Automakers, Intelligent Transportation Systems Community Call on FCC to Protect the Safety Spectrum
The FCC is considering a proposal to reconfigure the 5.9 GHz band that automotive groups say would sweep away decades of research and development of connected car and crash avoidance technology.
Americans Want Silicon Valley Tech Firms to Steer Self-Driving Cars, Not Automakers
Survey finds that Americans overwhelmingly want to buy and ride in self-driving cars, but they don’t want the “brains” of those vehicles to come from automakers.
Automakers Urge Insurance Companies to Remind US Drivers of Recalls
The new push, according to Reuters, comes just as a U.S. House panel was held on April 14th on efforts by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to reduce the number of uncompleted vehicle recalls.
PCI Commends Automakers’ Commitment to Make Automatic Emergency Braking Standard on New Vehicles
Property Casualty Insurers Association of America’s Bob Passmore said, “The promotion and expansion of accident avoidance technology is paramount for protecting motorists.”
Poll Finds In-Car Technology Arms Race Leaves More Than Four in Ten Consumers Feeling Automakers Offer Too Much
More education and fewer options needed, as safety features shine and those competing with consumer electronics falter
J.D. Power Report Finds Automakers Are Spending Billions on Technologies Many Consumers Don’t Use
The report finds that at least 20 percent of new-vehicle owners have never used 16 of the 33 technology features measured.
Automakers Discuss Certification During SCRS’ OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit
Several automakers and their certifying partner companies joined the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) on Nov. 5 at the SEMA Show to discuss “OEM Certification Development: The Programs Behind OEM Partnership” during the 2014 SCRS OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit. The discussion was designed to help industry professionals understand what exactly goes into the
Automotive Recyclers Urge Automakers to Release OEM Build Sheet Data
Automotive Recyclers Association feels data should be released to recyclers like it is to collision repairers and insurers for the ultimate benefit of the consumer.
Global Automakers Announces Support of Anti-Counterfeit Airbag Legislation
Maryland House Bill 885 would make it a crime to knowingly sell or install counterfeit or substandard airbags in a vehicle.
CCC Launches New Intelligent Experience (IX) Cloud Platform
CCC IX Cloud will help customers focus on the claims, repair decisions and actions that will have the greatest impact on their business.
