U.S. Traffic Deaths in First Half 2022 Hit 16-Year High
U.S. traffic deaths rose 0.5 percent in the first half of 2022 to 20,175, the highest number killed in the period since 2006, according to an early estimate released by U.S. ...
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Appeals Court Overturns $663M Trinity Guardrail Judgement
Trinity Industries Inc. won't have to pay a $663 million judgment that was awarded in a whistle-blower lawsuit alleging the company defrauded the U.S. government with a faulty highway guardrail ...
Google Glass, Voice-to-Text Still Create Driver Distractions: Research
Manual-entry tasks such as texting cause slower reaction times and more eyes-off-road glances than voice-to-text input with smartphones and Google Glass. But all of the secondary tasks beyond driving ...
Travelers Profit Drops by 23 Percent; Auto Injury, Weather-Related Losses to Blame
Travelers Cos., the sole property/casualty insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, posted its fourth-straight profit decline as weather-related costs climbed and investment income slipped. ...
The Hartford Slammed by Worsening Auto Losses and Lower Investment Returns
Worsening auto losses and lower investment returns led to a 31 percent decrease in The Hartford's 2016 first quarter net income. The property/casualty insurance giant said it produced $323 million in ...
Fiat Chrysler Ordered to Pay $70M Over Auto Safety Reporting Lapses
The U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday it is fining Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV $70 million for failing to report vehicle crash deaths and injuries since 2003. The Italian-American ...