Tesla's court case in Florida
DATE: Friday, 14 August 2026 TIME: 12 noon - 2pm EDT (GMT-4, or 9am-11am Pacific Daylight Time) COST: Free for NAPARS members; $6 for non-members ACTAR: This event will be submitted for ACTAR CEU consideration. If approved, accredited attendees should be ready with the i-Attend app to sign in, per the instructions on the ACTAR website: https://actar.org/assets/i-attend.pdf
All attendees will be able to request an attendance certificate during the show.
The show will be recorded and put in the Reference Library along with various supporting material, including the Powerpoint slides.
ABSTRACT: Alan Moore will share details from last year’s Benavides v Tesla trial, which introduced some new forensic evidence sources to the courtroom, raised the question of whether driver or partially automated vehicle is at fault, resulted in a significant verdict and may result in a public release of a manufacturer’s confidential documents.
Basic facts of the crash
Available reconstruction data
Tesla’s initial data production
FHP investigation
Digital extraction
Digital data analysis
Tesla discovery issues
Trial proceedings
SPEAKER:
Alan B. Moore is a mechanical engineer and principal of A.B.Moore Forensic Engineering (https://www.abmoore.com).
He specializes in vehicle accident reconstruction, vehicle design analysis, and mechanical engineering consulting. Mr. Moore holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University and a Masters degree in Business Administration from the University of Florida. He is a licensed Professional Engineer, a Board Certified Forensic Engineer, and an ACTAR-certified accident reconstructionist. His past experience includes two decades of accident reconstruction and automotive engineering. He previously worked at Ford Motor Company as a design engineer on the Ford Expedition and Excursion. Mr. Moore also serves as a high-performance driving coach for aspiring race car drivers through the Porsche Club of America.
2026 Joint Conference
Hosted by NAPARS
NAPARS is happy to announce the 2026 Joint Conference will be held at "The Grand Hotel" in Ocean City, Maryland October 20, 2026, thru October 22, 2026. The conference will include crash testing, scheduled for October 20, 2026, along with new data and results from underride testing involving Heavy Vehicle Collisions in 2026. This testing was conducted by NAPARS, Forensic Training Group, and Crash Data Specialist Crash Team Members.
The theme for 2026 is "Heavy Vehicles"
Speakers.
Gary L. McCarthy: Aurora Trucking (Head of First Responder Policy)
Scott Skinner: Forensic Training Group (Forensic Training Group - Home)
Mike Conley: Forensic Training Group (Forensic Training Group - Home)
James Loftis: Forensic Training Group (Forensic Training Group - Home)
Matt DiSogra: (Delta-V Homepage - DELTA |v|)
Brad Muir/Greg Russell: Presenting our Crash Test Results
Wade Bartlett: Crash Lab / NAPARS Admin
Swaroop Dinakar or Jeff Muttart: Driver Research Institute
Lodging and the conference will take place at
"The Grand Hotel" 2100 Baltimore Ave. Ocean City, Maryland 21842. The following are the room rates: $79.00/night regular room, $89.00 per/night ocean view room and $104.00 per/night for the direct ocean view room. You can book your rom by calling The Grand Hotel at 410.289.6191 and either mention the NAPARS Group or the reservation code "APAR26" (These discounts are NOT Available online)
19 MARCH UPDATE: 2026 THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. We apologize for the inconvenience, but this show has been postponed for reasons outside of our control. Matt has said he WILL bring this training to us at a later date, and I'll update everyone when that gets scheduled.
Bendix Data Recorder
DATE: Friday, 10 April 2026 TIME: 12 noon - 2pm EST (GMT-5, or 9am-11am Pacific Time) COST: Free for NAPARS members; $6 for non-members ACTAR: This event has been approved by ACTAR for 2 CEUs. Attendees should have the i-Attend app on their phone to sign in during the presentation.
The show will be recorded and put in the Reference Library along with various supporting material.
SPEAKER: Matt DiSogra is a familiar name to most folks working in the heavy vehicle Event Data Recorder (HVEDR) space. Not only has he given presentations at events around the country (including NAPARS), he instructs an SAE class specifically focussed on accessing and interpreting HVEDR data. He runs the EDR services at https://www.deltavinc.com/ We are excited to have him join us to discuss the BDR!
2027 Symposium on EDR Research and Training
April 13th - 15th, 2027
Location: Embassy Suites1200 South Moorland Road Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005
262.782.2900
NAPARS is proud to continue sponsoring top-quality training around the country and the globe, by bringing the fourth Symposium on EDR Research and Training to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Our host facility is the Embassy Suites by Hilton Milwaukee Brookfield, located approximately 33 minutes from the Milwaukee Airport (MKE). The rooms there include breakfast and a manager's reception each evening.
REGULAR ROOM RATES:
Suite with one King Bed: $159/night
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GOVERNMENT RATE: Limited Availability
Suite with one King Bed: $110/night
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Bring your government credentials at check-in for the Government Rate
I encourage everyone to make their reservations early as the Symposium has sold out every year. There will be more information forthcoming, as we add events and speakers.
Brad Muir: Crash Data Specialists, LLC (https://www.cdr-trainers.com)
Alan Moore: A.B. Moore Forensic Engineering (https://www.abmoore.com)
Wesley Vandiver: Berla Corp. (Berla.Co)
Nick Manz: Toyota Canada
Lou Peck: Lightpoint
Don Floyd: Mecanica Scientific Services Corp. (Retired General Motors)
NAPARS, PO Box 866Farmington NH 03835603.923-8077admin@napars.org
