Originally Posted by
VWDAVE88
well for the most part i see your point of view and it would be nice to only have 100 hrs of training a year to stay current but at the rate of automotive advancment even just keeping up with one car line thats not enough
vw is dropping multiple new car desgins and platforms next year so back the grind
but i dont think any major automaker will allow for indy equality
just like soon you will no longer be able to code immo keys to vw they have taken that info away from us so they dont have to give it to anyone
sooner or later we will be monkeys with computers and an internet connection
its on its way our new guided fault finding system has telediagnosis which connects with vw headquarters and the engineers so its on its way they can work our scan tools over the internet
which is what the R2R is against! it is to keep "proprietary information" from being a widely used phrase, preventing even the most simple repair from being performed.
GM has had the technology on this exact thing for the last 5 years, and are now heavily pushing it to their customers. its part of the technology that is being produced by automakers to become what is referred to as OBDIII. join up on IATN, there are hundreds of threads on this very topic over there.
remote assistance has been in use by Ford and GM for a little while now, and will do nothing more but increase its use, basically reducing their needs for a skilled trained technician. tell me that aint a bunch of bullshit?!
they can hire a load of C techs, with a couple of B techs to help out on the occasional driveability problem without having to call support. the A techs are no longer needed, at least in managements eyes, because they have the knowledge a phone call or internet connection away.
yes, 100 hours is not enough. however, there is never a day that goes by without learning something, especially if you hang out on IATN a little. there are some VERY bright people over there, and are willing to share the knowledge.
if you count time i spend over there, i have about 400 hours a year
