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RCAR Newsletter Details EV Battery Repair Costs, Labor Time Methods and ADAS...

Research Council for Automobile Repairs reports on insurance industry research on collision repair issues from across the globe. The June 2026 newsletter from RCAR, the international Research Council...

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Hyundai Motor Group Sets 2028 Production Target for Level 2+ Automation,...

Hyundai Motor Group said Sept. 12 it will put NVIDIA-based Level 2+ automated driving systems into production in the first half of 2028 and Level 2++ systems in the second half of that year, followed...

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SEMA Widens ADAS Symposium to Automakers, Safety Researchers and Repair Groups

The Specialty Equipment Market Association’s second annual ADAS Symposium drew 63 attendees representing 47 companies and organizations, broadening a forum that debuted in May 2025 as a discussion of...

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California Motor Vehicle Glass Act Heads to Newsom as Glass Association Urges...

Governor has until Sept. 30 to act on SB 988. The Independent Glass Association says Assembly consumer-choice amendments do not resolve its concerns. The California Legislature gave final approval to...

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Farmers Links Safety Technology to Costlier Repairs and Premiums in Consumer...

The guide names diagnostic scans, calibration and specialized labor as repair cost drivers and tells policyholders those costs flow into rates. Farmers Insurance published a consumer guide Aug. 31...

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Solera Adds Standalone ADAS Calibration Field to Qapter Estimates Through...

Solera has integrated Azimuth Claims Solutions’ calibration identification engine and labor time database into its Qapter estimating platform, creating a dedicated field within the line-by-line...

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GM Restricts Ordering of 12 Electric Vehicle Frame Rail Parts to Collision...

Bulletin tells insurers to route structural BEV repairs to GM Collision Repair Network shops, drawing scrutiny from the Automotive Body Parts Association. General Motors has limited ordering of 12...

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AirPro Diagnostics and Revv Merge

Combined company operates under Rotunda Capital Partners ownership, with AirPro chief executive Driaan Du Toit leading and Revv co-founder Adi Bathla as president and chief innovation officer AirPro...

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Car ADAS Solutions Adds East Tennessee Calibration Center to Network

Car ADAS Solutions has added a licensee calibration center in Maryville, Tenn., its second Tennessee location, operated by National Calibration Alliance at 1725 William Blount Drive. The center is...

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Automotive Recyclers Association Challenges GM Prohibition on Recycled OEM Parts

Trade group argues the automaker’s own ADAS inspection and calibration standards undercut a ban based on where a part came from. The Automotive Recyclers Association said it disagrees with General...

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Revv Releases Free ADAS Explainer Kit for Shop Customer Conversations

Revv released a free set of customer-facing education materials Aug. 12 designed to help collision repair, glass and mechanical shops explain advanced driver assistance systems and calibration...

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Ford Issues New ADAS Position Statement in Latest On Target Magazine

Ford Motor Company has issued a new collision repair position statement covering advanced driver assistance systems, bringing its Ford-brand roster to 12. The statement is detailed in the 2026 Vol. 2...

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GM Rewrites ADAS Position Statement to Prohibit Salvaged and Aftermarket Sensors

Vehicle manufacturer adds “strictly prohibits” language to three collision position statements and publishes a new statement barring trailer hitch repair and non-GM hitches. General Motors has...

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Bosch Adds Mercedes-Benz Secure Access, 2026 Coverage in ADS X Software Updates

Bosch Diagnostics released software updates 7.3 and 7.4 for its ADS X series scan tools, adding support for 2026 model year vehicles, additional ADAS calibrations and a secure-access method for...

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CCC Adds Autel to Diagnostics Network

CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. has added Autel to the CCC Diagnostics Network, giving collision repair facilities that use the diagnostic tool maker’s services the ability to have scan documentation...

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Mobile Tech RX Launches Connected ADAS Workflow for Calibration Companies

Mobile Tech RX has launched a mobile-based workflow for advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) calibration companies that combines calibration identification, documentation, pricing and invoicing in...

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Private Passenger Auto Drives Louisiana’s First Broad Rate Relief, Triple-I Says

Trade group points to litigation and glass-claim fraud as the cost drivers still to be addressed. A new state law folds ADAS calibration disclosures and an assignment-of-benefits ban into Louisiana’s...

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Plasnomic, Industry Partners Launch Textured Plastic Parts Repair Pilot

Plasnomic announced June 30 that it and a group of supplier partners — 3M, 4Plastic, Mirka, PPG, Polyvance and SEM — will launch a pilot program to validate repair methods for textured plastic parts,...

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SCRS Forms ADAS Repair Division, Names Five-Member Governing Council

The Society of Collision Repair Specialists has established an ADAS Repair Division and named an inaugural five-member Governing Council, creating a dedicated platform for the diagnostics, calibration...

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Kinetic Enters Arizona with Two Phoenix ADAS Hubs, Opens First Los...

Kinetic, which operates a network of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) calibration and diagnostics hubs, has opened three new facilities — two in Phoenix and one in Inglewood, California —...

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