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NHTSA to Host Public Meetings on Automated Vehicles

March 15, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it will hold a pair of public meetings this spring to gather input as it develops guidelines for the safe deployment of automated safety technology. The meetings, to be held in Washington, D.C., and California, will gather information on a series of issues […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, NHTSA, Regulation

Delaware Insurance Department Proposes to Allow Photo-Video Appraisals

March 3, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

State is latest to consider overturning prohibition against use of photographs to prepare collision repair damage appraisals. The Delaware Department of Insurance has proposed to amend its Regulation 602 relating to Motor Vehicle Physical Damage Appraisers to allow the use of digital images by appraisers. Similar proposals have been proposed in neighboring Pennsylvania and Virginia. […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Delaware, Insurance Deparment, Photo Appraisal, Regulation

FTC Announces Agenda, Panelists for Workshop on Auto Distribution System

January 7, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Panels will include representatives of dealers, manufacturers, and firms such as Tesla, Elio and Uber. The Federal Trade Commission has announced the full agenda for its upcoming workshop, “Automobile Distribution: Current Issues and Future Trends.” The all-day event, which will take place on January 19 in Washington, D.C., will explore critical issues in the regulation […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Dealers, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Regulation

New York State Recognizes NSF Non-OEM Crash Parts Certification

December 18, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

New York State NSF Recognition Letter

The New York State Department of Financial Services recently recognized NSF International as a qualified certifier of non-original equipment manufacturer (OEM) collision repair parts per New York Insurance Regulation 64: Unfair Claims Settlement Practices and Claim Cost Control Measures. NSF certified parts play an essential role in consumers getting a high-quality automotive repair. NSF International’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Certification, New York, New York State, Non-OEM Parts, Regulation

California Issues Draft Regulations for Autonomous Vehicles

December 17, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has released draft autonomous vehicle deployment regulations for public comment. The proposed regulations would initially exclude driverless vehicles. “The primary focus of the deployment regulations is the safety of autonomous vehicles and the safety of the public who will share the road with these vehicles,” said DMV Director […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, California, Regulation

Federal Trade Commission Plans Workshop on Auto Distribution Regulation

December 15, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

Workshop Will Explore Competition, State Regulations, and Emerging Trends in the Industry The Federal Trade Commission will host a one-day workshop on January 19 to explore competition and related issues in the U.S. auto distribution system, including how consumers and businesses may be affected by state regulations and emerging trends in the industry. The event […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Competition, Federal Trade Commission, Regulation, Tesla

NHTSA Includes Crash Avoidance Rankings in Proposed Upgrades to its 5-Star Safety Ratings

December 9, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

Plans include a new crash test, new dummies, as well as crash-avoidance system ratings to the government’s vehicle safety ranking program. The U.S. Department of Transportation today proposed high-tech changes to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 5-Star Safety Rating program for new vehicles. The planned changes will improve on the well-known safety ratings […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 5-Star Crash Rating, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, Regulation

Wisconsin Passes Collision Repair Shop Choice Law

November 19, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

Collision repair consumers now have same legal protection of repair facility choice that glass repair consumers have had in Wisconsin since 1991. On November 11, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed an act, 2015 Wisconsin Act 93, prohibiting an insurance company from requiring in an auto insurance policy that repairs to a motor vehicle are made […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Regulation, Steering, Wisconsin

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