Automatic Emergency Braking – Do You Know How It Operates?
With AEB being installed in many new vehicles, we must educate ourselves on what it is and how to handle repair.
The MSO: Sell or Stay in the Game?
Is it time to consider selling your collision repair business, or do you make the investment that will be necessary to be a formidable competitor?
We Congratulate Executives of the Year Announced at SEMA Show
Please join me in congratulating Rick Cope and Stephen Kendrick Jr., the 2017 BodyShop Business Executives of the Year.
New IHS Markit Study Predicts Automotive Future
Study says by 2040, vehicle miles traveled will have grown to an all-time high of around 11 billion miles per year (a 65 percent increase since 2017) in China, Europe, India and the U.S., and sales growth of new light-duty vehicles will slow substantially.
Reuters: NHTSA Looking for Ways to Clear Roadblocks to Driverless Vehicles
The U.S. National Highway Traffic-Safety Administration said it is looking for input on ways to get rid of regulatory hurdles to autonomous vehicles, according to a Reuters report.
With $60,000 Ford Grant, University of Detroit Mercy Aims to Develop Cleaning Jets for Automotive Cameras
The Ford grant will enable the University of Detroit Mercy to advance the research of air and fluid cleaning jets for automotive cameras.
GM Acquires Driverless-Technology Startup Strobe
As part of the deal, Strobe’s engineering team is joining GM’s Cruise Automation team “to define and develop next-generation lidar solutions for self-driving vehicles.”
Automotive Telematics Systems Revenues Expected to Reach $6.7 Billion Globally in 2023
Global revenue from automotive telematics systems will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 17 percent to more than $6.7 billion by the end of 2023, according to new research from business information provider IHS Markit.
Ford Positions Itself as ‘Mobility Company’ that Designs ‘Smart Vehicles’
In an update to investors, Ford said it is accelerating its development of smart, connected vehicles, including autonomous and electric vehicles and digital services, “to thrive in emerging transportation operating system.”
Collision Industry Conference Previews Oct. 31 Meeting
The Collision Industry Conference will convene on Oct. 31 at the Renaissance Hotel in Las Vegas during the 2017 SEMA Show.
