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Friday Fun: After-hours bar in a shop gets busted, insurance jumps 400 percent in Saudi Arabia and sports cars may be on the way out

By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — November 10, 2016 — This week we take a look at why it’s a bad idea to run an after-hours bar out of your shop, what may be the coming end of the sports car and much, much more! – A driver in the UK just narrowly missed jail […]

Toronto's car manufacturing days are long gone, but there was a time when Ford and other companies maintained manufacturing operations in the city. Ford's facility was located at Christie and Dupont, with the ground floor serving as a showroom (seen here).

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The Autonomous Report: Canada lags behind in self-driving regs, prof says auto insurance will disappear by 2030

by Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — November 6, 2016 — The number of media stories about automated vehicles (AVs) continues to explode. Here are some of the most important items from the last week. – The Globe and Mail ran a major story on AVs this past week. John Bordignon at State Farm was quoted […]

A report from the law firm Borden Ladner Gervais titled 'Autonomous Vehicles, Revolutionizing Our World' suggests that drivers are still liable under Canadian law, even if the car is in semi-autonomous mode.

Unlocking information: Audatex Canada officially launches AudaVIN for Shops

By Mike Davey Toronto, Ontario — October 26, 2016 — Audatex Canada has officially launched AudaVIN for Shops, the company’s latest tool for the collision repair industry. There’s a lot of information contained in that string of 17 digits, but Audatex Canada says the last six digits contain a wealth of useful data that hasn’t […]

Michel Caron of Audatex Canada says AudaVIN for Shops helps repairers to unlock the car's 'DNA,' providing as much information as possible at the very first stage of the repair process.

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Report: Most pickup headlights not performing adequately

By Mike Davey Arlington, Virginia — October 26, 2016 — Late-model pickup trucks are falling short in the headlight department, according to the latest study conducted by the US-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The Honda Ridgeline was the only one large pickup tested by IIHS that is available with “Good” rated headlights. Even […]

New research conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety indicates that the headlights on most new pickup trucks are not performing adequately.

Friday Fun: ABRA has a new CEO, composites have strong potential and Telsa may have a new rival

By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 20, 2016 — It looks like big US consolidator ABRA has a new CEO, Snapsheet raises $20 million in venture funding and Apple gets out of the car game. – The CBC reports that fire crews battled a blaze at a Winnipeg autobody shop Tuesday night. The District […]

LeEco has unveiled a new feature: a steering wheel that can retract into the dashboard when in autonomous mode.

Collision Repair

New development leverages airbag tech for accurate crash notification

By Mike Davey Hamilton, Ontario — October 20, 2016 — It’s pretty much a given that the sooner the insurer and repairer are informed of an accident, the faster they can take action. This is where CalAmp’s new product, Instant Crash Notification, comes in. Instant Crash Notification is the first of the company’s proprietary, patented […]

CalAmp says its Instant Crash Notification provides users with immediate notification of a collision, as well as extensive reporting of crash data.

ICBC launches pedestrian safety campaign

Victoria, British Columbia — October 19, 2016 — Fall typically brings with it a spike in crashes involving pedestrians. This is due in part to students returning to school, with a recent report likening the situation in school zones to the “Wild West,” but the season also brings changes in weather that can make it […]

Friday Fun: Repair costs and rising premiums, eagles dare and UK auto industry is ‘hanging by a thread’

By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 13, 2016 — This week we look at rising premiums in BC and how they’re linked to rising repair costs, a bald eagle that wound up where it shouldn’t, the UK auto industry’s woes and much, much more! – British Columbia newspaper The Province ran an extremely interesting […]

Sometimes it's very difficult to diagnose exactly what's wrong a vehicle. This was not one of those times.

Mitchell signs partnership agreement with AI company Tractable

San Diego, California — October 12, 2016 — Can computers be programmed to see what a human sees? Alex Dalyac says they can. Dalyac is the CEO of Tractable, a UK-based company that has recently signed a partnership agreement with Mitchell International. Tractable specializes in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions capable of automating […]

Mitchell and Tractable logos

The Autonomous Report: Trains will feel the bite, big drop in auto insurance predicted and Lyft founder’s vision for the future

By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 8, 2016 — It’s another week, and that means another slew of reports on autonomous vehicles (AVs). This week we look into how some of the big OEMs appear to be cooperating, rather than competing in the AV space, a report from bank Morgan Stanley outlines the case […]

From left: Logan Green, Chief Executive of Lyft; Daniel Ammann, President of General Motors; and John Zimmer, founder of Lyft. Zimmer recently penned a manifesto on his vision for a self-driving future.

Fix Auto Soccer Tournament 2016

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Unifund takes the cup at Fix Auto Insurance Soccer Tournament

By Mike Davey Mississauga, Ontario — October 5, 2016 — Eight teams went head to head on the pitch at the TRIO Sportsplex in Woodbridge, Ontario for Fix Auto’s annual Insurance Soccer Tournament. The Fix Auto team was made up of a mix of corporate and franchisee staff, with the franchisees predominating. They were up […]

The team from Unifund (above) took home the cup at the conclusion of the tournament. Check out the gallery below for more photos!

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