State Farm communicated details in an email on Tuesday announcing the expansion of their calibration pilot, based on an agreement with OPUS IVS, to four new states. It announced the program in October for Colorado [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) says automakers are delivering major improvements in their automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems following the introduction of its “tougher” front crash prevention evaluation last year. “The rapid progress [...]
An Illinois bill filed earlier this month would require repairs be completed in compliance with OEM directives but does not require OEM parts or OEM advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) calibration tools. The bill, HB2472, [...]
A lawsuit filed by VK Investments claims Repairify’s Executive Chairman John Lindle has breached his fiduciary duty and failed to appropriately perform management responsibilities including attending leadership meetings. VK Investments is a minority member of [...]
A bill introduced in the Nebraska Legislature aims to mitigate unsafe rebuilt vehicles making it back onto roads. LB 112 would create a new category of “structurally totaled” salvage titles for vehicles with major structural [...]
Multiple collision industry organizations currently have scholarship applications open for students or future students entering collision repair education programs. Application deadlines for the scholarships close next month. The Speciality Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Scholarship and [...]
New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety shows that the 80% increase in pedestrian fatalities over the last 15 years has occurred on urban arterial roads at night. “The continued rise in pedestrian [...]
Samsung SDI is recalling 180,000 high-voltage battery packs installed in certain Chrysler, Volkswagen, Audi, and Ford vehicles in North America, Europe, and Asia following an investigation from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The [...]
Universal Technical Institute (UTI) has expanded its Manufacturer Specific Advanced Training (MSAT) program becoming the first institution to offer Tesla’s START Collision Repair program. The program will be available at the Long Beach campus beginning [...]
Autel North America recently announced the company’s tablets have been certified to access Mercedes-Benz vehicles’ Security Gateway (SGW). Previously restricted actions, such as clearing codes, performing ADAS calibrations, cooling and adaptions and executing active tests [...]
