US probes whether Tesla Autopilot recall did enough to make sure drivers pay attention
The U.S. government’s auto safety agency is investigating whether last year’s recall of Tesla’s Autopilot driving system did enough to make sure drivers pay attention to the road. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted on its website Friday that Tesla has reported additional crashes involving Autopilot since the recall, raising concerns at the agency about the effectiveness of the remedy.
Surging auto insurance rates squeezing drivers, fueling inflation. What to know before you buy
Relentlessly rising auto insurance rates are squeezing car owners and stoking inflation. Auto insurance rates rose 2.6% in March and are up 22% from a year ago. Premium costs have been marching steadily higher since 2022, even as inflation at the consumer level steadily cooled from its 9.1% peak in the middle of that year.
Conduent Implements I-64 Hampton Roads Express Lanes Tolling System for the Virginia Department of Transportation
Conduent will operate and maintain an innovative and completely overhead vehicle classification system, a traffic-responsive dynamic pricing system and an automated license plate recognition system, as well as conduct license plate image reviews for VDOT. To enable dynamic pricing, VDOT will use data analytics to determine toll rates based on the volume of traffic during different times of the day.
More than 3500 tickets issued since speed zone cameras added to 3 school zones
Recently implemented cameras issued 3,553 speeding citations to drivers in Winchester school zones between Feb. 26 and April 16, according to the Winchester Police Department. The fee for a citation is $100 and is issued to any driver who exceeds the 25 mph limit in the school zones by 10 mph. In November, City Council voted unanimously to lower the speed limit on a number of Winchester streets.
These are the 10 worst U.S. cities for driving in 2024, ranked
A new study from Forbes Advisor outlines the worst cities in the country for driving, and some of the names on the list likely won’t come as much of a shock. Forbes ranked 47 metro areas by comparing data for 15 metrics that were grouped into four basic categories: driving experience, safety, cost of car ownership and access to car maintenance.