bodyshop magazine has secured media partner status with the Driverless Technologies Insurance 2016 conference. With the theme – Adapting Insurance Business Models To Assisted Driving – the conference will assess the impact of advanced driver assistance systems on insurance liability and pricing in the short and long term. The conference will offer delegates the opportunity [...]

A Florida judge has thrown out federal antitrust and boycott allegations brought by 26 Mississippi collision repairers against some of the largest vehicle insurers in the USA. The Sherman Antitrust Act claims were dismissed with prejudice, which means there’s no chance they can be refiled, only appealed. However, Middle District of Florida Judge, Gregory Presnell [...]

Assured Performance Network (APN), one of the USA’s largest OEM certified collision repair networks, has made major enhancements to its certification process. The five-step certification validation process has been upgraded inline with the introduction of a mobile app, for use by onsite inspectors. The app will be used to optimise consistency, efficiency, and integrity. Assured [...]

Nissan says there are no safety issues regarding its electric model Nissan Leaf, after a security researcher claimed that part of its software can be easily hacked. Speaking to the BBC, Troy Hunt said the car’s heating and air-conditioning systems can be hijacked while data about the owner’s recent journeys can also be accessed. Although [...]

A new app has been launched to provide drivers with a virtual garage on their handsets. Released by Solera, The Digital Garage enables drivers to access a range of information about their cars in a single location while also receiving timely reminders straight to their phones. The software uses licence plate data to bring up information [...]