Your Car, Your Data: Your Livelihood, Your Tools
Data is the new electronic currency of the automotive industry. By having vehicles connected to the OEMs with wireless technology, it allows engineers and the marketing department to look at the data generated by customers long after they have left the showroom.
Scare Tactic Training
The most challenging aspect of developing training is to avoid the “doom and gloom” scenarios.
Check Out Our All New Redesign Of Underhood Service Magazine With This October Issue
You can now access the interactive and easy-to-view digital version that features articles on Oil and Carbon Deposits, Fuel Pumps, Emissions, Reflashing Programs, Telematics, a host of tech tips and much more!
Learn To Say ‘I Don’t Know’
Most trainers say what makes for a great diagnostic technician is not knowing everything but knowing what they don’t know. Some say they have an internal diagnostic strategy that finds problems with the vehicle and the fault with their thinking.
Emerging Vehicle Technologies And Aftermarket Opportunities To Be Presented At AAPEX
The Emerging Technologies booth will feature three informational kiosks highlighting vehicle technology progression, what the latest technological developments mean for the consumer and what the aftermarket industry is doing about it today.
Like It Or Not: Vehicle Manufacturers Have Your Data
You probably know your phone, computer and other devices are constantly collecting your data. Did you know your vehicle does this, too?
Reprogramming And Reflashing
According to a recent survey, more than 800 TSBs have been issued concerning reflashing or reprogramming over the past five years. These numbers do not include the random updates that seem to appear out of thin air on the OE service information websites. Also, OEMs are using more modules that communicate on network.
Access To Vehicle Data A ‘Must-Win’ For The Automotive Aftermarket
In the fight for access to the treasure trove of data generated by new vehicles, failure is not an option for the automotive aftermarket.
Technology Corner: Artificial Intelligence
What is Artificial Intelligence? Simply put, it is the development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition and decision-making.
Embracing ADAS!
Are you afraid of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)? A hot topic at recent training events and online forums, much of the hysteria regarding ADAS is driven by news stories about new vehicles that are able to drive on freeways on their own, or a horror story about a Tesla crashing into something on the highway. But, the current reality of ADAS at the shop level is quite different.
