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ASA Hosts Event Featuring Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) hosted its first Connected CARS event May 18-19 in Detroit. The event provided an in-depth look at the technical aspects of the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) hosted its first Connected CARS event May 18-19 in Detroit. The event provided an in-depth look at the technical aspects of the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).

The event featured 108 attendees, including shop owners, technicians, educators, engineers and industry leaders interested in rapidly evolving vehicle technology and testing.

Trainers included:

  • Greg Potter, ETI, and Bob Gruszczynski, VW, scan-tool protocols
  • Mohan Sethi, Mahle Aftermarket, secure diagnostics
  • Debra Bezinna, Ann Arbor Connected Vehicle Test Environment, University of Michigan, vehicle-to-vehicle communications
  • Dave Hobbs, Delphi, Radar, Lidar, Sonar and camera-based sensors
  • Jason Ross, Volkswagen, driver-assist systems
  • Scott Bolt, Mahle, new vehicle network architecture
  • Tarek Taleb, GM, CAN network diagnosis software
  • Jim Luyckx, Snap-on, diagnostics by thermal imaging
  • Steve Zach, Bosch, ADAS calibration and alignment

“This program is a first of its kind,” said Dan Risley, ASA president and executive director. “Attendees left armed with more knowledge and information on the most current and future ADAS technology than the 90 percent of those repairing vehicles in automotive industry today!”

This fall ASA will be hosting CARS 2017 at AAPEX Nov. 1-3.

The event will focus on Wall Street-level business intelligence to help attendees compete and succeed in the rapidly changing business environment such as technician acquisition, emerging business models and the latest in advanced vehicle technology.

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