Behind the controversial AI tech used to inspect rental vehicles for damages
Adam Foley and his wife said they rented a car from Hertz. When they returned home, the company said he owed $350 for two small dents and a processing fee.
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Adam Foley and his wife said they rented a car from Hertz. When they returned home, the company said he owed $350 for two small dents and a processing fee.
As millions of Americans get ready to hit the road for Labor Day weekend, some rental car companies are deploying artificial intelligence scanners to look for damage -- and it may lead to more consumers getting dinged. Kris Van Cleave reports.
The new CEO of rental giant Hertz is now promising to fix a problem CBS News has been reporting on for months: Customers who say they were falsely arrested after Hertz reported the cars they legitimately rented as stolen. CBS News consumer investigative national correspondent Anna Werner reports.
The company has listed 607 ex-rental Teslas, including many smaller Model 3s cars, on its used car sales page.
A Kentucky man says Hertz accused him of stealing a car, a car he says he returned over three years ago. CBS News' Anna Werner reports.
The move comes after a Puerto Rican man was denied a car rental when Hertz employees demanded to see his passport instead of his license.
Some customers were wrongly jailed after the company reported the cars they had rented as stolen.
Hertz CEO Stephen Scherr says he is looking to fix the problem that caused some Hertz customers to be falsely arrested.
Two U.S. senators are calling for the government to examine the practices of rental giant Hertz, whose reports to police of stolen rental cars allegedly led to the false arrests of hundreds of customers. CBS News consumer investigative correspondent Anna Werner reports.
Members of Congress are calling for a government investigation into claims from Hertz rental car customers who say they were falsely arrested after the company reported the cars they rented were stolen. CBS News consumer investigative national correspondent Anna Werner explains why lawmakers responding to these claims is significant.
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal are calling for investigations into the false arrest allegations and consolidation in the rental car industry.
"I am one of their best customers. And here I am sitting in jail," Hertz customer Charles Doucette said.
The company already faces 230 claims by people who allege they were falsely arrested for stealing rental cars based on erroneous reports from Hertz.
More people have come forward to claim they were accused, arrested and even jailed after Hertz reported cars they had legitimately rented were stolen.
The car rental giant, which recently emerged from bankruptcy, insists virtually all of the claims are "meritless" and says they should not be allowed to proceed for various technical reasons.
Tesla's stock price fell 4% after CEO Musk tweeted that a reported deal to sell 100,000 cars to Hertz has not been finalized.
The car rental service is spending billions on Tesla's Model 3 vehicles, just months after leaving bankruptcy.
The evidence from Hertz was finally obtained after Herbert Alford spent nearly five years in custody for a murder.