American Family Insurance will use Tractable’s photo-based artificial intelligence (AI) as part of its claims settlement process, Tractable has announced. American Family will be applying Tractable’s AI Subro solution to its current inbound subrogation operations, [...]
Nearly 200 organizations have voiced their opposition to raising taxes on Main Street and small businesses in a letter to U.S. Congress. The Associated Press reports that “under the latest proposal, people earning more than [...]
A federal judge has rejected State Farm’s attempt to dismiss a class action lawsuit alleging that the carrier “systematically discriminates” against Black agents. Seven current and former agents claim that State Farm’s “uniform set of [...]
BMW is making some vehicle features available through paid subscriptions, giving customers the option of adding such creature comforts as heated seats, or advanced driver assistance (ADAS) features like High Beam Assistant, at any time. [...]
In a Monday letter to employees, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said the company is “prioritizing certain programs” while stopping others, “halting certain non-manufacturing hiring” and is taking on “major” cost cuts to lower material spending [...]
Electric vehicles (EVs) have higher repair costs and longer repair times than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, and are more likely to be returned to the shop for further work, according to the July trends [...]
Looking to help your shop’s repair planners learn the ropes of researching and documentation? The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and the Database Enhancement Gateway (DEG) have some tips for just that. DEG Administrator [...]
Mitsubishi said it has voluntarily recalled 56,080 model year 2022 Outlander vehicles over faulty software that might prevent the use of the rearview camera. The recall affects Outlanders manufactured between Feb. 8, 2021 and April [...]
NHTSA Administrator Steven Cliff believes automatic emergency braking (AEB) along with other advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in all vehicles will greatly benefit safety. He told Automotive News in a recent interview that “increasing the [...]
Insuring an electric vehicle (EV) costs about $100 more per year than insuring a similar gas-powered vehicle, according to a Forbes Advisor analysis of car insurance rates for top-selling 2021 vehicles. Forbes said its analysis [...]
