auto accidents

Nearly 43 000 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2021, according to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s recent estimations. That’s a 10.5% increase compared to 2020. On Tuesday, the U.S. highway safety regulators published new findings revealing that over...

Executives from Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) claimed Monday that a driver was involved in the fatal Houston crash that killed two this month, in contrast to the finding presented by authorities that no one was behind the wheel. What Happened: The revelation was made by executives at Tesla’s Q1...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said that Autopilot was not enabled in a fatal Tesla car crash in Texas last weekend. What Happened: It was reported over the weekend that a Tesla Model S car with no one in the driver's seat crashed into a tree in Texas and burst into flames. ...

Pennsylvania has eliminated its requirement that any accident that occurs with a commercial vehicle in the state requires a drug and alcohol test be administered to the driver. The state legislature approved the changes a few months ago, according to Douglas Marcello of Marcello & Kivisto, a...

Should General Motors (NYSE: GM) have paid closer attention to information from rental car companies? Information about accidents, some deadly, involving some of their models; accidents that, it turned out, were linked to a long-standing ignition switch defect? According to an extensive...