Uber is halting testing of its autonomous vehicle (AV) fleet in several U.S. cities following a fatal accident in Tempe, Ariz. where a pedestrian was killed after being struck by one of its self-driving cars. The accident, which occurred Sunday night, is believed to be the first fatality of a pedestrian where an autonomous vehicle […]
North Carolina Insurance Department Adds 15 Agents to Fight Fraud
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is expanding the department’s criminal investigations division as part of his vision to eliminate insurance fraud in North Carolina. On March 16, 15 new special agents were sworn – in by State Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jackson as officers to the NCDOI Fraud Control Group – nearly doubling the […]
Registration Open for Women’s Industry Network Educational Conference
The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) announced that registration for its 2018 Educational Conference is now open. Members registering before March 25th will receive a discounted rate of $425. For member registration after March 25th, the rate is $475. Non- members may attend at a rate of $650. Attendance as a guest for the Most Influential […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Recognizes 163 Schools with Readiness Benchmark
The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced it recognized 163 schools with its Collision School Career Readiness Benchmark that was launched in 2016. This is an increase of 35 percent from 121 schools that participated in program and achieved a benchmark in its inaugural year. Under the new program developed by the Foundation, schools were classified […]
CARSTAR Adds Satellite Location to Collision Repair Network in California
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced the opening of CARSTAR Espana’s Milpitas, located at 950 Thompson St., in Milpitas, Calif. This is a satellite location for convenient customer drop-off and pickup, and supports CARSTAR Espana’s Collision Repair full-production facility at 470 E Brokaw Rd., in San Jose. Both locations are owned by Miguel Espana. Espana, […]
CIC Launches Online Wiki Glossary, Posts Upcoming Meeting Agenda
The Collision Industry Conference (CIC) announced the release of the Definition Committee’s online Wiki Glossary and the agenda for the upcoming meeting being held April 11-12 in Westminster (Denver), Colo. The Wiki Glossary includes segments for General Automotive Terms, General Automotive Parts Definition, Frame / Unibody / Structural Terms, Automotive Scan Diagnostics, Calibration, and Programming, […]
Federal Insurance Office Preserved in Dodd-Frank Reform Bill Passed by U.S. Senate
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reported that on March 14, the U.S. Senate passed S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, which is a wide-ranging bank deregulation bill that would scale back key parts of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law. The bill passed by a vote of 67-31. ASA Washington Representative Bob […]
Study Reveals Extreme Winter Weather Strongly Related to Arctic Warmth
Warmer arctic drives colder, snowier weather in northeastern U.S., drier conditions in western portions of the country. The collision repair industry in the northeastern U.S. will benefit from a warming arctic according to a new study from Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER) and Rutgers University published that was published in Nature Communications. The study shows […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Maryland
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced the opening of CARSTAR Nescar Garage, located at 11408 Old Baltimore Pike, in Beltsville, MD. The facility is owned by Nestor Montoya and has operated as Nescar Garage Body Shop since 2009. “We continue to expand our presence in the Mid-Atlantic region and are proud to welcome CARSTAR Nescar […]
Registration Open for 2018 Paint, Body and Equipment Specialists Conference
The Auto Care Association announced registration is open for its 2018 Paint, Body and Equipment Specialists (PBES) Conference. The two-and-a-half day conference will be held on May 16-18 at the Fairmont Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas. The deadline to register is April 20, 2018. The PBES Conference is an annual educational event that brings together […]
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