Carfax CEO Dick Raines will retire from the company on Nov. 30, 2021, while his Vice President Bill Eager takes the reins on Dec. 1, 2021, according to a Carfax news release. “It’s been my honour and privilege to work …
Berlin-based Vay unveiled its new “teledriving” technology in September that puts “teledrivers” at the steering wheel of vehicles in a remote fashion in metropolitan areas. Vay wants to become the first company with a driverless, certified commercial mobility service operating …
The United Kingdom is preparing for the shift to digital driver’s licences, with provisional licences set to make the transition by 2024, according to Auto Express. “Grant Shapps (Secretary of State for Transport of the U.K.) said on Twitter that …
General Motors will develop 10 heavy-duty Suburbans for the United States Department of State thanks to a deal between the two parties that includes a price tag of $36.4 million, according to Autoblog. The final tally could be higher, as …
German startup Vay is eyeing a self-driving workaround of “human teledrivers” that would be an interim measure to full autonomy. “Vay’s service will operate like a sort of humanless Uber and also a sort of car-rental service,” said Car and …
The Tesla Model S steering yoke is proving to be an issue for test drivers, as 10 Consumer Reports testers reported numerous issues with the new steering “wheel.” “It slipped out of drivers’ hands, doesn’t allow for hand-over-hand shuffling when …
General Motors will extend the shutdown of a Michigan assembly plant to mid-October following a new recall of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles related to battery issues, according to Autoblog. “The largest U.S. automaker said the extension of the production …
J.D. Ney, Automotive Practice Lead at J.D. Power Canada, discusses the company’s 2021 Canada Customer Service Index—Long-Term (CSI-LT) Study that considers the impact of driving and vehicle ownership on the automotive service sector, and what that means for dealers …
Canadian Black Book announced a data integration with Trade X that connects dealers internationally through the Trade X global vehicle trading software. The integration means the software will include Canadian Black Book’s historical post-transactional wholesale valuation and transactional data, along …
New vehicle prices in the United States reached another all-time high in August 2021, for the fifth consecutive record-setting month thanks to an average transaction price of $43,355—up nearly 10% ($3,789) from August 2020 and up 1.6% ($685) from last …
Hydro-Québec subsidiary Hilo will launch a pilot project that will run from Nov. 1, 2021 until Oct. 31, 2022 and see electric vehicle driver participants test and assess its new smart charging solution. According to the company, that solution uses …
BlackKite, a cyber security risk rating and monitoring system provider, recently launched a research hub that will provide coverage of new and emerging cyber security threats. The Black Kite Research Hub includes news updates and research reports, such as the …
