Mercedes-Benz has produced a short film, “Awake,” that focuses attention on the danger of driver microsleep, and on its latest advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) technology designed to help prevent accidents. Microsleep is defined by [...]
Tesla Insurance expanded to Oregon, Virginia, and Colorado this week, and is expected to be available to 80% of Tesla owners in the U.S. by the end of 2022, the company’s CFO said Wednesday during [...]
During the second session of a Collision Industry Conference (CIC) panel discussion last week, shop owners and others in the industry agreed changes need to be made to hold repairers and rebuilders accountable for unsafe [...]
Hyundai and Audi announced plans this week to enhance advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) aboard their vehicles; Audi’s beginning with the 2023 model year. Hyundai has partnered with IonQ, a quantum computing company, on a [...]
Volvo, which has announced plans to become all-electric by 2030, has invested in StoreDot, an Israeli company that is developing extreme fast-charging technology for EV batteries. StoreDot said the collaboration is expected to help accelerate [...]
Shop owners and representatives from Audi America, I-CAR, and Enterprise Holdings all stressed the importance of following OEM repair procedures and safety guidelines as well as wearing proper PPE when working on electric vehicles (EVs) [...]
The BT1 platform that underpins the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado and several other upcoming General Motors EVs represents a new kind of vehicle architecture, according to GM’s chief engineer for battery electric trucks. The BT1 differs [...]
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe recently told the Wall Street Journal “the auto industry could soon face a shortage of battery supplies for electric vehicles” that could surpass the continued semiconductor chip shortage. Since the shortage [...]
Tesla is building a $6.5 million collision repair center in San Antonio, Texas, according to documents filed with state regulators. The 40,200-square-foot shop would be the third Tesla Collision Center in the OEM’s home state [...]
A State Farm email to its Select Service shops shared with Repairer Driven News states that sharing customer information with third-party providers is prohibited unless the data is only used “for the sole purpose of [...]
