Air bag inflator OEM, 3 automakers accused of covering up defect, danger to vehicle occupants in class suit

A federal class action lawsuit has been filed against three automakers, ARC Automotive, and other manufacturers that seeks a jury trial and damages for owners of vehicles with “tens of millions” of allegedly defective and [...]

2022-05-27T08:00:06-04:00May 27th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Tesla offers free subscriptions to its online repair manuals

Twelve-month subscriptions to Tesla’s online service and repair information, previously priced at $3,187.50, are now free, according to the OEM’s signup page. The service and repair information includes the digital service, parts, and body repair [...]

2022-05-27T07:01:07-04:00May 27th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Carvana Illinois license suspension lifted ‘under strict guidelines’

The Illinois Secretary of State’s office on Thursday implemented a stay on Carvana’s temporary suspension order, which allows the company to conduct business in the state “under strict guidelines.” Carvana’s dealer license was suspended by [...]

2022-05-27T07:00:36-04:00May 27th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Ricardo designs self-driving EV that uses existing AHSS, assembly methods

Global engineering firm Ricardo has designed a self-driving battery electric vehicle (BEV) that it says can be built on conventional assembly lines and repaired by body shops with existing techniques. Ricardo’s designs for SEM1 (Steel [...]

2022-05-27T07:00:04-04:00May 27th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

CIECA, Datatouch provide tips on PII protection, encourage shops move away from EMS exports

In the Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association’s latest webcast, “Data Sharing in the Collision Industry and Its Unintended Consequences,” CIECA Executive Director Paul Barry and Datatouch Managing Director Pete Tagliapetra discussed the importance of collision [...]

2022-05-26T08:00:10-04:00May 26th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

J.D. Power study finds falling customer satisfaction with digital insurance offerings

Customer satisfaction with insurers’ digital offerings has fallen, despite significant investments in customer-facing websites and mobile apps, a J.D. Power study of the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry has found. J.D. Power found that [...]

2022-05-26T07:00:34-04:00May 26th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

EV & alternative fuels infrastructure: Ohio tackling both, Louisiana passes bill on EV charging

Clean Fuels Ohio (CFO) and other stakeholders gave an update Wednesday on progress made in building out electric vehicle (EV) charging and compressed natural gas vehicle fueling infrastructure along the I-80 corridor within Ohio.  There [...]

2022-05-26T07:00:03-04:00May 26th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Continental’s new sensors can protect battery health, warn of impact damage

Continental has announced the development of two new specialized sensors: a Current Sensor Module (CSM) that can help protect the health of the battery, and a Battery Impact Detection (BID) system that can detect and [...]

2022-05-25T09:00:04-04:00May 25th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Security rivals safety as primary concern in automotive software development

Perforce Software and Automotive IQ’s annual “State of Automotive Software Development” survey of automotive development professionals found that “security is now a major concern and is as important as safety,” even more so with the [...]

2022-05-25T08:00:05-04:00May 25th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Rhode Island may give insurers more time to appraise vehicles, double damage amount for inspection requirement

Rhode Island senators are considering a bill that would make it an Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act violation for insurers to fail to have an appraisal performed by a licensed appraiser when a vehicle sustains [...]

2022-05-25T07:00:34-04:00May 25th, 2022|RDN News Feed|
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