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Nissan provides hands-on approach to customers on ADAS understanding

While driver assistance technology offerings continue to evolve on newer vehicles, many consumers want to use them but find it challenging to understand how they work or how to use them. Nissan says an in-person [...]

2024-07-10T14:59:20-04:00July 10th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz announce plans for next-gen battery development

Stellantis and research institution, CEA, have teamed up for a five-year collaboration that targets the in-house design of next-generation battery cells for electric vehicles. Mercedes-Benz has also taken a new global step in battery production. [...]

2024-07-10T14:58:49-04:00July 10th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

High School student wins SkillsUSA competition after promising instructor

After watching a SkillsUSA Collision Repair Technology competition at the state level last year, Elijah Stines turned to his Unake High School teacher and said, “I’m going to be your first national champion.”  Last month, [...]

2024-07-10T14:58:18-04:00July 10th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

“Who Pays?” survey finds more shops are researching OEM repair procedures

Sixty-one percent (more than 3 in 5) of shops said in the latest “Who Pays for What?” survey that they are researching OEM repair procedures on “all” or “most” of the vehicles they repair. That’s [...]

2024-07-09T14:30:03-04:00July 9th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Progressive reaches $48M class action actual cash value settlement

Progressive has agreed to settle a class action total loss underpayment lawsuit for $48 million. The complaint was filed in July 2021, and later amended, in Southern New York District Court. The plaintiffs allege Progressive [...]

2024-07-09T14:29:32-04:00July 9th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Post-crash inspections uncover chronic air bag deformities

In a recent Autobody News column, Collision Advice President Mike Anderson shared a startling example of what can go wrong when safety inspections aren’t conducted on air bags post-collision. The example comes from a conversation [...]

2024-07-09T00:44:44-04:00July 9th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Tech school and shop say I-CAR Academy curriculum modern improvement for hands-on learning

I-CAR’s latest curriculum, I-CAR Academy, which replaces its Professional Development Program Education Edition (PDPEE), is a vast improvement for schools, according to a Texas instructor. Raven Hartkopf, Collin College collision technology professor, said the school’s [...]

2024-07-09T00:44:13-04:00July 9th, 2024|RDN News Feed|
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