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US Says Canada Will Regret Decision to Allow Chinese EVs into Their Market

Trump administration officials said on Friday that Canada would regret its decision to allow China to import up to 49,000 Chinese EVs, and that those cars would not be allowed to enter the United States. “I think they’ll look back …

Thumbs Down on SELF DRIVE Act as Written, Says Industry Trades

Federal lawmakers have begun to discuss numerous pieces of legislation focusing on the evolving automobile industry, with legislation addressing consumer data rights, parts and repair, pedestrian safety, driver-assistance technology and even catalytic-converter theft. In preparation for a hearing Jan. 13, …

Tesla Gets 5-Week Extension in US Probe of Full Self-Driving Traffic Violations

U.S. auto safety regulators have granted Tesla a five-week extension to respond to an investigation into whether its vehicles violated traffic laws while the Elon Musk-led company’s Full Self-Driving system was engaged. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on …

Publishers Seek to Join Lawsuit Against Google Over AI Training

Publishers Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group asked a California federal court on Thursday for permission to intervene in a proposed class action lawsuit against Google over the alleged misuse of copyrighted material used to train its artificial intelligence systems. …

A Lean Lens on Legal Bill Review: Keeping the Insured at The Center

For over a decade, I helped build the legal e-billing and review industry. I sat across the table from vice presidents of claims at major carriers, making the case that systematic invoice auditing was a fiduciary imperative. The logic seemed …

Driver Fails to Back Up Claim That Tesla Touchscreen Defect Caused Accident

Vehicle manufacturer Tesla has won dismissal of a product liability lawsuit claiming that a defective touchscreen in a 2021 Tesla caused an accident. Judge Nelson Roman in federal district court in New York granted Tesla summary judgment because the woman …

Allstate Auto Technical Claims Director Bundra Named to Plasnomic Council

Mike Bundra, auto technical claim director at Allstate Insurance Company, has been named to the Plasnomic Plastic Repair Alliance Council. Bundra joins a group of executives from some of the industry’s largest organizations, working to unify best practices for automotive …