside of a crosswalk when she was struck, and Uber announced that it would suspend all of its...
Uber has made huge advances in the peer-to-peer driving industry. Between ridesharing, food delivery, and their progress with regard to autonomous cars, the company is worth billions. But despite all that, Uber has recently been caught up in a hearty slate of lawsuits...
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