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Robotaxis Operating Without Manual Controls, Like Brake Pedals, Coming Soon
Federal regulators are clearing the way for robotaxis to operate without manual controls like steering wheels or, eventually, even brake pedals as the rules start to catch up to the evolving ...
Insurers Are ‘Actively Evaluating’ New Catastrophe Risks as Europe Burns
Europe's insurers are bracing for a new era of catastrophe risk fanned by rising temperatures in the world's fastest-warming continent. Insurers, reinsurers and brokers contacted by Bloomberg are ...
Driver Death Rates High for Small Cars, Big Engines: IIHS
More than half of the model 2023 vehicles with the highest driver death rates are small cars, sports cars, or muscle cars, according to a new report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. ...
Cargo Theft Tactics Changing, Expert Says
Cargo theft is no longer just a physical security problem, according to Michael Fisk, vice president of Roadmaster Group and a senior leader at Tri-State Motor Transit Co. The new frontier sees ...
eBay Agreed to Pay Nearly $50M to Couple Sent Cockroaches, Bloody Pig Mask
eBay Inc. agreed to pay almost $50 million to a Massachusetts couple who said former employees of the company targeted them with threats and bizarre anonymous deliveries — including live insects, a ...
Brown & Brown Estimates Cost of Howden-Driven Talent War Could Hit $60M in 2026
Brown & Brown anticipates that the cost of the Howden-driven talent war for the full-year 2026 could hit $60 million – an increase from the $31 million it estimated last quarter. "Based on ...
EPA Says Power for Data Centers Can Sidestep Pollution Laws
Power sources providing electricity only to data centers and not the public grid may not be subject to federal pollution laws, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said July 27. The EPA said if ...
A Matter of Trust
I have had a long career in two industries: first insurance, then journalism. (More precisely, the second is insurance journalism.) I used to feel proud to be involved in such trusted professions. ...