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Are You Taking Your Training To The Next Level? Part IV

Shop leaders should work to motivate technicians on educational value, and instill a more positive outlook. They can do that by explaining why training is good for the health and stability of the business. Use phrases such as “Please attend this training and bring back as many things as possible to share with your colleagues.” …

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Are You Taking Your Training To The Next Level? Part III

  Sometimes, shop owners during the interview, misunderstand the potential technician’s capabilities or the technician lies about what they really know. This happens across any industry but soon flushes itself out with time. Assuming that a technician has all skills needed to achieve accurate and efficient repairs on a vehicle can get you in trouble. …

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Are You Taking Your Training To The Next Level? Part II

Lack of proper knowledge and education is a problem that has plagued the industry for years. Now, with the complexity of new cars, it has become downright dangerous for both the technicians and car owners. It’s not only the technicians fault though if they were improperly trained. There are several key things that can derail …

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Google’s Cute-As-A-Bug Electric Buggy Released In California Part IV

  Update: Governor Jerry Brown has signed the bill into law, making Google’s driverless cars street legal in the state of California. Google’s fleet of self-driving Toyota Prius hybrids have now logged more than 300,000 miles on California public roadways without so much as a fender-bender, the company says. Now California Gov. Jerry Brown is poised to sign a piece …

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Google’s Cute-As-A-Bug Electric Buggy Released In California Part III

Autonomous, that is, within certain human-defined limits. Google’s custom-built prototypes will be electronically limited to 25 mph and will never go on highways. They will be designed as “neighborhood” vehicles under U.S. regulations, exempting them from many crash-safety standards. And they will have emergency buttons for pulling over and shutting down. “We’ve built in occupant …

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Google’s Cute-As-A-Bug Electric Buggy Released In California Part II

  Google ultimately may try supplying its software and maps to the mainstream auto industry, but car-sharing could offer the company and its technology a more direct route to the marketplace. “All along, we’ve all been speculating about Google,” said consultant Richard Bishop, who led the U.S. Department of Transportation’s vehicle automation program in the …

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Study Done By NHTSA Says Car Crashes Impact On US Reaches $871 Billion Part III

The economic cost of motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. is the equivalent of 1.9 percent of the $14.96 trillion gross domestic product (GDP) in 2010. Factors contributing to the price tag include productivity losses, property damage, medical and rehabilitation costs, congestion costs, legal and court costs, emergency services, insurance administration costs and the costs …

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Study Done By NHTSA Says Car Crashes Impact On US Reaches $871 Billion Part II

Speeding: Crashes involving a speeding vehicle traveling faster than the posted speed limit or too fast for conditions accounted for 21 percent of the total economic loss and cost the nation $59 billion in 2010, an average cost of $191 for every person in the U.S. Including lost quality of life, these crashes were responsible for …

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