.png)
Knowledge Centre
Knowledge Centre 
Knowledge Centre
News Highlights
- AAPEX 2019 to host ADAS forum
- COMMENTARY: Are we at the end of the I.C.E. Age?
- Putting weight – and reliability – back into chassis parts
- Gaining market advantage by losing weight
- Paid Paid Knowledge Centre: The Blockchain Economy
- FEATURE: What will the driverless future look like?
- Predictive analytics firm Pitstop gets $1.5 million in venture capital funding
- Canadians worried, confused about autonomous vehicles
- Fleet registrations continue to rise in North America
- For-hire drivers fail to respond to vehicle recalls: Consumer Reports
- Costlier car repairs coming: published report
- Aftermarket suppliers to tour Amazon campus
- Bosch fined 90 million euros over emissions scandal
- We’re on the cusp of an EV boom, analysts agree
- New CAV testing ground to open in Ottawa
- The hot topic in training? Getting ready for BEVs and hybrids
- AIA to seek legislated solution to vehicle data issues
- GM CEO confirms suspicions it will develop electric pickup trucks
- More automotive service is being booked online
- Tesla gears up for fully self driving cars amid skepticism
- Cox Automotive study reveals shifting car buyer attitudes
- Volvo’s European models to warn each other of hazards
- Electric car makers woo Chinese buyers with range, features
- Former Volkswagen CEO charged with fraud in Germany
- Mazda 3s recalled due to failing wipers
- Ford recalls pickups to fix engine heater cables … again
- B.C. wants zero emission cars, trucks by 2040
- Denso pumping more money into electrification
- AIA’s new ASAP program holds EV primer event
- Denso opens new technical centre
- Acura recalls SUVs because tail lights can go dark
- Canada’s EV charging network growing up as numbers, power improve
- Collisions drive autonomous tech to forefront
- Lyft enters repair shop business
- Electric vehicle expert to headline AIA training event
- Report calls for increase in electric buses
- Autonomous car testing plan aims to boost public confidence
- Volvo adds, upgrades electric options
- Ground breaking electric Chevrolet Volt runs out of juice
- Feds give BlackBerry money for futuristic car development
- AAA: Cold weather can cut electric car range over 40 per cent
- Ontario gives OK to driverless cars on roads
- VW, Ford team up on pickups, explore deal on electrics
- How much will disruptors cost the aftermarket?
- Denso opens R&D office in Montreal
- Market for mobile Virtual Personal Assistants exploding: IHS Markit
- Cleaning the Diesel
- Norway sees boom in electric cars, fueled by the government
- Auto industry looks to future beyond car ownership
- ‘They’re coming:’ Flying cars on the horizon
- Young driver casualty rates drop with telematics insurance
- GM transformation makes it the latest auto giant to pivot towards technology
- Insurance industry pushes for action ahead of autonomous vehicles
- VW wants to storm car market with cheaper electric model
- Electronic driving systems don’t always work, tests show
- BlackBerry to buy cybersecurity business
- How soon for autonomous? Study gives latest guess
- New technologies will double repair bills: report
- Consumers want data access and control: survey
- Survey predicts decline in vehicle ownership, fewer dealerships
- GM proposes zero emissions mandate
- Bell, Ford team up on connected cars
- Technological change coming, and fast, AASA tech conference hears
- Tesla’s autopilot is better than you, statistically
- Honda invests in GM’s autonomous unit
- Awareness up, acceptance down for autonomous: survey
- Garneau gives stamp of approval to report on new vehicle technology
- Uber to open engineering hub in Toronto
- Fiat Chrysler pumps more money into autonomous testing
- Report shows significant cost savings of EVs
- Webinar to discuss advanced technology and apprenticeships
- Toyota to continue collaboration with Uber
- Aisin, Denso team up on electrification
- Chevron Knowledge Centre: Everything’s about to change! … or is it?
- Tesla wins rebate program dispute against province
- Testing finds flaws with car electronic car safety systems
- Chevron Knowledge Centre: COMING CHANGES TO YOUR BUSINESS
- Tesla Motors sues Ontario over vehicle rebates
- Chevron Knowledge Centre: THE NEW REPAIR CUSTOMER
- VW forms Electrify Canada to install ultra-fast vehicle chargers throughout Canada
- Chevron Knowledge Centre: The key threats from connected cars
- End of Ontario EV rebates expected to hurt sales
- Nissan says exhaust tests were altered in latest scandal
- Does hydrogen have a future in the auto world?
- More charging stations set up in B.C.
