The Nebraska Transportation and Telecommunications Committee heard from proponents and opposition Tuesday on proposed LB 782, which seeks to add structurally totaled vehicles to the state’s list of vehicles that require a salvage title and [...]
Alberta’s provincial government has frozen its insurance rates for private passenger vehicles, but critics say the move could cost drivers. “A rate freeze does nothing to improve the affordability of auto insurance in the near [...]
A global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) says it’s optimistic that future roads will be ruled by autonomous vehicles, although others have expressed concern that robotic rides are “going nowhere.” Appen lays its argument for [...]
Enterprise reports that length of rental (LOR) increased to 18.7 days during Q4 2022 and was nearly double compared to pre-pandemic April 2019 when LOR was 11.8 days. “While Q4 2022 continued with the return [...]
BMW has plans to further research the design and development of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) for its electric vehicles (EVs). The research will be conducted in Munich under an expanded joint development agreement with Solid Power, [...]
Ford has recalled more than 460,000 vehicles, including 382,759 in the U.S., to repair a rear view camera problem attributed to at least 17 accidents. The recall applies to the 2020-2023 Ford Explorer, 2020-2023 Lincoln [...]
New York has become the first state to legislate the right for owners and independent repairers to have access to digital electronic product diagnostic, repair, and maintenance procedures. Though the action doesn’t directly affect the [...]
A newly-released study suggests roadways would be safer if all seniors were required to take memory and judgement tests before renewing a driver’s license. The study looked at the effects of a Japanese mandate introduced [...]
The Collision Industry Conference (CIC)’s Data, Access, Privacy & Security Committee on Jan. 19 discussed with two attorneys the importance of establishing end-user license agreements with vendors and customer disclosures as best practices for shops [...]
A married Illinois couple who spent their careers advocating for safe auto repairs have died. Mark Pierson, a third-generation body shop owner who successfully championed the passing of Illinois’ Automotive Collision Repair Act suffered a [...]
