Allstate has filed a patent application for technology that would allow telematics-based driving assessment in real time. According to the application for a “Vehicle telematics based driving assessment,” aspects of the patent “provide effective, efficient, [...]
The National Traffic Highway Safety Administration’s new chief, Steven Cliff, has told the Associated Press his administration will intensify efforts to understand automated vehicle technology risks. The agency is assessing crash data recently reported by [...]
Insurtech Lemonade has agreed to pay $4 million to settle a class action lawsuit claiming that it unlawfully collected and stored the biometric information of its customers through its software. The New York-based company has [...]
The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) is now offering a five-day hands-on electric vehicle (EV) course at its new Chicago Technical Center (CTC) in Vernon Hills, Illinois. The course will be taught by [...]
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has agreed to study the right-to-repair issue as it applies to light-duty vehicles, according to a spokesman for the agency. The work is expected to begin in about six [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is asking Honda for more information as it investigates more than 1.7 million vehicles for reported unintended activation of the automatic emergency braking (AEB) system. NHTSA announced in [...]
Nissan has recalled 322,671 Pathfinders, model years 2013-2016, because of malfunctioning hood latches. According to the recall notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), buildup from the accumulation of dust and dirt [...]
Five years since the launch of the LexisNexis Telematics Exchange, 42% of the U.S. auto insurance market is contracted or currently contracting for access, including five of the top 10 carriers based on market share, [...]
Ford confirmed to Repairer Driven News on Tuesday that customers who leased an F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E, or E-Transit Van electric vehicle on or after June 15 of this year won’t be allowed to purchase [...]
Hyundai has broken ground on a $51.6 million expansion project for a new Safety Test and Investigation Laboratory (STIL) dedicated to identifying issues in the field and preventing crashes. The laboratory is expected to be [...]
