This Week in Advanced Vehicle Technology News

April 21, 2020

This week's round-up explores how trends in the automotive aftermarket are affecting shops and the impact of telematics on future smart city development.

April 21, 2020—In this week's advanced technology news report, ADAPT explores how 2020 automotive trends are affecting the future of mobility technologies and what shops can do to prepare for repairing ADAS on vehicles.

In technology-related news, BMW reported that building an autonomous vehicle is challenging because the automaker needs to preserve about 92 years of car-building history while also adapting to new technologies. 

Nissan announced it is looking to restructure as a smaller automaker and adjust its company's size.

Strategies

Adapting Shops for ADAS

I-CAR's Bud Center talks about specific areas of expertise that will benefit technicians in the ADAS future.

Inside the Development of Connected Car Networks 

A new standardization has introduced direct communication modes that standardize how vehicles communicate with everything around them and increase the ability to support advanced driving features.

Telematics Growing and Offering Smart City Benefits

Telematics offers the ability to provide feedback on risky driving behaviors, which could prevent the bad behavior in the future.