Careers and Certificate in the Automotive Industry

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        Some high-tech systems on automobiles today that were unheard of 30 years ago are stability and traction control systems,adaptive cruise control and also variable valve timing. Young people should have skills in areas such as math, science, communications and technical skills. Some advantages in obtaining an education as an automotive technician is that you well get into the real world sooner and also you will have less debt. There is going to be 237 500 new jobs and also a 30% growth in the automotive technician field up to 2020. An automotive technician career is immune to moving overseas for a work, because there job moves. Parts distribution and wholesaling; collision repair, painting, and damage estimating; vehicle maintenance, are all jobs you can get in the automotive industry. It is sometimes called "the portal career" because some many people have started there jobs in automotive technician.


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What are some aspects of being an automotive technician that you think you would enjoy? Explain.
Discuss one or two things that you found interesting about the video.
It is said that being an automotive technician requires life-long learning. Considering the aspects of mechanics, electronics and technology that the technician and student deal with in this video, discuss this notion of life-long learning and why it is important and necessary.
What do you think are some characteristics and skills someone should possess when considering a career as an automotive technician? 

Some aspects of being an automotive technician that I would enjoy wold be, that if something happens to my car I could fix it right there if it is a minor problem. One thing that I found interesting about the video is that when you are a automotive technician you have to deal with a lot if electrical things, which I haven't thought about that much. Another thing is that you need to have big communication skills because you are dealing with the public a lot. A reason why life long learning would be important would because you will be always be learning something new and also have different experiences everyday, rather then just doing the same thing day after day. Somethings to consider when becoming a automotive technician would be to have good people skills, as well as communication skills. Also you should have prior knowledge about vehicles so that you know what you are talking about.

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NATEF- this stands for National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation, their mission is to improve the quality of automotive technician training programs, at post-secondary and secondary schools, public and proprietary schools.

SGS-their mission is that they help every player in the automotive industry improve performance and reduce risk. Their services focus on the design, construction and operation of motor vehicle inspection solutions all over the world. 

ASE- stands for National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, they work to improve the quality of vehicle repair and service by testing and certifying by automotive professionals.  


Part 3

    In the article about ten jobs in the automotive industry, the job that I would like to do the most would be being a super car test driver. Who wouldn't want to drive in million dollar cars all day. Also you get to drive the latest super cars first be fore anyone else. The only down fall would be that you probably couldn't take the car home a take it for a week or so. The job that i wouldn't like to do would be a F1 team technical director because I think that it would be stress full all the time especially if the race would be a close one.

Emerging Technologies and Automobiles

Technologies in Development

Part 1
         Out if the 6 technologies discussed in the article the one I think won't happen is the flying cars one because I mean it would be a lot of work ant it really far fetched. The one I think that will have the biggest impact on society is the bio metric seat research biggest it is just pretty cool and it makes sense. The first technology used that will be used in cars is the driver less car biggest there is already technology that can park itself, and its just a matter of time before the car can drive itself. I think the Ford's bio metric seat research will make the driver and passengers safer because it can sense if the driver is stress and the car will do things that will make the stress level go down which could prevent accidents. My opinion on the flying car is that I think that it could possibly get in the way of airlines and that not much people would buy them also that its not really practical. Some disadvantages could be that the car would look weird also that the car may not be allowed to fly certain places, and advantage would that you could get to place quicker, also there will be no traffic. In my opinion I think that driver less cars do take away from the driving experience, I also think that maybe this type of technology has gone to far.


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         Yes, I did find that it was surprising that younger people don't like the connectivity options in their car, because usually younger people are the first people to find out a use newer technology and are always about the new things in tech. I think that my generation would enjoy the connectivity and would find it beneficial, because it could be just one less thing you might have to worry about, and the car can do it for you. I think that it will help address the dangers of distracted driving because people might realize that if cars have these features, then maybe they are there for a reason and not to just drive the are for you while you text. In my opinion I think that some features in new cars aren't really important, some of them are but then you get the little details and features that you really don't need and are there just for the sake of being there, also they would increase the price of the car. I would like to have tech features such as blind spot control, and also the hands free parking one would be nice to have if I were to buy a new car. One feature that drivers might of found unnecessary could be the air bag, because most people would be used to having no air bag but then they were standard in vehicle, but now we now that they save lives so we need to have them in cars.    

Looking at the History of the Automobile

            For how many years has the automobile been around?

 The automobile has been around for 120 years

           What is a patent? The answer is not in the video, so search for an answer online. 

 A patent is when you own the rights to something like a product of some sorts, and no one else can take the idea.

           When Carl Benz obtains a patent in January of 1886 for his invention, what title did he use to describe the automobile?

The title that he used is vehicle with gas engine.

           Who in his family drives his invention in August of 1888? What is "born" from this drive?

His wife and his two eldest sons drove the automobile, the first petrol station was born from this drive.

           What did the so called "axial pivot steering system" help solve? 

It helped solve the problem of both front wheels not steering, but now they both steer the same way and this system is still used today.

           What is the new name when the two automobile companies are merged?

 The name when the two companies merged was Mercedes Benz.

          What did Benz experience as a pioneer in technology that many pioneers never experience?

 He lived to see the breakthrough of the his invention, the automobile.

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            Explain how the assembly line changed from suggestions made to Henry Ford by three of his employee. The three workers suggested that the assembly line move rather that the workers, the workers would stay at the spot were they were good at.

            Why did workers tend to stay longer and be more committed to Ford's company than other companies at that time?

The workers stayed because Henry Ford gave them a livable wage and didn't rip them off.

            How much did the first Model T cost? For what class of people was it manufactured?

It cost $1000 and was made for the common man.

            The Model T price dropped dramatically. To what price did it drop? Why do you think it dropped so much? 

It dropped to $800 instead, then after it went down to a little over $365, probably because he made so much and the weren't as popular as they were when they first game out and also to lower prices so more people could afford them.

             As the Model T became the main mode of transportation, what did this automobile offer people?

It offered freedom and people didn't have to rely on the railroad and also they could go and visit people when ever they want and they could drive there car for fun.

Part 3 
The Ford Edsel-

• The Edsel was named after Henry Ford's only son
• The car was only made for three years
• The car was rather ugly looking
• It was the auto industry's biggest flop.

Truckers Dream Impacts auto Industry-

• The vehicle's windshield pop out in case of accident
• Tucker made a car company from scratch 
• Safest car in the world was his goal
• It had a third headlight that turned with the steering wheel.
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Automobile Timeline

   

Electric Starter introduced(1911)
First Car Body Made Entirely out of Steel(1914)
First Power Steering system (1926)
Air bags Became Standard (1970's)

     What i found interesting about these four points is that they are all major accomplishments in the car industry. Also they all are apart of the cars we have today, in other words without these things cars today would, be a lot different.

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