The Wall Street Journal reports on a Ford engineer driving their new F-150 pickup that suffered a terrible crash.

When the driver tapped the brakes while the self-driving control was on, the truck accelerated instead, smashed into a guardrail, rolled over, and came to rest upside down. Both the driver and passenger had to be extracted by EMS.

Ironically, Ford is pushing its BlueCruise driving system as a national standard. BlueCruise is supposed to manage speed and slow the vehicle upon approaching another car — without the driver’s hands on the steering wheel.

Only this time, it didn’t.

Ford sold two million cars and trucks in 2025 equipped with this self-driving technology. Some drivers found the system confusing to use, according to police reports, crash reports, and driver statements.

According to the Journal, Ford has known about these dangers. Back in 2018–19, Ford learned that many drivers did not necessarily understand how to properly use certain features.

The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) has received over 2,000 complaints since 2024.

Manufacturers rushing to release additional automatic driving systems appear to be struggling to produce truly safety-conscious vehicles.

As we enter a more robotic driving age, humans still must remain vigilant and assert control over their vehicles.

Dr. Guru Lewkovich offers another gem to logically challenge insurers when they try to reduce or deny payment for PI care.

The good doctor’s generic algorithm saves you time when fighting unreasonable attempts to reduce or deny your fees. Rather than panic or give up, start with brutal honesty:

• Were all services medically essential?
• Were charges reasonable and necessary?
• Were charges billed correctly?
• Were all dates of service properly documented?

Lewkovich provides a roadmap — an easy form to follow up on each answer and demand full payment for your work.

To get your free copy, simply email johntawlian@steeleisner.com.

Uber is prepared to spend over $200 million to enact a new law that would permanently crush most Personal Injury cases in California. Uber Technologies, Inc. has a market capitalization of approximately $153 billion.

One feature of their proposed law — if voters approve it in November 2026 — would dramatically cut medical, acupuncture, and chiropractic fees.

For example, instead of being paid “reasonable and necessary” fees, the new law would allow only 125% of Medicare rates.

“The 125% of Medicare rates provision appears in the text of the proposed California ballot initiative backed by Uber, officially titled the Protecting Automobile Accident Victims from Attorney Self-Dealing Act (Attorney General file number 25-0022A1, submitted in late 2025 for potential placement on the November 2026 ballot).”

We will continue adding more information with each issue. No legal change would be more impactful to your PI practice than this proposed new law.