Early bird registration for the Automotive Service Association (ASA) and Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers hosted 6th Annual Technology and Telematics Forum is scheduled to close this Friday, July 12. The event takes place Sept. 12, at the Hilton Garden Inn on 200 Wiltshire Drive in Troy, Mich. The half-day “What’s Now, What’s New & What’s […]
Registration Open for ASA’s September 12 Technology & Telematics Forum
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) is partnering with the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers to host the 5th Annual Technology and Telematics Forum on September 12 in Troy, Mich. Detailed information about the event and registration is available online. Leading the forum will be automotive manufacturers, researchers, innovators, and technology developers to discuss next level issues […]
Auto Care CEO Bill Hanvey NY Times Op-Ed on Data Privacy Cautions Your Car Knows When You Gain Weight
Commentary published by The New York Times explores vehicle data collection and consumer privacy. As part of the Auto Care Association’s continued efforts to ensure a consumer’s right to access their car data, Bill Hanvey, president and CEO of Auto Care Association, penned an op-ed published in the New York Times exploring the significant issues […]
Panel Discussion Examines Vehicle Data Access and its Impact on Consumer Auto Repair Choice
Issues surrounding consumer rights, data privacy and federal and state policies related to vehicle data generated by connected cars explored. On April 4, as part of its Your Car. Your Data. Your Choice. education and advocacy initiative, the Auto Care Association held a panel discussion, embedded below, in Washington, D.C. titled How the Connected Car […]
Nissan Joins LexisNexis Telematics Exchange
LexisNexis Risk Solutions announced that Nissan North America has joined the LexisNexis Telematics Exchange. LexisNexis develops solutions to enrich the customer journey and deliver usage-based insurance (UBI) programs for vehicle owners to easily enroll and participate, giving drivers the opportunity to lower their insurance premiums and reduce the cost of vehicle ownership. Mileage data from […]
Interview: Aaron Lowe, Senior Vice President, Regulatory & Government Affairs for the Auto Care Association
In our telephone interview, Lowe discusses the factors driving legislation to revamp Massachusetts Right to Repair law. In 2012, Massachusetts passed a Right to Repair law governing independent repairer and supplier access to the information necessary to repair consumer’s vehicles. As a result of that law, vehicle manufacturers and supporter of the Right to Repair […]
Massachusetts Legislation Would Require Standardized Access to Vehicle Data and Telematics
Right to Repair Coalition supports legislation to assure independent consumer and repairer access to diagnostic systems and telematics data. The Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition is supporting legislation introduced in the commonwealth to amend the 2012 Right to Repair law to expand protection for a consumers’ right to own and control the data generated by […]
CIECA Webinar to Examine Telematics Impact on Insurance Claims
March 19 webinar examine how auto telematics systems will influence the future claim process. The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced its next CIECAst webinar will feature Dawn Mortimer, assistant vice president of Internet of Things (IoT)/Telematics Product Management at Verisk/ISO. Mortimer’s presentation, “How Telematics is Driving to Right-Touch Claims,” will be held on […]
Volvo Chooses CCC for Mobile Service Connecting Drivers Immediately After Crash
Volvo drivers will have emergency service access and be offered first notice of loss opportunity to connect with their insurer and find a collision repair facility. Today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nev.. CCC Information Services Inc. introduced a mobile solution, CCC Accident Advisor, that provides vehicle manufacturers and other connected […]
CIECA January 8 Webinar to Examine Telematics Impact on the Future of Collision Repair
Mike Anderson, owner of Collision Advice, will host the next CIECAst webinar on Tuesday, January 8 at 11 a.m. EST. During the one-hour live broadcast, Anderson will share some insights as to what the future holds in regard to the role that Telematics and Connected Vehicles will play in the collision repair industry. Some of […]