At the 2010 Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX), held in Las Vegas Nov. 2-4, AllData and the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) will demonstrate a telematics server to enable communications between a vehicle, the vehicle’s owner and the vehicle’s preferred service provider.
The Shop of Tomorrow uses AllData’s iSHOP standards, which integrates data from the vehicle and allows technicians to begin remote proactive diagnostics on the vehicle when a problem occurs, instead of waiting for the vehicle to drive into the service bay. The technology also will be capable of sending service reminders to the vehicle owner and the repair facility to help maintain the vehicle based on time and mileage, according to the company.
“This demonstrates how AllData is leveraging technology and standards to enable a better relationship between the millions of vehicle owners in the automotive aftermarket and their preferred shops,” said AllData senior product marketing manager, Ben Johnson. “As fewer service bays become available due to OE and aftermarket consolidation, we have to create new and innovative ways to make shops more efficient. Telematics is one solution.”
iSHOP is a set of standards developed by AAIA that allows a shop’s equipment to seamlessly share data about the customer, the vehicle and the services performed, without having to re-enter information. This technology will enable AllData to make available targeted information, such as parts and labor data and electrical diagrams.
AllData will participate in scheduled demonstrations at the Shop of
Tomorrow each day during AAPEX, at booth #2866 (Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas). Demonstrations are scheduled for Nov. 2 and 3 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Nov. 4 at 10 a.m.
The companies also will present a behind-the-scenes view of AAIA’s technology standards and how they have been applied to create value-added end-user products. This presentation will be held at the Shop of Tomorrow on Nov. 4 at 7:30 a.m.
