Nonprofit turns to virtual reality to train more auto technicians
Vehicles for Change worked with a Houston company on the curriculum. They have a virtual reality lesson on oil changes and plan to add more lessons......»»
Family sues Beaverton farm for over 1.3M after miniature train accident
Family sues Beaverton farm for over 1.3M after miniature train accident.....»»
Service tip: Promote open discussions to make technicians feel heard, valued
Leaders must ask technicians the right questions, seek feedback and follow up, Vehicle Reman President Jonathan Carr said during a conversation with technician coach Joshua Taylor......»»
Lucy Turns 50, and Dark Energy Gets More Mysterious
What works to improve health equity? And it might be time to end the leap second.....»»
The Vision Pro is being used to assist surgeons during live procedures
Often when Apple’s Vision Pro is discussed, the device’s tech is praised as impressive. However, there’s common rhetoric about whether the device has enough practical use cases. Can it add value not offered by other computing devices? It turns.....»»
Startup can identify deepfake video in real time
Reality Defender says it has a solution for AI-generated video scams. Christopher Ren does a solid Elon Musk impression. Ren is a product manager at Reality Defender, a company th.....»»
FTC “click to cancel” rule seeks to end free trial traps, sneaky auto-enrollments
No more jumping through endless hoops to cancel subscriptions, FTC rule says. It will soon be easy to "click to cancel" subscriptions after the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) .....»»
Detroit 3 suppliers face dilemmas on rapidly growing China EV business
As Ford, General Motors, Stellantis and other traditional automakers lose ground in China, their suppliers are scrambling to fill the void and preserve positions in what is now the world’s largest auto market. .....»»
F&I tip: Be available by phone to the lender on stipulation deal
Dealership staff should be sure their indirect auto lending partners can reach them by phone when a deal is contingent on the customer providing stips......»»
GM taking vehicle development fully virtual in 2025 to save money, time
General Motors is aiming to move to a fully virtual design, development and validation system for its vehicles by next year......»»
Why you should buy the Quest 3S instead of the Quest 3
Meta's new Quest 3S is a great mixed reality headset that's good enough to challenge the more expensive Quest 3. So which is best for you?.....»»
Social media as a teaching tool: South African teachers talk about the new reality
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a shift towards the use of social media platforms in teaching. The South African Department of Basic Education, for one, instructed all schools to adopt online teaching and learning to save the 2020 school year, disr.....»»
Destiny: Rising turns Bungie’s MMO into a free-to-play mobile game
Bungie has partnered with NetEase Games to bring Destiny to mobile. Destiny: Rising has just been revealed and will soon begin its first alpha test......»»
Meta Quest 3S review: the perfect introduction to VR gaming
I reviewed Meta's Quest 3S, a budget VR headset with mixed reality and AI, to test its quality and value as an upgrade or a first headset......»»
The quantum dilemma: Game-changer or game-ender
If someone told you five years ago that you could pose questions to an AI agent about the most vexing issues in science and it could answer back swiftly and meaningfully, you would’ve thought they were joking. But AI has ushered in this reality. Th.....»»
SpaceX catches returning rocket in mid-air, turning a fanciful idea into reality
"Starships are meant to fly. It sure as hell flew today. So let’s get ready for the next one.” SpaceX accomplished a groundbreaking engineering feat Sunday, when it launched t.....»»
Daily 5 report for Oct. 11: Has the auto industry ever had more at stake in an election?
There's no question every facet of the auto industry will be impacted by the 2024 election......»»
Open Road Capital acquires 5 dealerships from Beyer Auto Group
For the first time, Open Road purchased dealerships without a partner......»»
A movie filmed entirely in Grand Theft Auto Online is coming to theaters
To see or not to see — will you check out Grand Theft Hamlet when it hits theaters?.....»»
In our opinion: Believe the storms: Climate change is real
No one should try to kill the auto industry in hopes of saving the planet. But we must also take seriously the need for the industry to be a functional partner in a solution......»»
Florida auto dealers start gauging damages, employee health after Milton
More than 3.4 million tracked customers in Florida were without power on Oct. 10, according to PowerOutage.us......»»