Sensor manufacturer Luminar on Tuesday showed off its “Blade” concept for integrating its “Iris” lidar into the roofline of a vehicle. It’s an cleaner look than some of the headgear sported by would-be autonomous vehicles. [...]
An Iowa body shop and Ford dealership on Tuesday accused a Progressive adjuster of recently tricking the dealership into disclosing the repairer’s cost price for two parts. Progressive corporate said Thursday it would examine the [...]
The California Autobody Association on Thursday alerted collision repairers to certain practices that might come back to haunt them. Behavior like saving deductibles, charging certain fees and failing to secure customer authorization for changes all [...]
The California Autobody Association on Thursday reminded auto body shops that the Bureau of Automotive Repair will not view an insurer as the customer when it comes time to regulate the shop. It’s a good [...]
Cambridge Mobile Telematics on Thursday announced it had bought its top competitor TrueMotion, creating an automotive telematics powerhouse serving 21 out of the nation’s Top 25 auto insurers. CMT said it had already been the [...]
We recently covered Ford’s warning that body shops might need to remove hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fully electric batteries before subjecting such electrified powertrains to certain paint booth heat conditions. “The temperature in some body [...]
Lincoln on Wednesday announced it would “electrify” its entire fleet by 2030 and said consumers would see the first global fully electric Lincoln in 2022. “The company’s new rear-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive battery electric flexible architecture [...]
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ upcoming open board meeting offers everyone the opportunity to learn about industry developments and SCRS’ work in support of the sector. “These meetings are scheduled in concert with the [...]
Waycare said Monday a combination of AI traffic analysis, law enforcement deployment and dynamic signs cut speeding 43 percent and collisions 18 percent in stretches of Southern Nevada roads. The traffic management firm collaborated with [...]
USAA on Thursday announced it would buy the smartphone telematics insurer Noblr and use it to sell mileage-based policies. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Noblr has the capability to detect and track risky [...]
