AAA Foundation tests safe and proper partial driving tech training

Research results from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (FTS) suggest that interactive in-vehicle training may be a “promising” approach for drivers to better learn about safe and proper use of partial driving automation technology. [...]

2025-06-03T06:17:01-04:00June 3rd, 2025|RDN News Feed|

Industry discussions explore importance of proper ADAS calibration and danger of reimbursement caps

From standardizing procedures to advancing education, training, advocacy, and exploring new business models, the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) and MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers (MEMA) recently hosted private sector leaders to shape the future of safe, [...]

2025-06-02T07:00:28-04:00June 2nd, 2025|RDN News Feed|

AASP-IL to hold six-part webinar on legal rights and responsibilities of collision repair shops

Starting June 11, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Illinois (AASP-IL) will hold a six-part webinar focused on teaching collision repairers their legal rights and responsibilities.  “This six-part seminar series is essential for anyone [...]

2025-06-02T06:59:27-04:00June 2nd, 2025|RDN News Feed|

North Dakota law allows insurance managed repair, premium discounts when consumers waive rights

North Dakota recently passed a law that allows insurance companies to offer premium discounts in exchange for consumers waiving their rights to choose repair businesses and/or their right to a jury trial.  The bill, SB2374, [...]

2025-05-30T14:29:04-04:00May 30th, 2025|RDN News Feed|

Insurity: 1 in 5 consumers avoid filing insurance claim due to frustration with digital interaction

Twenty-two percent or one in five consumers have avoided filing an insurance claim because they found the digital interactions too frustrating or complicated, according to a 2025 Digital Experience Index national survey conducted by Insurity.  [...]

2025-05-30T14:28:33-04:00May 30th, 2025|RDN News Feed|

Top five P&C executives paid more than $114 million, per Business Insurance list

The top five paid property and casualty insurance executives made more than $114 million in 2024, according to a list compiled by Business Insurance.  Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan G. Greenberg topped the list for [...]

2025-05-29T13:37:59-04:00May 29th, 2025|RDN News Feed|

Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway insurance VP say autonomous vehicles will change insurance market

As autonomous vehicles become more common in the future, vehicle insurance will likely have to shift from personal liability, Ajit Jain, Berkshire Hathaway, vice president of insurance said during the company’s annual meeting earlier this [...]

2025-05-29T13:37:27-04:00May 29th, 2025|RDN News Feed|

AR and VR head-up display developments aim to improve future vehicle displays, JLR set to trial new tech

AllFocal Optics says its new lens for augmented and virtual reality could bolster the safety benefits of future vehicle head-up displays (HUDs). The AR and VR headsets provide crystal-clear vision, whether the wearer typically wears [...]

2025-05-29T13:36:56-04:00May 29th, 2025|RDN News Feed|

Mike Anderson shares why quality collision repairs are important to him

During an Army Airborne mission in Vietnam, Mike Anderson’s father, Andy Anderson, jumped out of a plane to find that his parachute wouldn’t open.  He tried his emergency parachute. It wouldn’t open either.  Anderson’s father [...]

2025-05-28T07:37:26-04:00May 28th, 2025|RDN News Feed|
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