Month: February 2021

AAA Survey: Drivers Tell Automakers To Focus on Safety More Than Autonomy

Posted on February 25, 2021

Automakers hold the key that will allow more people to embrace self-driving cars: they need to fine-tune existing automated technology so more consumers will buy such vehicles, according to a new AAA Automated Vehicle Survey.   More than half of drivers (58%) surveyed said they want automated safety systems like automatic emergency braking and lane-keeping…

AAA: Today’s Vehicle Technology Must Walk So Self-Driving Cars Can Run

Posted on February 25, 2021

Automakers may already hold the key to improving public acceptance of self-driving cars: fine-tuning existing vehicle technology. AAA’s annual automated vehicle survey finds that only 22% of people feel manufacturers should focus on developing self-driving vehicles. The majority of drivers (80%) say they want current vehicle safety systems, like automatic emergency braking and lane keeping…

AAA: Today’s Vehicle Technology Must Walk So Self-Driving Cars Can Run

Posted on February 25, 2021

Automakers may already hold the key to improving public acceptance of self-driving cars: fine-tuning existing vehicle technology. AAA’s annual automated vehicle survey finds that only 22% of people feel manufacturers should focus on developing self-driving vehicles. The majority of drivers (80%) say they want current vehicle safety systems, like automatic emergency braking and lane keeping…

Icy Temps Fuel Spikes at Pump

Posted on February 22, 2021

Since last week, Connecticut’s average gas price for a gallon of self-serve, regular spiked a dime, while on the national level, prices rose 13 cents. These increases are fueled by icy temperatures sweeping the Gulf Coast and the Midwest, says AAA Northeast.   Storms have forced shutdowns of refineries in some Gulf Coast and Midwestern…

AAA: Storms, Icy Temperatures Fuel Spikes at the Pump

Posted on February 22, 2021

Westwood, MA, February 22, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up nine cents from last week ($2.47), averaging $2.56 per gallon. Today’s price is 20 cents higher than a month ago ($2.36), and 7 cents higher than February 22, 2020 ($2.49). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 7 cents lower than the national average. “When…

AAA: Storms, Icy Temperatures Fuel Spikes at the Pump

Posted on February 22, 2021

Providence, R.I., February 22, 2021 — Rhode Island’s average gas price is up nine cents from last week ($2.46), averaging $2.55 per gallon. Today’s price is 19 cents higher than a month ago ($2.36) and 8 cents higher than February 22, 2020 ($2.47). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 8 cents lower than the national…

Southern Storms Impacting National, Local Gas Prices

Posted on February 19, 2021

Since Monday, the national gas price average has increased ten cents to $2.60. This quick 4-day jump is a direct result of all major Gulf Coast refineries being impacted by the recent storm, which has caused gas supplies to tighten and pump prices to increase, according to AAA Northeast.   The pump price increases have…

Southern Storms Impacting National, Local Gas Prices

Posted on February 19, 2021

Since Monday, the national gas price average has increased ten cents to $2.60. This quick 4-day jump is a direct result of all major Gulf Coast refineries being impacted by the recent storm, which has caused gas supplies to tighten and pump prices to increase, according to AAA Northeast.   The pump price increases have…

AAA HONORS HEALTH CARE HEROES ON NATIONAL RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS DAY

Posted on February 15, 2021

            AAA Northeast is aiming to keep hard-working health care workers healthy and safe on the roads by delivering boxes of nutritious snacks and free AAA memberships to hospitals across the state on Wednesday in honor of National Random Acts of Kindness Day.  AAA employees will caravan with AAA emergency vehicles displaying a “Thank You…

CT Now in ‘Driver’s Dozen’ Of High Gas Prices in Nation

Posted on February 15, 2021

Average gas prices for a gallon of self-serve regular in Connecticut are higher than this time last year, said AAA Northeast.   As a result, Connecticut is now in the “Driver’s Dozen,” the t0p 12 states with the highest gas prices in the nation.   Today, the Nutmeg State holds the 12th spot on the…

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