Allstate fourth insurer in recent months to file for rate reduction in Georgia

Allstate has filed a 5% rate reduction for auto insurance in Georgia, becoming the latest company to file for a decrease in the state.  The reduction will affect tens of thousands of Georgia drivers, a [...]

2026-02-18T13:27:17-05:00February 18th, 2026|RDN News Feed|

Vehicle maintenance and repair contributes most to transportation inflation in past year

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ most recent Consumer Price Index report shows motor vehicle maintenance and repair has contributed the most to inflation for transportation goods and services between January 2025 and January 2026.  The [...]

2026-02-17T13:28:24-05:00February 17th, 2026|RDN News Feed|

China-proposed regulation could ban touchscreens for specific vehicle features

Proposed regulations in China would move away from screens that are popularizing in EVs and require essential safety functions to be controlled by physical switches or buttons, an Automotive News article says.  Regulations, proposed by [...]

2026-02-17T13:27:23-05:00February 17th, 2026|RDN News Feed|

Revised telematics consumer protection bill introduced in Maryland Senate

The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is urging the Maryland Senate Finance Committee to pass SB 351, a bill that it says would establish “basic and badly needed” consumer protections for drivers participating in insurance [...]

2026-02-16T13:25:47-05:00February 16th, 2026|RDN News Feed|

Audi adds parking, fueling, charging, and washing apps to its portfolio

Audi has added two services to its app portfolio, one that finds and pays for parking and another that offers contactless fueling, charging, and washing.  “Intelligent networking makes driving more comfortable, efficient and safer,” an [...]

2026-02-16T13:25:16-05:00February 16th, 2026|RDN News Feed|

American manufacturer partners with Canadian tech institute on EV battery safety education course

With over 153,000 EVs on the Canadian highways, the demand for skilled EV technicians is skyrocketing, according to the nonprofit organization, Clean Energy Canada. To support this growing fleet, the British Columbia Institute of Technology [...]

2026-02-16T13:24:45-05:00February 16th, 2026|RDN News Feed|

Suit alleges collection agency sent deceptive letters to drivers involved in collisions

A class action case alleges a collection company used deceptive practices when it sent notices claiming consumers owed debt from motor vehicle collision incidents.  The case, originally filed in Illinois in December, was moved to [...]

2026-02-13T13:26:50-05:00February 13th, 2026|RDN News Feed|

NHTSA issues ‘urgent’ alert asking for repair industry’s help on dangerous airbags

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released an “urgent” industry alert that specifically asks the auto repair industry to look for dangerous airbag inflators that continue to kill consumers.  The alert follows an alert [...]

2026-02-13T13:26:19-05:00February 13th, 2026|RDN News Feed|

Congress subcommittee shows wide favor of SELF DRIVE Act, some safety criticisms cited

The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade spent most of a nearly three-hour markup hearing on a list of transportation and safety-related bills Tuesday, debating the Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In [...]

2026-02-13T13:25:48-05:00February 13th, 2026|RDN News Feed|
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