PCI calls for legislators to preserve third-party access to vehicle data that insurers and independent collision repairers need to work on advanced systems. Limit exemptions to existing safety standard. The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is calling on legislators to preserve third-party access to vehicle data in highly automated vehcle (HAV) legislation, H.R. […]
GAO Releases Vehicle Data Privacy Report
Calls for Clarification for the Role of Federal Oversight The Automotive Service Association reports that in July 2017, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) submitted a report on vehicle data privacy to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Research and Technology, under the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. The report: Examines the types, use […]
Automotive Service Association Joins Group Pushing for Enhanced Roadway Safety
Coalition for Future Mobility urges Federal leadership on automated vehicle innovation Just a month after its founding, the Coalition for Future Mobility has announced the addition of new members – the American Highway Users Alliance (AHUA), the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and the Automotive Service Association (ASA). The Coalition is now a […]
Bill in U.S. House Would Reform Insurance Claims Adjuster Licensing
Would provide for uniformity in licensing requirements and reciprocity across states that license claims adjusters. A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, Claims Licensing Advancement for Interstate Matters Act or CLAIM Act. (H. R. 3363), seeks to reform uniformity and reciprocity among states that license insurance claims adjusters. The bill seeks to have […]
Auto Care Association, Auto Manufacturers Applaud Removal of Border Adjustment Tax from Reform
The Auto Care Association is pleased and relieved to see that the tax reform framework negotiated by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), […]
U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Passes Autonomous Vehicle Legislation
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee , chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), approved H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution Act or the “SELF DRIVE Act.” Passing with unanimous bipartisan support at 54-0, this legislation will prioritize consumer safety, reduce traffic-related fatalities, and clarify federal and state roles […]
U.S. House Approves Delay of New Ozone Standards
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reports that on July 18, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017. If enacted, the bill would phase in implementation of the 2008 and 2015 ozone standards, extending to 2025 the date for final designations under the 2015 standards. Ozone is a […]
U.S. House Subcommittee Unanimously Approves Self-Driving Legislation
Legislation would preempt state and local regulation of highly automated vehicles, providing the NHTSA with regulatory authority. The introduction of automated vehicles got a boost yesterday as the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), approved bipartisan self-driving vehicle legislation that would preempt […]
Maine Collision Repair Anti-Steering Legislation Vetoed by Governor
State Senate fails to overturn veto on measure that would have required insurers to inform a consumer of right to collision repair facility. Proposed legislation (LD 1540) in Maine that would have required an insurer that recommends a particular collision repair facility to inform consumers they have a right to choose a facility was vetoed […]
U.S. House Passes Bill Reauthorizing Perkins Support for Career and Technical Education
The U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday to pass H.R. 2353, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. The bill seeks to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins) through Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. According to a joint statement from LeAnn Wilson, executive director of the Association […]