Driving habits: Falling gas prices not upping demand, broader laws could prevent phone-related crashes

AAA says dropping gas prices aren’t causing drivers to travel more, rather, Americans are “changing their driving habits to cope with higher pump prices.” And other habits, like texting while driving or using a phone [...]

2022-08-16T08:00:05-04:00August 16th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Federal judge refuses to dismiss Repairify’s patent infringement suit against LKQ, Elitek

A federal judge has rejected a motion by LKQ subsidiary Keystone Automotive Industries and its Elitek Vehicle Services to dismiss a patent infringement lawsuit brought against Keystone by Repairify. The suit, filed on Aug. 9, [...]

2022-08-16T07:00:04-04:00August 16th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Federal bill touted to curb inflation opposed by more than 70 business associations

Federal legislation passed last week by Congress has the potential to threaten small and family-owned businesses, according to the S Corporation Association. Promising to cover a myriad of inflation-curbing, tax, climate, and healthcare issues, the federal [...]

2022-08-15T08:00:36-04:00August 15th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

CSAA sued for continuing to charge ‘excessive’ premiums throughout pandemic

A class action lawsuit has been filed against CSAA, the Northern California AAA Auto Club affiliate, for allegedly overcharging its customers since 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began and, in doing so, violating state law [...]

2022-08-15T08:00:05-04:00August 15th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Lemonade partners with Mitchell for claims processing

Insurance startup Lemonade has selected Mitchell International as its claims workflow, automation, and total loss solutions to support its latest product, Lemonade Car. Mitchell’s solutions, which span auto physical damage and auto casualty, claim to [...]

2022-08-12T11:00:04-04:00August 12th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Tesla accused of falsely advertising Autopilot & Full Self-Driving ADAS features

Tesla has been accused of falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) features in California. Complaints filed with the state’s Office of Administrative Hearings by the Department of Motor Vehicles [...]

2022-08-11T10:30:04-04:00August 11th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Boyd Group CEO: Industry should ‘raise the bar’ on skilled labor compensation, discusses Q2 earnings

Boyd Group President and CEO Tim O’Day stressed on Wednesday during the company’s Q2 2022 earnings call the importance of recruitment and retention of collision repairers as the industry struggles with a “tight” labor market [...]

2022-08-11T07:30:04-04:00August 11th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Success of CCC’s photo-based estimating service to lead to more AI products, CEO tells investors

CCC Intellligent Solutions’ Estimate-STP, a photo-based estimating service that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and “insurer-driven” rules to generate what it calls “detailed and actionable” line-level repair estimates in seconds, is now being used by more [...]

2022-08-10T10:30:05-04:00August 10th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

AFFILIATE NEWS: AASP/NJ to host special meeting at Car Lofts feat. SCRS’ Schulenburg

Staying up to date with the latest resources and information while also taking the time out to interact with peers can be key in staying successful in today’s collision repair world. This is the intent [...]

2022-08-10T09:30:04-04:00August 10th, 2022|RDN News Feed|
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