Maine’s Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business voted 7-1 Tuesday to recommend that the legislature eliminate the requirement in a new “right to repair” law for a standardized repair information platform. [...]
A Washington class action lawsuit claims USAA uses a computer program made by a CCC company to arbitrarily reduce or deny personal injury protection and/or medical payments, Washington Superior Court for Clark County documents say. [...]
Honda is spearheading legislation in six states that will prohibit counterfeit air bags, citing along with the Automotive AntiCounterfeiting Council (A2C2), the dangers they pose. Legislation is being considered, or soon will be filed, in [...]
A federal grant program aimed at updating state crash reporting systems could enhance the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s ability to set safety standards in a more timely manner, a press release says. NHTSA [...]
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS), the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP), the Automotive Service Association (ASA) ...
AAA has found through simulated collisions on four 2023 model year vehicles that reverse automatic emergency braking (AEB) isn’t foolproof. While known to significantly reduce rear-end collisions, AAA engineers wanted to know how reverse AEB [...]
Tesla continues to earn its status as a disruptor in the automotive industry after it most recently sent legislators and lobbyists in Nebraska scrambling to fix a proposed bill that unintentionally threatened to shut down [...]
A Missouri vehicle owner recently lost his case against a body shop that he claims damaged his vehicle and underestimated the cost of repairs. Plaintiff Jeremiah L. Johnson filed suit against Pundmann Motor Co. seeking [...]
A Virginia bill has advanced in committee that would require auto insurers to pay double the judgment amount to policyholders on unpaid or denied claims taken to court that are proven to be decisions made [...]
The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) is proposing that insurers use a market survey to establish a competitive price for vehicle repairs, but the wording in the statute could be more problematic than helpful. “To establish [...]
