Automakers Reach out to Auto Insurers on Recalls
Posted on Apr 13, 2016 in Industry News | Comments Off on Automakers Reach out to Auto Insurers on Recalls
Two associations representing the largest automakers in the world have asked the auto insurance industry to assist them by reminding insureds of recalls when they renew their policies. The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and the Association of Global Automakers made their request in letters to the CEOs of major insurance companies. This outreach comes ahead of this week’s...
NHTSA To Propose Safety Guidelines For New and Emerging Technology
Posted on Mar 31, 2016 in Industry News, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on NHTSA To Propose Safety Guidelines For New and Emerging Technology
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is submitting a proposed enforcement guideline to address safety concerns relating to new and emerging technology, such as automated vehicles and crash avoidance technology. The NHTSA acknowledged that the increased use of electronic systems has increased complexity, but stated that vehicle manufacturers are nevertheless responsible...
Perspective: Smart Tires
Some tire manufactures are developing “smart tires” that will be able to communicate the vehicle’s control system. This new autonomous technology will communicate with other vehicles and with smart transportation and roadway systems that many are predicting. In addition, one manufacturer, Goodyear, is working with a concept tire, Eagle 360, on a dodge ball type sphere that will connect...Perspective: The US Legal System – An Impediment to Autonomous Vehicles (Video)
Posted on Mar 2, 2016 in Industry News, Perspective, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Perspective: The US Legal System – An Impediment to Autonomous Vehicles (Video)
Technology often outpaces the legal system, but when it comes to autonomous vehicles, the speed of the technology’s development and the piecemeal evolution of the US legal system may create confusion on the road. In their videocast, Michael Nelson and Kymberly Kochis discuss the current state of autonomous vehicles, relevant legal developments, and the gaps in the legal framework that...
Google’s Autonomous Vehicle (At Least Partially) Responsible for Accident
Posted on Mar 2, 2016 in Industry News, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Google’s Autonomous Vehicle (At Least Partially) Responsible for Accident
In February, one of Google’s self-driving vehicles was involved in an accident with a city bus in Mountain View, California. Unlike the 17 previous accidents involving Google’s self-driving cars, this accident was at least partially the car’s fault. The accident occurred when the self-driving car was in the right lane, about to turn left. The car moved to the right sight of the lane,...
Perspective: The Evolution of 5G
Posted on Mar 2, 2016 in Industry News, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Perspective: The Evolution of 5G
The evolution of 5G wireless technology is expected to be completed sometime between 2018 and 2020, and the speed of 5G will be somewhere between 10 to 40 times faster than the current system, 4G. 5G will also carry a higher volume of data along with a faster pace. But experts are concerned about the transmission range of the 5G network. Enter Google once again with a potential...
