The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reported that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) co-hosted a workshop yesterday on connected and automated vehicles. The program included panel discussions on connected vehicles, cybersecurity and individual privacy, which consisted of various stakeholder experts including the FTC, NHTSA, General Motors, the Consumer […]
State Attorneys General Promise Legal Fight to Keep 2022-2025 Vehicle Emission Standards
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, leading a coalition of 13 Attorneys General and the PA Department of Environmental Protection, warned the Trump Administration that any effort to roll back key vehicle emission standards would be met by a “vigorous” court challenge. In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt, the […]
Rhode Island to Hold Meeting on Auto Damage Appraiser Regulations
May 30 meeting to focus on regulations governing when an appraiser may not leave a collision repair facility without providing a copy of a damage appraisal. The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (DBR), Insurance Division has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in response to a petition to update Rhode Island Regulation 42 Section […]
Insurance Trade Groups Say California Labor Rate Regulation Increasing Both Rates and Costs
Insurance groups warn Department of Insurance collision repair labor rate regulations compounding California’s problem with rising accidents and repair costs. Repair association questions insurance view wondering how voluntary survey process can drive up rates. Two California auto insurance trade associations, ACIC, the California Voice of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) and the […]
EPA to Reexamine Emission Standards for Cars and Light Duty Trucks
Will reopen review of MY 2022-2025 standards that were closed by Obama Administration a year earlier than EPA’s originally planned time frame. Today, Department of Transportation Secretary (DOT) Elaine Chao and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced they will revisit the previous administration’s rule that finalized standards to increase fuel economy to the […]
California DMV Releases Proposed Rules for Driverless Autonomous Vehicles
Public Hearing scheduled for April 25. The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) released proposed regulations to establish a path for testing and future deployment of fully autonomous vehicles without drivers. “California has more manufacturers testing autonomous vehicles than any other state and today’s rules continue our leadership with this emerging technology,” said California Transportation […]
State and Federal Policy Focus Shifts to Vehicle Technology
Regulation Endeavors to Keep Pace with Technological Developments The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reports that with the state legislative season in full swing in many states, new automotive technologies, including vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications, driver assistance and automated vehicles (AV), are the focus for policymakers. Since the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, […]
EPA Finalizes 2025 Auto Emission Standards
Auto industry calls for review by incoming Trump Administration. On Friday, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy finalized her decision to maintain the current greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model years 2022-2025 cars and light trucks. The final determination finds that “…a wide variety of effective technologies are available to reduce GHG emissions from cars and […]
California Adopts New Collision Repair Anti-Steering Regulations
According to Insurance Commissioner new rules prevent illegal steering and ensure unfettered consumer choice of repair shops and more timely damage inspections. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones yesterday issued new anti-steering regulations covering insurance company interactions with consumers in need of collision repair that increase protections to prevent consumers from being misled or claims delayed when a […]
Pennsylvania Recommendations for Autonomous Vehicle Testing Draws Rebuke from Vehicle Manufactures’ Association
Yesterday, Pennsylvania’s Autonomous Vehicles Testing Policy Task Force delivered recommended guidance to the Commonwealth’s Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Leslie S. Richards for developing policies to oversee testing of highly automated vehicles (HAVs) and has scheduled an on-line public forum for Dec. 12 to review the report. The Global Automakers, that represents the U.S. divisions […]