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A New York woman is refusing to pay Dollar parent company Hertz a $440 bill that was triggered by the rental car firm’s AI scanner which detected a wheel scuff she claims didn’t exist. Nicole Paixao (pronounced PACKS-E-O) told The Post that she and her wife were concluding a Fourth of July vacation when they […]
Hertz sells hundreds of thousands of vehicles per year, in addition to running its signature car rental business. Courtesy of Hertz Hertz on Wednesday announced it will start selling preowned vehicles on Amazon Autos, a move meant to bolster the car rental company’s retail operations as it looks to bring in more profits. Shares of […]
Hertz customers aren’t the only ones getting burned by artificial intelligence-powered damage scanners. Sixt, the Germany-based rival which operates more than 100 branches in 25 US states, has reportedly been sticking car renters with bogus repair bills for pre-existing damage. The company uses what it calls a “Car Gate” system that photographs vehicles when customers […]
