PropertyCasualty360 editorial outlines 5 ways sensors are preventing crashes

Co-founder and CTO of Tactile Mobility, Boaz Mizrachi, discussed five ways sensors are helping to prevent accidents in a recent opinion editorial published by PropertyCasualty360.  Tactile Mobility uses advanced tech, like sensors and AI, to [...]

2024-10-29T04:09:21-04:00October 29th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Ford releases new BlueCruise with automatic lane change on 2025 Mustang Mach-E

Ford recently shared that it will offer its newest version of BlueCruise on the 2025 Mustang Mach-E, which can “smoothly and seamlessly” switch lanes to go around slower-moving traffic so drivers can continue hands-free driving [...]

2024-10-29T04:08:50-04:00October 29th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

GM to continue focus on EV and ICE balance, expects record full-year earnings

In its Q3 earnings call, General Motors executives said it’s been a record year so far, upping its guidance for the rest of the year, and sharing that going into 2025 there will be a [...]

2024-10-29T04:08:19-04:00October 29th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

California’s BAR holds third and likely final workshop on storage fee regulation

California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) recently held its third, and likely final, workshop to discuss proposed regulations on storage and towing fees that will impact collision repair shop operations in the state.  The passage [...]

2024-10-25T14:58:07-04:00October 25th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Maryland woman says driverless-Tesla crashed into her parked vehicle, and then drove away

A Maryland woman says she was sitting in her parked car at a local mall when a Tesla with no driver crashed into her vehicle, according to a news report from NBC Washington.  “I couldn’t [...]

2024-10-25T14:57:36-04:00October 25th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

AAA says AEB has drastically improved for avoiding collisions at up to 35 mph

New research from AAA has found that 2024 model year vehicles equipped with automatic emergency braking (AEB) avoided all forward collisions when tested at speeds up to 35 mph. In comparison, 2017 and 2018 models [...]

2024-10-24T14:17:31-04:00October 24th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Volvo releases 6 position statments including scanning and diagnostics and EV battery handling

Volvo recently uploaded six new position statements including an updated Scanning and Diagnostics Position.  Newly added position statements include Aluminum Inspection, EV Battery Handling, EV Welding, Glass Position, and Steering Column Inspections.  Each of the [...]

2024-10-24T14:17:00-04:00October 24th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Volvo, VERSES release study on algorithm to predict what’s behind obscured objects

Volvo and VERSES research teams recently published a paper using an algorithm to predict the appearance of pedestrians, cyclists, and cars that are obscured behind stationary vehicles and objects, according to a press release.  The [...]

2024-10-24T14:16:29-04:00October 24th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Enterprise: Length of rental continues decline in Q3 but challenges remain

Enterprise Mobility reports that the overall collision-related length of rental (LOR) dropped to 16.3 days during Q3, a decline of 1.2 days compared to Q3 2023. “During 2022 and 2023, many factors affected the collision [...]

2024-10-24T14:15:59-04:00October 24th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Vehicle structure, business practices, training and more on deck for SEMA Collision Stage Stage

I-CAR, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS), and guests from a variety of industry companies will deliver panel discussions, interviews, and information sessions during the SEMA Show on the Collision Repair & Refinish Stage [...]

2024-10-23T14:26:12-04:00October 23rd, 2024|RDN News Feed|
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