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Elon Musk Makes Move to Texas Official by Maria Merano, Teslarati
E lo n M usk has o cially moved to Te as, reported the all treet ournal. us con rmed his relocation to the one tar tate during an interview with M at t M urray , s editor in chie . “ or mysel , yes, have moved to Te as,” us told urray. The eccentric billionaire e plained his move did have to do with pace s ongoing wor with tarship and the construction o Giga actory Te as, Tesla s new massive car plant. etween the two pro ects, us admitted the he spends a lot o
time in Te as. oving to the one tar tate seemed to ma e sense to us . us hinted his move to Te as did have a little to do with ali ornia. e e plained that the state had become a little complacent and maybe even a bit entitled. ali ornia s ilicon alley has become somewhat o an epicenter or tech companies over the years. s such, it hasn t had to ght or companies, li e Tesla. ther states seem to put in a lot o e ort. or instance, the competition or Tesla s ne t Giga actory between Te as and lahoma was amusing See Move to Texas, Page 12
Collision Repair Industry Associations Make 2021 New Year’s Resolutions by Chasidy Rae Sisk
n ew ear s ve, people typically en oy reflecting on the ending year, but has been a little chaotic, to say the least.
hile no one seems particularly sad to say goodbye to , there s still e citement and hope or the incoming year, e pressed by ma ing
ew ear s resolutions. ollision repair industry associations are optimistic about the upcoming year and graciously agreed to share their ew ear s resolutions with utobody ews.
ecause has contained so many unprecedented events and situations, many associations resolutions See New Year’s Resolutions, Page 16
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Service King Partners with Collin College to Provide Resources for Collision Technology Program ervice ing ollision® has teamed up with the ollin ollege Technical ampus to provide ongoing support or the school s ollision Technology rogram. s the leading operator o auto body repairs, ervice ing has a uni ue partnership with the ollision epair ducation oundation , a nonpro t that ocuses on pre employment and preparing the ne t generation o auto body technicians. ervice ing s collaboration with enables the company to engage and support technical colleges nationwide through advisory
board seat positions and the donation o scholarships and unding opportunities. s a result, ervice ing began wor ing with ollin ollege s ollision Technology rogram, located in llen, Te as. n , ervice ing began helping the school plan the layout o its uture acility, its needed e uipment and overall program buildout. ow that ollin ollege s program o cially commenced a ter the acility s grand opening, ervice ing plans to oin orces with the school to identi y See Service King Partners, Page 27
Distracted Driving Skyrocketing During the Pandemic by Kea Wilson, StreetsBlog USA
A new study of COV ID-era car crashes nds that a shoc ing o all drivers were using their cell phones within seconds o impact—and transaportation sa ety leaders are doing almost nothing to stop it, despite a preponderance o proven strategies that can compel us to put down our devices when we re behind the wheel. n an analysis o , collisions that too place on . . roads in , mobility analysis rm endrive ound our country s record setting crash rates in the loc down months usually involved dangerous distracted driving behaviors li e te ting behind the wheel, which is illegal in states. larmingly, . o drivers the company studied were using their cell phones in the ve seconds immediately prior to impact—and the problem got increasingly worse as the year wore on, and more and more cars returned to the road and rates o other dangerous behaviors,
li e speeding, dropped. endrive s technology wor s in the bac ground o a wide range o cell phone apps, rom e ta i so tware to navigation services countless mericans use every day, so the dangerous phenomenon cuts across both commercial and civilian driving. Those early days o , o course, were an e ceptional time or . . transportation. ut e perts reiterated that distracted driving long predates the pandemic, and the recent upheaval in travel patterns only underscores a long standing problem. “ istracted driving is a needless crisis, and now as we navigate increased health ris s in our day to day, we need to prioriti e sa ety on the road,” said J o nat h an M at us, endrive and co ounder. “ e hope that sharing this data demonstrates the urgency here, and sheds light on a ey to eeping our communities sa er.” course, we now e actly how to stop drivers rom scrollSee Distracted Driving, Page 17
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