Auto insurers ‘understand the need for’ higher rates, Boyd CEO tells investors

Boyd Group, the parent company of Gerber Collision, is continuing to obtain rate increases from auto insurers as it responds to the challenges of a tight labor market, Boyd’s CEO told investors Wednesday during a [...]

2022-05-12T07:30:41-04:00May 12th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Federal law to address vehicle safety standards, crash prevention & increased fatalities

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that became law in November 2021 not only lays out a spending plan for the repair of roads and bridges but also requires vehicle safety standard revisions and research [...]

2022-05-12T06:30:05-04:00May 12th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

AAA study finds even after 6 months, drivers may not correctly use, understand ADAS

Owners of new vehicles equipped with driving assistance technology may understand it better after six months of use, but the depth of their knowledge is limited, according to findings from recent research by the AAA [...]

2022-05-11T09:30:04-04:00May 11th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Solera survey finds 50% of consumers prefer fully digitized claims settlement process

Nearly half of consumers surveyed would prefer a fully digitized process for settling their collision claims, while another 43% want a hybrid model that combines digital tools with human contact, according to Solera’s annual global [...]

2022-05-11T08:30:04-04:00May 11th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Volvo’s entire 2023 lineup, out this summer, will be all electric & capable of receiving OTA updates

The entire 2023 lineup of Volvo cars in the U.S. will consist of “mild” hybrid, hybrid, or electric vehicles (EVs) with built-in Google services and the ability to receive over-the-air (OTA) updates. The XC90 and [...]

2022-05-11T07:30:03-04:00May 11th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

GM, tech partner join to provide connected-vehicle data for road safety planning

General Motors and mobility analytics company, Inrix, have teamed up to provide anonymized data from connected vehicles to a variety of government agencies to help them meet road safety goals, the companies announced in a [...]

2022-05-11T06:30:03-04:00May 11th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

CIECA forms new committee in hopes of standardizing OEM repair procedure data

The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) has formed a new committee to focus on standardizing OEM repair procedure data and build sheet data. “CIECA’s Emerging Technologies Committee was reviewing pain points in the collision [...]

2022-05-10T07:31:06-04:00May 10th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

CCC CEO: Spending on vehicle scanning exceeds $1B, and will continue to grow

Spending on vehicle diagnostics in collision repair “exceeds $1 billion today, and will be a multiple of that in the coming years,” the CEO of CCC Intelligent Solutions told investors during a first quarter earnings [...]

2022-05-10T07:30:35-04:00May 10th, 2022|RDN News Feed|
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