A bill before the Texas Senate would mandate OEM repair procedures in collision repair and customer choice of OEM or aftermarket replacement parts on new vehicles, regardless of insurance carrier preference. SB 1083 sponsor and [...]
An amended version of the heavily debated European Commission’s Data Law, which aims to ensure fair access to in-vehicle and digital device data, has been approved on first reading by European Parliament. The heart of [...]
A number of automakers are being recognized by the federal government for their cutting edge-research and designs that are helping make roadways safer. Among the U.S. Government Award for Safety Engineering Excellence recipients was a [...]
Ford is withdrawing its National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) petition to develop and deploy its Level 4 automated driving system (ADS), saying it will instead focus on nearer-term prospects. The news follows Ford’s revelation [...]
Key financial results for private U.S. P&C insurers significantly worsened in 2022 compared to a year earlier, according to preliminary results from global data analytics provider, Verisk, and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA). [...]
Tesla’s vice president of engineering has described how models were designed to protect passengers from getting crushed during a collision. In a YouTube video uploaded last week, Lars Moravy told viewers the automaker took several [...]
LG Electronics (LG) is the first company to meet international testing standards for vehicle functional safety and cybersecurity management. LG research engineer Kim Min-kyu obtained the Automotive Functional Safety Expert qualification, becoming the second individual [...]
AutoBolt, a new auto glass part lookup service, has released its first annual “Auto Glass Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) and Technology Report” which found that 89% of model year (MY) 2023 and newer vehicles [...]
A recent survey of 2,000 U.S. adults shows that a third find texting while driving acceptable while nine out of 10 respondents said they would speak up if they saw a driver texting. The online [...]
Two colleges, one in Iowa and the other in South Carolina, have come up with creative ways of pulling students into the collision repair and automotive industry. Hawkeye Community College’s 13 Auto Collision Technologies students [...]