- Western Europe to see hybrid sales jump
- University of Alberta gets connected vehicle funding
- EVs set to boom into 2030s
- Openbay gets funding to develop AI-enabled solutions for auto repair
- U.S. chain to deliver groceries using unmanned vehicles
- HEAVY DUTY: How trucking is gearing up for New Mobility
- Excitement missing for automated vehicles: survey
- ONE YEAR LATER: How ‘The New Mobility’ is taking shape
- Fiat Chrysler unveils plan to make more electrified cars
- Waymo’s self driving car service to include 62,000 minivans
- Tesla in Autopilot sped up before Utah crash
- Feds: Uber self driving SUV saw pedestrian, did not brake
- Race is on to set up Europe’s electric car charging network
- New charging stations coming to Ottawa
- Toyota to establish new self-driving vehicle company
- Self driving Uber vehicle kills pedestrian, tests suspended
- Magna partnering with Lyft on autonomous vehicles
- Is CASIS working?
- Auto show highlights electric and SUVs
- MEMA wants action on proposed V2V rule
- More driverless cars set to hit our roads
- Canada not ready for future auto technology: Senate report
- Magna to increase investments in electrification and vehicle autonomy
- Driverless cars could be coming soon to Ontario roads
- Hyundai to sell autonomous cars in 2021
- ‘Big shift coming’ says EV charging head
- Hydrogen powered vehicles sales small but growth to come
- Ontario not expected to meet 2020 EV target
- Carmakers join forces in Europe to boost EVs
- Hyundai planning to boost crossover lineup
- Toyota betting on hydrogen
- Waymo rolls out autonomous vans
- Autonomous demo centre opens in Ontario
- Delphi acquires self driving startup
- Volvo e-car brand Polestar unveils first model
- First autonomous street test in Canada hits road
- New cars increasingly crammed with distracting technology
- Vacuum maker Dyson is building an electric car
- Magna moves closer to Level 4 automation
- Renault-Nissan, China’s Dongfeng announce e-car venture
- Automated safety systems are preventing car crashes: studies
- Mazda to launch compression ignition engine
- Toyota, Mazda partner up on EVs
- THE NEW MOBILITY: In the face of disruption, attitude is everything
- Trust varies around the world for autonomous cars
- Honda eyes 2025 for automated vehicles
- Volvo to go all electric
- Magna, Michigan, 3M team up for vehicle connectivity
- Aftermarket’s role vital for connected car future: AASA
- Federal government offers funds for new car developments
- NEW MOBILITY: AutoServiceWorld launches exclusive new web series
- Delphi joins Intel, BMW, Mobileye as development partner
- Toyota expands research and development
- Magna teams up with Silicon Valley minds
- Uber Launches Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Program
- Ford Rolls Out Plans For Robo-Taxi Fleets, Autonomous-Car Services
- Eye-Tracking Technology For Cars Promises To Keep Drivers Alert
- Electric Vehicles To Make Up Half of the Global Electric Vehicle Market by 2024
- Volvo, Uber to Develop Autonomous Vehicles
- Autonomous Cars Will See Automotive Insurers Fight for a Bigger Share of a Shrinking Market
- Verizon Eyes Automotive Technology Market
- Apple Carplay, Android Auto To Be Installed In Entire 2017 Ford Lineup
- BMW, Intel, Mobileye Promise Fully Autonomous Cars by 2021
- Adapting to speed and distance
- BeBop Sensors Closes On $5 Million Convertible Note
- Honda Reveals Self-Driving Vehicles
- Car Makers Turn Their Attention To Smart Seats
- Linder Technical Training draws techs from across country
- Apple Car To Be Built In Austria By Magna, German Newspaper Reports
- Hyundai Taps Cisco To Develop Connected Car Tech
- AASA Telematics Technical Solutions Meeting Develops A Path Forward for the Automotive Aftermarket
- Survey shows Canadians may not be ready for autonomous vehicles
- Volvo Plans Autonomous Car Trial for U.S.
- Car Buyers Clamor For Tesla Despite Reliability Concerns
- GM Buys Self-driving Technology Developer Cruise Automation
- You Can Buy This Self-Driving Car for $20,000 U.S.
- Securing Connected-Car Technology Expected to Take Up To Three Years
- Let OEM2TECH.COM Help Build Your Business
- Technology continues to impact vehicle dependability: J.D. Power study
- Volvo Cars prepares to launch the first car without a key
Features
Advancing Vehicle Technology: Friend or foe?
In this, the final article in a seven-part series sponsored by Chevron, reporter Jacob Stoller looks at how shop owners should view the disruptive technology on the horizon of the automotive industry. The short answer is it’s not all that bad! By Jacob Stoller…
Robotics likely to assist but not replace technicians
In the fifth in a series of seven articles sponsored by Chevron, reporter Jacob Stoller looks at how technicians of the future might benefit from wearable tech and robotics geared toward ergonomics and safety. By Jacob Stoller Robots have stoked…
When cars start phoning the shops themselves
In the fourth in a series of seven articles sponsored by Chevron, reporter Jacob Stoller examines the intersection of predictive analytics and telematics. By Jacob Stoller Breakdowns often occur at the worst possible moment, causing untold disruption for driver and…
Hybrids in the repair bay: Putting safety first
By Allan Janssen If your future includes servicing and maintaining hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles, you need to start getting ready for it now. And step one is making sure you have the knowledge to keep you safe when you…
What will the driverless future look like?
