A panel gave tips on how to overcome the challenges repairers face with matte and semi-glass paint jobs during the Collision Industry Conference (CIC)’s meeting in Seattle last week. The CIC Parts and Materials Committee [...]
State Farm has filed a patent for a system that suppresses calls and notifications to a driver’s phone while they are operating a motor vehicle, according to patent documents recently published by the United States [...]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken another step to mitigate health risks caused by “forever chemicals.” Earlier this month, the agency released updated interim guidance on the destruction and disposal of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl, [...]
Waymo’s fully autonomous vehicles (AVs) are now delivering food for Uber Eats without a driver in the driver seat, according to an Uber Eats press release. The two companies launched the food delivery service earlier [...]
The Kentucky legislation recently overrode a veto from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and sent a bill allowing fully autonomous vehicles on state roads to the Secretary of State. Beshear vetoed HB7 stating it “does not [...]
Fraudulent AI claims are inundating class action lawsuits and raising the costs for all parties involved, according to multiple legal trade publications. A recent class-action settlement involving Altria over Juul products has become a recent [...]
A special presentation during the April Collision Industry Conference (CIC) meeting Wednesday in Seattle drew parallels between another sector of transportation and the collision repair industry following a recent Boeing in-flight mishap in January. Kirsten [...]
Two Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) Board incumbents and one newcomer were elected by the society’s membership Tuesday. Incumbents Todd Hesford, Community Collision Centers, and Andy Tylka, TAG Auto Group will serve their second [...]
More consumers were shopping and switching insurance because of rate hikes during Q1, according to a new report from J.D. Power that TransUnion collaborated on. About 12.8% of consumers were shopping for new insurance in [...]
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating two recent fatal crashes involving the Ford Mustang Mach-E. The use of the vehicle’s partial driving automation system “BlueCruise” was activated during a Feb. 24 crash in [...]
