Collaborations in the Cloud: Toyota and Amazon collaborate on Toyota’s Mobility Services Platform
Toronto, Ontario ― Amazon Web Services (AWS) will help Toyota build a platform to help manage and monetize data gathered from the automaker’s global vehicle fleet, the companies announced on Monday. “Connectivity drives all of the processes of development, production, sales and service in the automotive business. Expanding our agreement with AWS to strengthen our […]
Autel Adapter: New CAN FD Adapter for MaxiSYS, MaxiIM and MaxiCheck Tablets, released by Autel
Toronto, Ontario — Autel U.S. has just released a CAN FD Adapter that connects to compatible Vehicle Communication Interfaces (VCIs) to enable its tablets to communicate via the CAN FD communications protocol and diagnose the vehicle. Vehicles currently using this faster CAN FD (CAN Flexible Data-Rate) protocol include many GM and Ford’s 2019 and 2020 […]
AkzoNobel appoints John Griffin to lead automotive, specialty coatings business
Toronto, Ontario — AkzoNobel has appointed John Griffin as regional commercial director for Automotive and Specialty Coatings in the Americas. Griffin, who started his career as materials engineer before moving into the paints and coatings manufacturing industry, joined AkzoNobel in 2000. He has held various sales, management and executive roles across the company’s global and […]
CIC to be held virtually for November conference, and new chairman is announced
Toronto, Ontario — The Collision Industry Conference (CIC) have announced that their November conference will continue online like the July meeting. CIC’s latest meeting was held virtually in July and proved very successful. With over 300 industry participants for the two-day sessions it was a large group for the first run in an online format. […]
