Independent crash testing provider updates protocols to meet IIHS tests

Dynamic Research Inc. (DRI), a vehicle testing and services provider, recently announced on LinkedIn that it has updated its testing protocols to meet those included in two proposed updates by the Insurance Institute for Highway [...]

2023-06-01T13:50:37-04:00June 1st, 2023|RDN News Feed|

Oregon to ban sale & distribution of fake, unsafe airbags

An Oregon bill to prohibit the manufacturing, importing, distribution or sale of counterfeit, nonfunctional, or non-federally compliant airbags has passed the state’s House and Senate. Senate Bill 256, sponsored by Sen. Chris Gorsek (D-Gresham), would [...]

2023-06-01T13:49:35-04:00June 1st, 2023|RDN News Feed|

Auto Innovators’ requested hold on Data Access Law enforcement denied

U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock has denied issuing an emergency temporary restraining order (TRO) requested by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) in its case against the state of Massachusetts over the voter-approved [...]

2023-05-31T13:36:15-04:00May 31st, 2023|RDN News Feed|

In-vehicle subscriptions: Consumer interest remains low & skeptical of data security

Based on recent Cox Automotive and Dialexa research, the success of in-vehicle subscriptions, also known as Features on Demand (FoD), depends on usefulness, pricing, and data security measures. Cox Automotive’s consumer research study “Software Monetization: [...]

2023-05-31T13:35:44-04:00May 31st, 2023|RDN News Feed|

California storage fee disputes prompt discussions

Reports have emerged of regulatory finger pointing in California that’s preventing customers with total loss vehicles from being fully compensated for storage fees. California’s DOI told RDN that there is currently a “substantial law” describing [...]

2023-05-31T13:35:14-04:00May 31st, 2023|RDN News Feed|

AIA Canada & partners launch new training program with government funding

The Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA Canada), in partnership with the Government of Ontario, St. Lawrence College, Conestoga College, Fanshawe College, and Plug ‘N Drive, have launched a new auto care industry training program [...]

2023-05-31T13:34:44-04:00May 31st, 2023|RDN News Feed|

Tesla’s Supercharger network will be available to Fords next spring

Ford electric vehicle (EV) owners will soon have access to a network of more than 12,000 Tesla superchargers throughout the U.S. and Canada under an agreement between the two automakers. Next spring, Mustang Mach-E, F-150 [...]

2023-05-31T13:34:12-04:00May 31st, 2023|RDN News Feed|

Memorial Day travel forecast up 7% YOY, claims likely to return to ‘near-normal’ volume

AAA projects 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend, a 7% increase over 2022, while CCC Intelligent Solutions predicts the number of collision claims will return to [...]

2023-05-29T14:59:54-04:00May 29th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

Hearing scheduled on Mass. R2R enforcement temp stop motion ahead of June 1 enforcement

District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock has scheduled a May 30 hearing on the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) emergency temporary restraining order (TRO motio) and expedited hearing request to prevent Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell [...]

2023-05-26T13:37:00-04:00May 26th, 2023|RDN News Feed|
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