Your family group chat might now be filled with images created with artificial-intelligence tools that highlight what your aunt would look like with a different hairstyle or your uncle’s appearance if he dropped 50 pounds. Car shoppers are also using AI to put themselves into a real-world position of taking vehicle delivery via a deal […] [Read More]

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) announced a new strategic partnership with Honk Technologies that will combine both organizations’ data and intelligence capabilities to combat fraud and abusive practices related to vehicle towing, impound, storage and salvage. Through this partnership, NICB and Honk said they will establish paths for sharing information and emerging fraud intelligence […] [Read More]

As the folks in the Music City can attest, recording an album takes more than just a great voice and an instrument. There are sound engineers, session musicians, songwriters and producers, alongside singers and bands, that make a record come to life. The eSTART Coalition is taking a similar approach in Nashville, Tenn., next month […] [Read More]

Vehicle subscription provider Autonomy continues to expand its fleet. This time, it is bringing more electricity. Autonomy said Wednesday it has adding Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicles to its offering on the app, starting the launch in California before likely adding more VW models in additional markets. “Consumers increasingly want an easier, more transparent way of […] [Read More]

Artificial intelligence continues to penetrate dealerships, as shown by a new integration involving inride, the company behind Trade Agent AI, and ACV’s ClearCar. The goal is to turn trade-in valuations into booked appointments using one consistent offer across all dealership channels. With this new integration, ClearCar can provide dealers and their customers with an instant […] [Read More]

If you’re anything like the author of this news recap, you likely put on blue light or reading glasses to read this story. Why? Glasses makes the task easier. And TruVideo is doing something similar with automotive technicians. The company, which provides artificial intelligence video communication technology for the transportation industry, said Monday that its […] [Read More]

Corpay has reached a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission to resolve previously disclosed allegations from a complaint first filed in federal court in 2019 about marketing and disclosure practices associated with fuel cards for fleets. Under the proposed settlement, Corpay will pay $100 million to the FTC. According to a company news release, […] [Read More]

Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) this week added Alliance Fleet Solutions, a Colorado-based fleet management provider serving fleets throughout Colorado and surrounding markets, to its growing distribution network. Management highlighted the partnership marks an important step in VMS’ strategy to expand access to its technology through a network of established fleet management providers. VMS wants to […] [Read More]

WarrCloud, a platform that aims to automate the OEM warranty claims process for dealers, said Wednesday it has entered a data-sharing agreement with Toyota Motor North America. As part of the agreement, TMNA will send specific data (limited to data sourcing) to WarrCloud to support operational processes regarding warranty claims administration for Toyota and Lexus […] [Read More]

Trusted Sale on Wednesday rebooted its primary product for dealers to highlight the significant time and money spent on inspecting and reconditioning vehicles before offering them for sale. The company has positioned itself as the Used Vehicle Proof Platform — a technology and verification tool that can transform dealership reconditioning activity into independently verified, customer-facing […] [Read More]