New Studies Highlight Driver Confusion About Automated Systems
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released two new studies that highlight driver misperceptions and lack of understanding related to autonomous driving features.
Revolutionize Your Body Shop With Texting Technology
Consumers, when texted, are 40% more likely to be a successful conversion for a business than when they’re contacted via phone calls and emails.
eDriving and Munich Reinsurance Team Up to Help Reduce Commercial Fleet Collisions by 20 Percent
Through its driver risk reduction program, eDriving is guaranteeing that organizations will reduce the number of collisions by at least 20 percent in the first program year or the program fees will be refunded.
NTSB: Automated Emergency Braking Wasn’t Enabled Prior to Uber Crash that Killed Pedestrian
At 1.3 seconds before hitting the pedestrian, the vehicle’s self-driving system determined that emergency braking was needed to mitigate a collision, according to NTSB.
Racer Patrick Carpentier Raising Awareness of Distracted Driving in CARSTAR/BASF Campaign
Carpentier’s advice to drivers of all ages is simple: “When you’re driving the car, just drive the car.”
CARSTAR Joins National Auto Body Council to Highlight Distracted Driving Awareness Month
“We want to remind all drivers that when they are behind the wheel, they have just one job, and that is to focus on driving,” said Arlo Johnson, U.S. vice president of sales for CARSTAR.
Georgia House Passes Distracted-Driving Bill that Would Require Hands-Free Use of Devices
House Bill 673, which would restrict in-vehicle wireless communications to hands-free use only, has passed the Georgia House and Senate and now is headed to Gov. Nathan Deal’s desk.
AAA Survey on Traffic Safety Reveals Driving Behaviors that Keep Auto Body Shops in Business
An annual survey by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety concludes that while most drivers want a greater level of security behind the wheel, their behaviors often contradict their attitudes about safety.
Motorists More Worried About Distracted Driving than Drunk Driving: Survey
Distracted driving has overtaken drunk driving as consumers’ top safety concern on the road, according to a Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) survey.
Auto Insurance Premiums at All-Time High: Report
Premiums are up 20 percent since 2011, according to the annual “State of Auto Insurance Report” from the Zebra, which describes itself as “the nation’s leading insurance search engine.”
