A U.S. lawmaker is calling on 14 OEMs to implement and enforce stronger privacy protections in their vehicles to prevent data from being shared with third parties. In a letter sent last week, Sen. Edward [...]

State Farm has reached a $1.35 million settlement with Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron over its agents’ failure to disclose information to some auto insurance claimants about possible additional underinsured and/or uninsured motorist coverage. “This [...]

Artificial intelligence (AI) vehicle inspector UVeye says it’s teaming up with another company to mass produce AI vehicle inspection systems in North America. UVeye said Monday that it’s working with Hypertec, a sustainable technology company, [...]

More than half of U.S. drivers engage in risky behaviors while behind the wheel, new research shows. According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s annual Traffic Safety Culture Index (TSCI) survey, just 41% of [...]

J.D. Power has found that digital communication has become the key to maintaining customer satisfaction throughout the claims process, especially as repair cycle time has doubled in the past two years, currently at 23.1 days. [...]

Audatex/Solera’s blending refinish guidelines have officially been updated in its Database Reference Manual (DBRM). Under Section 4-4 “Refinish Guidelines,” Solera removed its previous blend formula — “50% of Audatex estimate refinish labor after overlap consideration, [...]

With more than $11 million from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the University of Virginia’s Center for Applied Biomechanics (CAB) is conducting automotive safety studies by demographic groups, such as male and female. [...]

A panel of four diagnostic scanning company leaders agree that when it comes to data retrieved from vehicles, the owner isn’t explicitly defined. In most cases, the owner of the data is the owner of [...]