New Auto Body Labor Rate Survey Regulations
Posted on Mar 4, 2016 in Insurance Regulation | Comments Off on New Auto Body Labor Rate Survey Regulations
The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation recently adopted amendments to regulations in the Division of Insurance and the Division of Commercial Licensing governing auto body labor rate surveys. The amendments provide that insurers writing less than 1% of the total premium volume of auto insurance during the prior year can either voluntarily conduct a survey or adopt a labor...
Perspective: The US Legal System – An Impediment to Autonomous Vehicles (Video)
Posted on Mar 2, 2016 in Industry News, Perspective, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Perspective: The US Legal System – An Impediment to Autonomous Vehicles (Video)
Technology often outpaces the legal system, but when it comes to autonomous vehicles, the speed of the technology’s development and the piecemeal evolution of the US legal system may create confusion on the road. In their videocast, Michael Nelson and Kymberly Kochis discuss the current state of autonomous vehicles, relevant legal developments, and the gaps in the legal framework that...
Regulation Needed to Keep Pace with Autonomous Vehicle Technology
Posted on Feb 23, 2016 in Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Regulation Needed to Keep Pace with Autonomous Vehicle Technology
Automakers and technology companies will meet at the World Economic Forum this week to discuss the industry’s hot button issues, including the regulation of autonomous vehicles. The federal government had pledged its support to autonomous vehicle development, but has largely left the regulatory decisions to state and local governments. Currently, only a few states have passed...
Computers as Drivers?
Posted on Feb 10, 2016 in Industry News | Comments Off on Computers as Drivers?
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has advised Google of NHTSA’s decision in a previously undisclosed Feb. 4 letter now posted on the NHTSA website this week. NHTSA stated that it “will interpret ‘driver’ in the context of Google’s described motor vehicle design as referring to the [self-driving system], and not to any of the vehicle occupants.” The letter continued,...
Faulty Hood Latch Prompts Third Recall For Nissan Altima
Posted on Jan 29, 2016 in Industry News | Comments Off on Faulty Hood Latch Prompts Third Recall For Nissan Altima
After two previous recalls regarding the same problem, Nissan North America Inc. launched a third recall of approximately 850,000 Altimas due to a faulty hood latch that causes the hood to open while driving. The recall is being led by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA), and the latest recall brings the number of potentially affected cars to more than 1...
