A Washington appeals court has partially overturned the decertification of a class action lawsuit against State Farm regarding the undervaluation of total loss vehicles. Two lawsuits, which have been consolidated, alleged that State Farm applied [...]
A California bill that would require OEMs to ensure safe and responsible recycling of lithium-ion vehicle batteries has passed out of committee for a vote on the floor. SB 615 would repeal existing state law [...]
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently released a plan to accelerate the use of vehicles that are able to connect to everything around them, such as other vehicles, pedestrians, and infrastructure. Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology [...]
CDK has agreed to pay $100 million and up to $250,000 for notice and claims administrative costs in an anti-trust case brought by dealerships nearly seven years ago, according to a motion for settlement filed [...]
A new report from Insurify states that in the first half of this year, full-coverage annual insurance premiums were hiked another 15% to $2,329 on top of post-COVID increases over the past couple of years. [...]
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)’s Producer Licensing Task Force (PLTF) will accept public comments on a proposed Public Adjusters Licensing Model Act through Aug. 30. The changes initially would’ve prohibited repair facilities from acting [...]
The Tennessee Department of Economic Community Development (TNECD) announced a series of grants focused on mobility including research into lithium-ion battery safety, medium- to heavy-duty electric vehicle charging, mobile lidar use for crash data, AI-based [...]
A collaboration between the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Volkswagen Group of America resulted in the first 270-kilowatt (kW) wireless power transfer to a light-duty electric vehicle (EV), according to [...]
Nonprofit Drive US Forward is advocating for the passage of a federal bill that would create better safety tests for female drivers. The “She Develops Regulations In Vehicle Equality and Safety (DRIVES) Act” was introduced [...]
A California United States District Court recently ordered preliminary approval of a $3.3 million class action settlement in a case alleging Allstate taped conversations without notifying other parties on calls. California prohibits recorded conversations without [...]
