Auto Rental News
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

Legal & Legislative

Newsby Michaela Kwoka-ColemanJuly 26, 2018

Video: Barcelona Taxi Drivers Attack Ride-Hailing Driver

As a result of the violence, Uber and Cabify announced Wednesday that they were suspending service in the city.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJuly 24, 2018

Massachusetts Governor to Sign Rental Assessment Fee

The revenue generated from the fee will be allocated to the Municipal Police Training Committee for police training throughout the state.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJuly 23, 2018

ACRA's Open Letter to Peer-to-Peer Rentals, Carsharing

"Our hope is that P2P operators will consider joining ACRA in our ongoing effort to help shape these important and long-term public-policy issues, and strengthen all of our voices by doing so," the letter reads.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby StaffJuly 18, 2018

Too Soon to Regulate Autonomous Vehicles: NHTSA

As regulators, public safety advocates and automakers grapple with how to create a federal legal framework for the deployment of autonomous vehicles, the nation's top auto safety official has said it's premature to regulate self-driving vehicles.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJuly 18, 2018

Hertz Wins Irish Fraud Case

A judge ordered two Lithuanian men to reimburse Hertz Rent-a-Car for expenses made during a personal injury fraud investigation.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJuly 18, 2018

Minnesota City Requests Federal Funding for EV Carsharing Network

Working in partnership with the nonprofit carsharing service Hourcar and Xcel Energy, the city of St. Paul, Minn., applied for federal funding through the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Articlesby Michaela Kwoka-ColemanJuly 17, 2018

Turo Sues LAX Over Permit Classification, Facility Fees

Turo maintains that its platform is a technology company, not a rental car agency, and therefore should not be subject to the airport taxes and fees that traditional car rental companies pay.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJuly 16, 2018

Ford Agrees to $299M Takata Settlement

Ford Motor Co. has agreed to pay $299.1 million to settle consumer economic-loss claims linked to faulty air bags manufactured by Takata Corp. The settlement covers diverse forms of economic damages linked to Takata air-bag inflators.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2018

Michigan County Approves Car Rental Assessment Fee

County commissioners expect the assessment fee to generate $5,000 per month.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
NewsJuly 6, 2018

Autonomous Vehicles Will Test Public Safety

Ensuring driver and pedestrian safety and regulating a still nascent technology are among the top issues of concern covered in a new report about autonomous vehicles from the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices.

Read More →