Alumobility has developed technical guidelines for producing one-piece vehicle body side outer panels from aluminum sheet, and demonstrated its findings to a number of OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, according to the nonprofit organization’s technical [...]
Subaru is reportedly developing a new generation of its EyeSight driver assistance system that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve computer recognition in poor visibility. The system will be introduced on 2025 model year [...]
The Center for Auto Safety has named longtime staffer, Michael Brooks, as its new executive director who told Repairer Driven News that he and the center staff will “continue to focus on several issues impacting [...]
The Biden administration has approved 35 electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure plans across the U.S. under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, which was established and is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Arizona, [...]
The federal judge in the Massachusetts “right-to-repair” case has given the parties until Oct. 7 to file their answers on two outstanding issues: their points of agreement and disagreement on the legislation approved by voters [...]
Lawmakers and witnesses wrestled with conflicting goals during a congressional hearing Wednesday on the issue of right-to-repair legislation and its impact on consumer products ranging from cell phones to agricultural tractors. For nearly two hours, [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has agreed to look into concerns raised by a U.S. senator over “frontovers,” accidents involving blind zones of as much as 16 feet directly in front of large [...]
S&P Global Market Intelligence reports that commercial auto liability premiums are up 10% compared to Q2 2021, and there were also “substantial” rate hikes in the first half of this year — both of which [...]
Mitchell International will release enhancements to its Cloud Estimating platform later this year that they say can simplify the collision damage appraisal process for battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Mitchell said the changes are being made [...]
By November 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) must release new keyless ignition vehicle safety regulations, which will include requiring OEMs to install a system that would automatically shut engines off if they’re left [...]
