Toyota to recycle hybrid batteries, reuse raw materials; Rivian opens 3 U.S. charging sites

Toyota is working on a project to recycle its hybrid vehicle batteries into raw materials to reuse as part of its goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 and Rivian has opened the first three [...]

2022-07-11T07:30:04-04:00July 11th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Maryland body shop owners sentenced to prison for conspiracy over tax fraud

The husband-and-wife owners of a Maryland collision repair shop have been sentenced to a year in prison for conspiring to commit tax fraud, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced. Ercin and Lizette Kalender, both [...]

2022-07-11T06:30:05-04:00July 11th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Experts: ADAS safety potential goes hand in hand with consumer education

Tarik Bolat, CEO and co-founder of autonomous driving tech company GPR, wrote in an Automotive News opinion piece that many motorists turn off safety features, such as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), because they think [...]

2022-07-08T07:30:34-04:00July 8th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Chip shortage leaves certain Equinox, Terrain vehicles without 2 ADAS features

Because of the continuing chip shortage, General Motors has begun shipping some 2022 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles without certain advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) features, General Motors said. As of July 4, certain [...]

2022-07-08T07:30:04-04:00July 8th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

GM gives more detail on Michigan plants investment; CA lithium tax could delay EV timeline

General Motors has provided details on the last chunk of funding it’s investing in its Michigan assembly plants to produce more electric vehicles (EVs), EV batteries, and to expand assembly plant capacity, but Controlled Thermal [...]

2022-07-07T13:30:04-04:00July 7th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

NTSB chair: NHTSA’s vehicle safety testing lags behind, ‘fails consumers’

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), also known as the 5-Star Safety Rating Program, that Americans use when shopping for new passenger vehicles “fails consumers” by not including collision-avoidance [...]

2022-07-07T07:30:36-04:00July 7th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Growth of embedded insurance holds promise for consumers, carriers, Swiss Re exec says

Embedded insurance, a way for carriers to sell policies to customers at the point of sale of consumer goods, is quickly evolving, with “billions of dollars of potential” in areas like auto, home, and business [...]

2022-07-07T07:30:04-04:00July 7th, 2022|RDN News Feed|
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