The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has answered why the speed for its frontal crash tests is 40 mph, saying it comes down to real-world data and physics. Raul Arbelaez, IIHS Vehicle Research Center [...]
Mercedes-Benz recently performed the first vehicle manufacturer X-ray of a crash test, a press release from the OEM says. The X-ray device can capture 1,000 razor-sharp images per second and views details about injury and [...]
Fisker will pause production for six weeks as it faces bankruptcy and delisting of its Class A stock, according to a company press release and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings. The release says production [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has created a new ratings program that it says should encourage automakers to incorporate more robust safeguards in their partial driving automation systems. One vehicle out of the [...]
Hertz CEO Stephen Scherr has announced he’ll step down March 31 following the company’s electric vehicle (EV) pullout. Gil West, former chief operating officer for Delta Airlines and General Motors’ Cruise unit, will become COO [...]
Maine Reps. Tiffany Roberts (D-District 149) and Amanda Collamore (R-District 68) published an op-ed on Roberts’ website and in the Portland Press Herald that says the state’s “right to repair” legislation should be reevaluated while [...]
Toyota received 2,667 patents in 2023 including for a kinetic seat cushion, steel composite and systems and methods for in-vehicle wireless power, a press release says. The company, which spends $1 million per hour on [...]
Volvo, BMW, Honda, and Nissan have all made recent announcements to tout improvements in either electric vehicle charging or manufacturing. Volvo has partnered with Breathe Battery Technologies (Breathe) to become the first car company with [...]
The National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) will soon be launching a validation program for aftermarket scan tools, according to its website. The Aftermarket Scan Tool Validation Program is an industry effort to reduce high-tech [...]
Vehicle manufacturers are sharing driving information with data brokers, such as LexisNexis, who then share the information with insurance companies, according to a recent New York Times article. The article highlights the story of a [...]
