A newly-published I-CAR guide aims to teach collision repair operators how to more effectively onboard entry-level technicians through both in-house mentoring and I-CAR courses. The five-page manual is part of I-CAR’s wider initiative to help [...]
Ford Motor Co. has established Latitude AI, a wholly-owned subsidiary focused on developing a hands-free, eyes-off-the-road automated driving system for millions of vehicles. Meanwhile, Waymo and General Motors’ Cruise just recently reached 1 million driverless [...]
Some Illinois legislators are condeming a $182 million State Farm insurance hike within the state, calling the boost “excessive” and unfair to constituents. In a press release issued after the Bloomington-based insurer finalized the bump, [...]
Lifetime Gaston County, North Carolina resident Collision Safety Consultants Founder/CEO Billy Walkowiak has already begun campaigning for a seat on the Board of Commissioners next year, with tech education as part of his platform. Walkowiak [...]
The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) has released its 2023 Federal Retirement Security Blueprint — a public policy agenda that IRI says aims to help ensure workers have economic equity and financial security to sustain them [...]
Tesla shareholders are suing the OEM and its chief executive Elon Musk, claiming that by overselling the OEM’s autonomous capabilities, he caused stocks to depreciate when those features were linked to crashes and federal investigations. [...]
Repairify and Autel U.S. have entered into an exclusive long-term collaboration agreement for the use of Repairify’s patented global OEM remote diagnostics, calibrations, and programming solutions through Autel’s remote capable products across North America. As [...]
A Maryland nonprofit is showcasing how virtual reality (VR) can be used in schools and prisons to help train auto repair interns amid the skilled worker shortage. Vehicle for Change (VFC), which repairs donated cars [...]
Ford is trying to patent a technology that could allow its cars to autonomously drive themselves back to dealerships if the owners default on payments. The OEM’s application, published last Thursday by the U.S. Patent [...]
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) will host three webinars in March to help educate collision repairers about available healthcare policies. Through the SCRS benefits center, industry employees and their relatives have access to [...]
