GM has published a patent for an airbag that changes the way it deploys based on the characteristics of the vehicle’s passengers and their seating position. The airbag would have multiple mechanisms that could change [...]
AEye, a software-defined and high-performance lidar solutions company, says it will showcase a live Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) deployment, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), at ITS America 2026 in Detroit this [...]
The U.S. economy is short roughly 140,000 skilled technicians a year, and the gap is widening, with 73,354 new collision repair entrant technicians needed by 2029, according to the TechForce Foundation’s new “Technician Supply, Demand [...]
The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a 15% tariff cap on Taiwanese auto parts, along with certain items such as timber, lumber, and wood-derived products, according to a notice filed in the Federal Register. [...]
A Michigan bill would ban price optimization in auto and home insurance rate setting. SB 1013 was introduced by Sen. Jeremy Moss (D-Bloomfield) last week. “Price optimization is a shady practice that allows insurance companies [...]
“Leadership is organizing a group of people to achieve a common goal,” said Mike Anderson on the topic of leadership. “The leader may or may not have formal authority. “A title does not make you [...]
... specialist with Sokal, said at a recent Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) meeting. The good news, Zafuto said, is that if you've been ...
The Rhode Island Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would increase the total loss threshold to 85%. Currently, insurers can’t designate a vehicle a total loss in the state if the cost to rebuild or [...]
A class action lawsuit filed against Safelite Group, owner of Safelite Auto Glass, in California, alleging “agregious violations of consumer privacy and breach of consumer trust,” may not be moving into mediation any time soon. [...]
J.D. Power finds consumers are collecting a historic number of quotes when shopping for auto insurance in its newest U.S. Insurance Shopping Study. The 20-year-study finds that consumers collected an average of three-and-a-half quotes before [...]
