Investment management company sees opportunities for manufacturers in $179 billion personal auto insurance market. Conning, the investment management firm serving the insurance industry, says in a new report that embedded insurance, through which insurance products are distributed by non-insurance brands, could make significant inroads into both personal lines and small commercial insurance business, exceeding $70 […]
Tesla Insurance Now Available in Maryland and Utah
Vehicle manufacturer now offers auto insurance in ten states. Tesla Insurance is now available to its customers in Maryland and Utah according to availability information published online. Maryland is the 17th largest private passenger auto insurance market in the U.S. and Utah is the 31st largest market. Tesla’s auto insurance is now available to Tesla […]
Tesla Expands Insurance Offering to Three New States, Details Benefits of Integrated Claims on Customer Experience
Company says it is already the second largest insurer of Teslas in Texas, one of its first auto insurance markets. During its quarterly earnings conference call with investors Wednesday, Tesla, Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) announced that it expanded its “real-time” auto insurance offering into three additional states earlier this week. In response to a question asking for […]
Tesla Expands Auto Insurance Offering to Arizona and Ohio
In an update on its website, Tesla announced the availability of its auto insurance product in Arizona and Ohio. The move brings the total number of states where Tesla owners can buy the vehicle manufacturer’s insurance product to five. Ohio is the 10th largest auto physical damage insurance market in the U.S. and Arizona is […]
Tesla Expands Auto Insurance Offering to Illinois
In an update on its website, Tesla announced the availability of its insurance product in Illinois, the third state for the vehicle manufacturer. The vehicle manufacturer launched its auto insurance product in California in 2019 and later expanded to Texas. According to the Tesla website, ” Tesla Insurance is a competitively priced insurance product, offering […]
U.S. Senators Call for FTC Investigation Into Tesla’s Driving Automation Systems Advertising
U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, voiced serious concerns about Tesla’s misleading advertising and marketing of its Autopilot and Full-Self Driving (FSD) features to consumers, and called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to launch an investigation and take enforcement action. The […]
NHTSA Opens Investigation into Tesla AutoPilot
Safety regulator identifies 11 crashes involving vehicles with Tesla’s driver assistance systems and in-road and off-road first responders. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) announced yesterday an investigation into the driver assistance systems performance in an estimated 765,000 Tesla Model Y, Model X, Model S, Model 3 from model […]
Tesla Opens Ninth U.S. Structural Collision Repair Center in Denver
Tesla has opened its ninth company owned structural collision repair center, a 30,000 sq. ft. facility located at 450 E. 52nd Ave. in Denver, Colo. The company, responding to vehicle owner criticism over the length of time necessary to complete body repair services, announced in 2017 that it would open company owned collision repair centers […]
Spanesi Welders Approved for Tesla Collision Repair
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NTSB Says Tesla Crash Investigation Demonstrates Limitations of Today’s ADAS Systems
Board warns of insufficient federal oversight of partial driving automation systems. Issues nine safety recommendations for regulators, technology companies and auto industry. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a public board meeting Tuesday during which it determined the probable cause for the fatal March 23, 2018, crash of a Tesla Model X in Mountain […]