Ford Targets Fully Autonomous Vehicle for Ride Sharing in 2021
The company is investing in or collaborating with four startups to enhance its autonomous vehicle development, doubling its Silicon Valley team and more than doubling its Palo Alto campus.
3M, Festool Announce Strategic Collaboration
The collaboration brings together 3M’s abrasives, global sales and distribution capabilities with Festool-branded power tools, dust extraction technologies and customer service.
AAPEX to Host NASTF Session on Vehicle Cybersecurity
Donny Seyfer, co-owner of Seyfer Automotive in Wheat Ridge, Colo., will address this important topic as moderator of a one-hour panel discussion, “How Will Vehicle Cybersecurity Impact Future Auto Repair?”
Alcoa Expands R&D Center to Deepen Additive Manufacturing Capabilities
Investment to capture growing demand for complex, high-performance parts for aerospace and other high-growth markets such as automotive, medical and building and construction.
Fully Equipped Test Track For Traffic Safety Unveiled In Sweden
Automotive safety leader Autoliv showcased safety technologies including next generation radar system, next generation stereo vision system, night vision and autonomous emergency braking.
NACE/CARS Announces Technology & Telematics Forum Schedule
Forum will begin with morning discussion titled, “Where is Vehicle Technology Headed and What Does It Mean for Sustainable Transportation, Vehicle Owners and the Modern Repair Shop?”
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The SEMA Show is back with a bigger and better Collision Repair & Refinish section and Repairer Driven Education seminars. Odds are you’ll walk away a winner.
SEMA Hall of Fame Names Four New Members
Nick Arias Jr., Bill France Sr., Mark Heffington and Bob Larivee Sr. will be inducted into the SEMA Hall of Fame, an honor that recognizes an elite group of individuals for raising the stature or growth of the automotive specialty equipment industry. Hundreds of industry professionals will gather and pay tribute to the new
July CIC Meeting Focused on Future of Repair Training
Some 300 attendees gathered at the Salt Lake City Sheraton in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 21-22 to gain insight into the future of repair training at the summer Collision Industry Conference (CIC) meeting hosted by the CIC Education and Training Committee. They also had the opportunity to ask questions of training providers that
Diamond Standard Says New Test Proves Aftermarket Parts Are Equal to OEM Parts
The Diamond Standard Parts Management Center has issued an industry paper titled, "Equivalent Bumper System Crash Pulse Performance Through the Lens of Crashworthiness & Occupant Safety Experts," to address structural aftermarket parts use. The study was conducted by MGA Research Corporation, which Diamond Standard says is "an accredited, recognized worldwide leading independent provider of automotive