The judge in the Massachusetts “right to repair” lawsuit has scheduled a closed-door hearing for Sept. 1, indicating that his long-anticipated opinion might be imminent. U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock did not indicate [...]
General Motors (GM) has said it would double the size of the road network used by its Super Cruise technology, which allows hands-free driving under certain circumstances. The additional 200,000 miles of state and federal [...]
During a special session of the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) on July 20 attendees ventured around four “Adventure Stations” to catch a glimpse into advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) and electric vehicle (EV) repair handling, charging, [...]
A Florida jury has found Tesla 1% responsible for the death of a teenager who crashed a 2014 Model S into a wall at high speed, not for any defect in the vehicle, but because [...]
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) has announced the formation of a new Standards Development Committee focused on artificial intelligence (AI), and is inviting participation by all segments of the industry, whether members of [...]
There have been recent legislative and nonprofit actions announced in California and Illinois regarding high auto insurance rates as news of June rate increases by GEICO and State Farm are just a couple of many [...]
As advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) on vehicles become more and more commonplace, both the collision and mechanical repair industries have been thrust into calibrations training and tooling while awaiting standardized procedures across OEMs — [...]
GEICO has closed its 38 sales offices in California and laid off “hundreds” of employees, according to media reports, but the closings will not affect the handling of claims, a spokesperson for the company told [...]
What attracts technicians to auto repair, why do they stay, and what makes them leave? Those questions and more were examined in detail by two presenters from CDK Global in a one-hour Automotive News webinar [...]
A recent survey by Progressive of 501 car buyers found that the respondents were “highly satisfied” with their online buying and trade-in experience, and predicted that more buyers will purchase their vehicles online. There were [...]
