Tesla Owner Suing Automaker, Service King Over Crash
Heather Lommatzsch is suing Tesla over allegedly misleading her about the vehicle’s autonomous features, and Service King because it serviced Lommatzsch’s vehicle within the year before the crash and replaced a sensor.
Report: Collision Avoidance Sensors Market Will Be Worth $18.97 Billion by 2025
The global collision avoidance sensors market size is expected to reach $18.97 billion by 2025, according to a new study conducted by Grand View Research, Inc.
Advanced Auto Tech Changing Car Insurance
As technology continues to rapidly change in the automotive and collision worlds, three “mega-trends” continue to force customer service and product innovations, according to an article by Property Casualty 360.
BASF Wins Red Dot Award for Paint System
BASF’s Coatings division has been awarded the Red Dot in the “materials and surfaces” category for its functional coating technology for passive temperature management.
Auto Insurers Warn OEMs About ‘Misleading’ Self-Driving Features
Automotive insurance agencies are starting to warn carmakers against the use of the word “autonomous” in their marketing and vehicle features, according to a report by the Association of British Insurers.
Fatal Tesla Crash Preliminary Investigation Report Issued
The report said that performance data that was downloaded from the Tesla indicates the driver had been using traffic-aware cruise control and autosteer lane-keeping assistance, which are advanced driver assistance features that Tesla refers to as autopilot.
Consumer Groups Ask Feds to Launch Probe into Tesla’s Autopilot
The Center for Auto Safety and Consumer Watchdog are calling on the Federal Trade Commission “to investigate dangerously misleading and deceptive advertising and marketing practices and representations made by Tesla Motors Inc. regarding the safety and capabilities of its Autopilot feature.”
Tesla Sees ‘Substantial Revenue-Generating Opportunities’ in Company-Owned Auto Body Shops Set to Open this Year
In their first-quarter letter to investors, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and CFO Deepak Ahuja reiterate the automaker’s plans to open its own body shops.
Tesla Defends Autopilot Technology After Fatal Accident in California
In the wake of a March 23 accident in Mountain View, Calif., that killed the driver of a Tesla Model X SUV, the automaker is defending the safety record of its Autopilot system.
Fatal Uber Collision: Tempe Police Department Releases Video from Vehicle Cameras
The Tempe Police Department has released video footage taken by the Uber vehicle involved in a March 18 collision that killed a pedestrian.