By Adam Malik A number of high-profile crashes involving autonomous technology have pumped the brakes on excitement levels for such vehicles. Support for autonomous vehicles has stalled around the world. According to the 2019 Deloitte Global Automotive Consumer Study, opinion…
New AASA council rides tech wave
By Adam Malik While the automotive aftermarket future is bright, it’s also increasingly complex, rapidly evolving, and digitally reliant. Enter the Mobility Technology Council (MTC), a new organization launched exclusively to help aftermarket companies make the most of what lies…
Acquiring know-how in the virtual world
In the third of a series of articles sponsored by Chevron, reporter Jacob Stoller looks at the technology used to power realistic gaming environments… and when it might be coming to the automotive repair shop. By Jacob Stoller Picture this…
All signs point to growing fleet work
In the second of a series of articles sponsored by Chevron, reporter Jacob Stoller looks at how the growth of corporate fleets will impact the business strategies of successful auto repair shops. By Jacob Stoller Whether or not one believes…
Could artificial intelligence have a place in your shop?
In Part 1 of 7 in an exclusive new series sponsored by Chevron, reporter Jacob Stoller looks at how artificial technology could be applied by independent auto repair shops.
Game changer
Predictive analytics will shake up the aftermarket long before electric or autonomous vehicles. Jobbers, shops and manufacturers all stand to benefit if they get on board
The future of mobility
How we get around – and repair vehicles – is set for a radical transformation
GREYING OUT: How the future of transportation could change everything!
The final part in an exclusive series of future-tech articles.
Coming technologies that could change your business
Part 6 of 7 in an exclusive new series.
How changes in vehicle ownership will affect your business
Part 5 of 7 in an exclusive new series.
DATA and ACCESS: The key threats of connected cars
Part 4 of 7 in an exclusive new series.
Does hydrogen have a future in the auto world?
Part 3 of 7 in an exclusive new series.
Electric power is a game changer in the heavy duty market
Part 2 of 7 in an exclusive new series.
Advancement of autonomous set to accelerate
Robots and humans will soon share the road. How can and will the two co-exist?
ONE YEAR LATER: How ‘The New Mobility’ is taking shape
Part 1 of 7 in an exclusive series.
Auto industry becoming ‘a data business’
As more data is generated and its value skyrockets, questions remain over ownership. A fight is looming.
NEW MOBILITY: Coming changes will be a challenge for dealerships
Part 7 of 7 in an exclusive series.
THE NEW MOBILITY: Autonomous vehicles and the aftermarket
Part 6 of 7 in an exclusive series.
THE NEW MOBILITY: New ways to eliminate pain
Part 5 of 7 in an exclusive series.
THE NEW MOBILITY: The Future of the Performance Aftermarket
Part 4 of 7 in an exclusive series.
THE NEW MOBILITY: In the face of disruption, attitude is everything
Part 3 of 7 in an exclusive series.
THE NEW MOBILITY: The impact of ‘Dieselgate’
Part 2 of 7 in an exclusive series.
THE NEW MOBILITY: The Impact of EVs
Part 1 of 7 in an exclusive series on New Mobility
Knowledge Centre: Fitting the pieces together
Part 7 of 7 in an exclusive series
Knowledge Centre: Parking assist
Part 6 of 7 in an exclusive series
Knowledge Centre: Back-up Cameras
Part 5 of 7 in an exclusive series
Knowledge Centre: Blind Spot Detection
Part 4 of 7 in an exclusive series
Putting the brakes on injuries
Part 3 of 7 in an exclusive series
Cruise control shows its adaptive side
Part 2 of 7 in an exclusive series
Keeping it between the lines
Part 1 of 7 in an exclusive series
Talking Tech: Finding a blown spark plug
By Jeff Taylor A while back I had a customer come into the shop with an engine noise complaint. This guy was a contractor, and he took great pride in his 2008 F150 5.4L Triton V8. He kept it…
Clearing the carbon
Driven by strict emission laws and a growing demand for low fuel consumption, North American carmakers are producing an increasing number of vehicles equipped with gasoline direct injection systems (GDI). GDI provides the basis for cleaner and more economical power…
3D Printing Expected To Generate $4.3 Billion By 2025
This could be the year of the 3D-printed car. Arizona-based Local Motors stunned the automotive industry by live-printing the world’s first 3D-printed car at SEMA last year. The company is now moving into intensive testing and development phases that will…
Going in the right direction
Power steering systems are evolving. Yes, the carmakers want to reduce the weight of the components so they can improve vehicle mileage and decrease emissions. But when it comes to steering, they’re also motivated by safety concerns and customer convenience.…
Getting out of the rain
Another piece of the puzzle is falling into place for the companies working feverishly to develop reliable and truly safe self-driving vehicles… and I’d bet this particular technological milestone went unnoticed by most technicians. I’m not talking about active or…
Staying Trim