Tesla to expand body repair network, ditch poor performers
By Mike Davey Palo Alto, California — March 13, 2017 — Tesla has vowed to add 300 shops to its repair network over the next few weeks and to remove “poor performing shops” from the network, according to a statement by Tesla’s President of Global Sales and Service, Jon McNeill. McNeill made the statement in […]
The Autonomous Report: Airbus looks to the skies and Autopilot drops Tesla’s crash rates
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 22, 2017 — Here in early 2017 the automated vehicle (AV) story is emerging as a major new business trend. Make sure to keep up with the latest on this new industrial sector each Monday at collisionrepairmag.com. This week we look into Airbus’ plans to test a self-piloted […]
Hands on the Wheel: Consumer Watchdog calls for changes to self-driving regulations
By Mike Pickford Peterborough, Ontario — July 18, 2016 — Consumer Watchdog is lobbying both the US government and American automotive giant Tesla Motors to implement new driving regulations on the company’s range of potentially groundbreaking autonomous vehicles. The organization sent representatives to the opening day of the Automated Vehicles Symposium 2016, currently taking place in San […]
The Autonomous Report: Self-driving presents insurance challenges, and another Tesla crashes while on Autopilot
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 17, 2016 — Every week seems to bring more developments in autonomous vehicles (AVs). Last week we saw Nissan move forward by introducing its ProPILOT on vehicles that will be available in Japan later this summer. In addition, a new report suggests that autonomous cars will see auto […]
Friday Fun: Former NFL player arrested for staged collisions, collision avoidance is making cars too expensive and why you should close your doors
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 7, 2016 — Overlooked news from the automotive world over the past week includes the evolution of car jacking, a former NFLer has been arrested for taking part in staged collisions and the German car industry seems to be in hot water again. On the plus side, it’s […]
Tesla’s Autopilot feature under investigation after fatal crash
By Mike Davey Washington, DC — July 1, 2016 — Federal regulators in the US are investigating in the wake of a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model S that was operating with its self-driving Autopilot feature engaged. The driver of the Tesla, Joshua D. Brown of Ohio, died when the vehicle was in a […]
Tesla’s cutting edge reputation extends to approved repair centres
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 3, 2015 — Tesla Motors has cultivated a reputation for being on the cutting edge of technology. Improper repairs to one of the company’s vehicles could easily damage this reputation, so building a strong network of repair centres has been one of Tesla’s top priorities. Andy MacDonald, Body […]
