EV/AV Report: Flying cars and smarter streets
Toronto, Ontario — A provincial government reconsiders a policy that may discriminate against single parents, a member of the Forbes Technology Council warns that roads need to be updated for the arrival of AVs, and a flying car startup announces its metaphorical farewell flight. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Devil in the […]
EV/AV Report: GM triples autopilot network coverage, as research indicates potential $48B yearly in Canadian EV battery industry
Toronto, Ontario — General Motors triples its the covered areas in its autonomous vehicle network, Google Maps announces greater electric vehicle support and the director of a crown corporation announces the possibility of developing a local industry valued at $48 billion a year. This is the latest in electric and automotive vehicles. Tripled Cruise General […]
Controlling Codes: U.S. aftermarket pleased with Supreme Court ruling on Google API code case
Washington D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Monday, in the case of Google v. Oracle, comes with an enthusiastic response from the American auto industry now that OE-compatible software has officially been approved for the aftermarket. “The Auto Care Association is pleased with the April 5 decision by the Supreme Court, which stated […]
Waymo autonomous cars under attack
By CRM staff Waymo’s autonomous vehicle testing in Chandler, Arizona, has faced a few bumps along the way–though most cannot be blamed on the vehicle programming team. Since 2016, when Waymo –which is a subsidiary of Google — began its testing, the vehicles have been attacked and sabotaged by a number of local residents. Both […]
The AV Report: July 6, 2018
Toronto, Ontario — July 6, 2018 — In this week’s AV Report: A collision repair shop mocks AVs in a television commercial, the TTC launches a study of AVs, the risk-based evaluations that could make auto insurers relevant in the world of AVs and much, much more! This is fantastic: A collision repair shop […]
ALLDATA to host online marketing webinar
Elk Grove, California — July 16, 2017 — ALLDATA has teamed up with Google’s Automotive Marketing team to offer a webinar on the best online marketing practices for automotive repair shops on July 27, 2017 at 2 p.m. EST. The presentation will be delivered by Google Product Specialist Matt Krystofik. The webinar is scheduled to […]
The Autonomous Report: Google launches Waymo, GM starts testing and Ford looks into drones
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — December 18, 2016 — The emergence of autonomous vehicles (AVs) is a hot and trendy topic these days. Collision Repair magazine provides a weekly look at some of the developments in the field, including Uber’s current battles with the state of California, GM’s CEO saying the company will […]
The Autonomous Report: Ghosn’s future vision, proliferation is decades away and a self-driver runs out of gas
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — November 20, 2016 — This week in the autonomous vehicle (AV) world, we look at Nissan’s CEO’s vision for the future of AVs, concerns that President-elect Trump will gut self-driving regs and a self-driving Uber appears to have made a very human error. – The Detroit News suggests that, […]
The Autonomous Report: GM may partner with Google, Volvo releases ‘Pilot Assist’ and a look at where expertise lives
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — June 19, 2016 — The autonomous vehicle space continued to generate a lot of news across the world in the last week, including new developments from Volvo, the possibility of new partnerships between Google and automakers and a chart showing where expertise in the various aspects of autonomous vehicles […]
The Autonomous Report: OEMs weigh in on licensing, UK insurer introduces ‘driverless’ policies and much more
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 10, 2016 — There were a number of interesting items from the world of autonomous vehicles (AVs) recently including a look at testing and regulation of “drivers” for AVs, a UK-based insurer offering a new policy for autonomous features and Google’s self-driving cars learn how, and when, to honk. […]
