Technology/Science
Tussle Over Connected Car Data Shifts Into High Gear; EU Mulling Regs
Where you go. What you pass. Where you stop. What you listen to. What you watch. Your good habits. Your bad habits. Companies in Europe and beyond are vying for control of the crown jewels of the ...
At Least 6 U.S. State Governments Hacked by China, Warns Cyber Firm
Hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government broke into the computer networks of at least six state governments in the United States in the last year, according to a report released Tuesday by ...
Tesla, Other Car Makers Have Edge Over Incumbent Insurers: Moody’s
Tesla and other car makers represent a growing threat to incumbent auto insurers, even though they have little direct impact on the insurance market today, Moody's Investors Services said in a report ...
Google Boosts Cloud Security With $5.4B Mandiant Deal
Alphabet Inc's Google is buying cybersecurity firm Mandiant Inc for $5.4 billion in a deal that could trigger a "ripple effect" as cloud rivals Microsoft and Amazon also ramp ...
Tesla Tells U.S. Lawmakers Autopilot Requires ‘Constant Monitoring’
Tesla Inc. defended the safety benefits of its advanced driver assistance system Autopilot and its Full Self-Driving (FSD) capability but acknowledged they require "constant monitoring and attention ...
Five Essential Considerations in Evolving Predictive Modeling
The majority of insurers have implemented sophisticated predictive models over the past decade, often in their pricing and automotive lines of business. Despite strong evidence of impact, many are ...
Lawyer-Turned InsurTech Founder Looks Into Cloud to Settle Tesla Claims
While Tesla has designs on using the data it collects to price insurance policies, the founder of an InsurTech is using it for the other end of insurance transactions—to unravel the story of ...
On the Highway: A Litigator’s View From the Driver’s Seat of a Tesla
In 2016, Mike Nelson, the founder of InsurTech Quantiv Risk, bought his first Tesla and embarked on a 12-state cross country trip to get a first-hand understanding of where automobile technology was ...