First trial of humanoid AI robot successful at BMW plant, testing moves forward

BMW Group says a trial run using a humanoid robot in vehicle production was successful. The trial was conducted at the BMW Group Plant Spartanburg over several weeks with Figure’s latest humanoid robot, Figure 02. [...]

2024-08-08T14:48:28-04:00August 8th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Length of rental continued to decrease through Q2 and shop backlogs are improving

Length of rental (LOR) has decreased by 1.4 days to 16 compared to Q2 2023, but is still high above pre-pandemic figures, according to Enterprise Mobility’s latest LOR report for Q2. Traditionally, LOR continues to [...]

2024-08-06T14:58:50-04:00August 6th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi join forces for EV development

Nissan Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. announced last week that they’ve signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together on a framework for further intelligence and electrification of automobiles.  The [...]

2024-08-06T06:44:02-04:00August 6th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

AI and computer vision will be used to enhance road safety in California city through Toyota grant

The Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) has awarded the City of San José, California with a $260,000 grant to explore advanced AI and computer vision technologies to improve local traffic safety. The initiative will leverage the [...]

2024-08-06T06:43:31-04:00August 6th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

17 charged in drug trafficking out of West Virginia body shop

Seventeen people face federal charges for operating a fentanyl and cocaine trafficking operation out of a West Virginia body shop, according to the Northern District of West Virginia U.S. Attorney’s Office.  The group imported “significant” [...]

2024-08-06T06:43:00-04:00August 6th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Ford stresses importance of installing OEM glass; how does that effect ADAS?

In its latest On Target magazine, Ford reminds repairers that only its OEM Carlex replacement glass can provide for “the fit, function, safety, and structural integrity of the repair.” “…it is designed to fit the [...]

2024-08-05T11:04:25-04:00August 5th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

FTC fines CarShield and American Auto Shield for deceptive, misleading ads and telemarketing

CarShield and American Auto Shield (AAS), the administrator of its vehicle service contracts (VSCs), will pay $10 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its advertisements and telemarketing are deceptive and misleading. Many purchasers [...]

2024-08-05T11:03:54-04:00August 5th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Customers rank BEVs highest for design and performance

Customer satisfaction with vehicle design and performance for non-Tesla battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is at an all-time high surpassing gasoline, hybrid, and Tesla vehicles, according to a new J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution, [...]

2024-08-05T11:03:23-04:00August 5th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Erie insurance notifies DRPs to use 23 diagnostic entries; Providers have yet to implement

Erie Insurance emailed a Direct Repair Program update this week, requiring all scans and calibrations to be entered into the CCCOne estimating system using 23 standard line entries CCC has developed in an attempt to [...]

2024-08-02T12:54:30-04:00August 2nd, 2024|RDN News Feed|

NHTSA reopens comment period on mass ARC inflator recall, may stand by order

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) may stick with its initial decision to recall 52 million ARC Automotive air bags. NHTSA will retake comments for 30 days then decide whether to pursue the recall. [...]

2024-08-02T12:53:59-04:00August 2nd, 2024|RDN News Feed|
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