Effective today under the “Performance Reporting” link, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) Blueprint Optimization Tool (BOT) includes a new dashboard and expanded reporting functionality, powered by development partner OEConnection (OEC). The BOT was [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) says it’s developing a new rear impact testing system to measure how seat and head restraints protect vehicle occupants. Marcy Edwards, an IIHS senior research engineer, said in [...]
Hyundai and Kia have applied for and registered patents for a universal wheel drive system (Uni Wheel) that the automakers say could create an entirely new vehicle cabin structure. The automakers presented the new system [...]
The big will continue to get bigger. That’s the conclusion drawn from three presentations during SEMA Week on collision repair center consolidation. Opus IVS ADAS Solutions Vice President Frank Terlep shared his findings on the [...]
A Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE) division is seeking input from the collision repair industry on draft industry standards. Automotive collision repair (ACR) is among dozens of programs the department’s Office of Curriculum and Industrial [...]
Using advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) over time can compromise the attention spans of those piloting the vehicles, newly-released research shows. A study by the AAA Foundation found that behind-the-wheel focus dropped among drivers who [...]
Honda is recalling more than 300,000 vehicles in the U.S. that were manufactured without a seat belt rivet securing the quick connector and wire plate. The OEM said in a National Highway Safety Traffic Safety [...]
AirPro Diagnostics is now a Ford-authorized calibration service provider within the Ford Certified Collision Network (FCCN) and Ford Certified Glass Network (FCGN). Ford has not endorsed any specific AirPro tools. “This approval is yet another [...]
Be deliberate and persistent and if it isn’t broken, break it. That’s what Opus IVS ADAS Services Vice President Frank Terlep believes is the “formula for success” for collision repair small businesses. He shared his [...]
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) says it has secured $100,000 that will help advance women in the skilled trades. The funding from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) will be spent on creating more “equitable [...]
