Insurance News - Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Tuesday, September 27, 2016:
- Motorist in Tesla self-driving vehicle is killed when it smashes into a tree at 100 mph in Holland - but the company insist he had not switched on auto-pilot function.
- Insurance premiums could drop 40 percent by 2050 due to automated vehicles.
- Self-driving cars operated by ride-sharing service Uber hit the public roads in Pittsburgh, as the company launches a pilot program that will pick up actual passengers.
- New Brunswick auto insurance claims have grown $70 million over 3 years and may lead to some large rate hikes.
- Lyft's president says 'majority' of rides will be in self-driving cars by 2021 and car ownership will end by 2025. Overly optimistic?