A Honking Hearing: The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide if honking should be protected by the First Amendment
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether honking a horn as a show of support is protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution. The case in question first began in 2017, when a 69-year-old Susan Porter of Oceanside, California, honked to show solidarity with protesters outside of the office of […]
I’m Walkin’ Here!: Study shows pacific northwest drivers have grown bolder with the car horn
Seattle, Washington — Beep beep. BEEP! Did that get your attention? PEMCO Mutual Insurance just released the results of their recent poll showing that drivers in the American pacific northwest have grown bolder with their honking in traffic. According to the results from the U.S.-based auto insurer, today, nearly two-thirds of drivers (65 percent) think […]
The Autonomous Report: OEMs weigh in on licensing, UK insurer introduces ‘driverless’ policies and much more
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 10, 2016 — There were a number of interesting items from the world of autonomous vehicles (AVs) recently including a look at testing and regulation of “drivers” for AVs, a UK-based insurer offering a new policy for autonomous features and Google’s self-driving cars learn how, and when, to honk. […]
