Waymo says autonomous ride-hailing vehicles are safer than human drivers in its new study of 7 million rider-only miles. The company’s vehicles saw an 85% reduction or 6.8 times lower crash rate involving any injury [...]
Front crash prevention systems aren’t as effective at preventing collisions with large trucks and motorcycles as they are at avoiding crashes with cars, new research shows. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) said it [...]
Certified Collision Group (CCG) has expanded into Canada, making its first step into international territory. CCG says shops that become a member of the group are well-established and OE-certified with “proven performance relative to advanced [...]
A Northern Illinois District Court judge has ordered a class action lawsuit to continue against State Farm by more than 20 plaintiffs over underpaid actual cash value (ACV) on total loss vehicles. Plaintiffs allege State [...]
The California Department of Insurance is investigating “numerous complaints” it has received from customers claiming they’ve struggled to secure auto insurance. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a bulletin last week in response to claims consumers [...]
Mercedes-Benz says it’s the first automaker to receive approval for special exterior lighting meant to demonstrate that a vehicle is self-driving. The OEM received two-year exemption permits in California and Nevada that allows it to [...]
Electric vehicle (EV) OEM, Fisker, says it’s working on a customer service improvement update in the U.S. and Canada based on feedback from customers and is expanding its collision repair network, including hiring technicians. “Customer [...]
Proposed bills in Washington and Florida would create task forces to oversee the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in public and private settings. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson recently announced two bills aimed at creating a [...]
Property and casualty (P&C) insurers represented the largest portion of insurance-related layoffs this year, according to a new analysis. The S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis found that at least 6,800 jobs were lost throughout the [...]
Ford shared information related to new safety technology, a side-impact door sensor and its supplemental restraint system (SRS) in its latest On Target newsletter. Its 2023 F150 adaptive energy absorbing steering column will collapse if [...]
