Friday Fun: Fast and the Furious racks up big bills and Bob Lutz’s no-holds barred take on Elon Musk
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — April 6, 2016 — This week’s Friday Fun looks at how a small corner of Quebec’s cottage country become the electric car capital of Canada, why techs in BC are finding rats in newer cars, auto industry legend Bob Lutz’s no-holds barred take on Elon Musk and much, much […]
Planning for Disruption: Second self-driving conference set for April
Toronto, Ontario — April 6, 2017 — The Conference Board of Canada has announced it will hold a conference on autonomous vehicles (AVs) on April 19 and 20 in Toronto, Ontario. This is the second such conference to take place in Canada. Collision Repair magazine provided extensive coverage of the first conference held in 2016. […]
Firm Foundation: Avoiding common body filler slip-ups
By Peter L. Phillipson, Technical Sales Manager (IR), B-TEC Systems Scottsdale, Arizona — April 6, 2017 — One of the most common application questions I get asked is with regards to body filler and how to avoid possible slip-ups that can end up in redone work, costing the shop time and money. To begin, let’s […]
ICBC to look at technological solutions for distracted driving
By Mike Davey Victoria, British Columbia — April 6, 2017 — Drivers who use handheld devices are four times more likely to get into crashes serious enough to cause injury, according to statistics from the RCMP. It is illegal in many jurisdictions, but that doesn’t seem to have had much effect on curbing the behaviour. […]
