ASE receives $25 million DOL grant, promises won’t be used just to fill jobs

The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Education Foundation has been awarded a $25 million, four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), which the foundation says will be used to expand registered [...]

2026-07-17T14:26:50-04:00July 17th, 2026|RDN News Feed|

Monro, an auto service provider, fined $174,000 for OSHA violations

Auto service provider Monro Inc. has agreed to pay $174,000 in penalties to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to resolve seven safety violations found at its New York facility in July 2025, according to [...]

2026-07-17T14:26:20-04:00July 17th, 2026|RDN News Feed|

Honda newsletter gives tips on where to find ultra-high-strength steel repair information

A recent Honda “Joy of Repair” newsletter provides insight on where to find repair information when working with ultra-high-strength steel (UHSS).  Honda began integrating UHSS into vehicles in 2009 and today every Honda and Acura [...]

2026-07-15T14:27:56-04:00July 15th, 2026|RDN News Feed|

GM patent describes system that would collect driver insurance, vehicle information post-collision

According to several national media outlets, a newly published General Motors patent describes an in-vehicle system that would reportedly collect and exchange driver and vehicle information data post-collision between the involved vehicles. A Justia Patents [...]

2026-07-15T14:27:25-04:00July 15th, 2026|RDN News Feed|

BMW Group advances Physical AI use in production with Figure 03 humanoid robots

BMW Groups says, following a successful deployment with the humanoid robot Figure 02 at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina, the company’s further-developed successor, Figure 03, will now start at the plant, working on [...]

2026-07-13T14:26:50-04:00July 13th, 2026|RDN News Feed|

New Jersey’s autonomous vehicle pilot program’s tech requirements would exclude Tesla

A New Jersey bill, and its companion, which would set up an autonomous vehicle pilot program in the state would require driverless robotaxis to use technology that excludes Tesla from operating.  SB1677 and AB3968 are [...]

2026-07-13T14:26:19-04:00July 13th, 2026|RDN News Feed|

AAA explores risky driving behavior in new report

AAA’s Foundation for Traffic Safety has released a new report that explores how drivers think about and engage with risk behind the wheel.  This includes examining perceptions and attitudes towards dangerous behaviors, self-reported behaviors, perceptions [...]

2026-07-13T06:02:27-04:00July 13th, 2026|RDN News Feed|
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