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Self-Driving Car Trouble

National Automotive Authority and Recall Expert

Author of Car Care for the Clueless: (…or How To “Make Money” While Maintaining Your Vehicle)

Pam Oakes

Exceptional TV Guest

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Self-Driving cars were created to be a useful tool for the drivers of the world, not a detriment to their abilities. One thing that wasn’t taken into account was the estimated 65 percent of U.S. roads that are in poor condition.

Shoddy infrastructure has become a roadblock to the development of self-driving cars, vexing engineers and adding time and cost. Poor markings and uneven signage on the 3 million miles of paved roads in the United States are forcing automakers to develop more sophisticated sensors and maps to compensate, industry executives say. Will this solve the problem?

Automotive Expert Pam Oakes uses her experience to elaborate on the creation of self-driving cars and the flaws that have arisen in their early stages.

Pam Oakes can discuss this by answering the following questions:

* What are the new developments of the autonomous vehicle?

* How have poor conditions given automakers obstacles to work around?

* Why weren’t these findings thought of during the implementation phase?

* What made you become so interested in the car industry?

* How has your shop helped solve the problems of the average driver?

Pam is available for all your automobile needs, including, but not limited to maintenance needs and seasonal preparation.

MeetPam Oakes:

* ASE-Certified Technician (Automotive Service Excellent), since 1995.
* Degree in Electronic Engineering Technology (EETAS)
* Fourth generation automotive technician: Her great-grandfather Leonard Smith, grandfather, Ralph Smith and father Jerry Oakes were all automotive technicians. Pam’s dad has more than 45years as a tech; worked with Pam from 1996 to 2004
* Founder and original operator of Pam’s Motor City Automotive – a numerous award winner throughout the 20 years Pam owned the facility. This includes multi-national, regional and local accolades.
* Contract instructor for various, national automotive and non-automotive companies
* International/National Automotive Speaker
* Accredited Author of “Car Care for the Clueless: Or How You Can ‘Make Money’ While Maintaining Your Vehicle”; “Car Care for the Clueless: Successful Used Car Buying101”
* Car Care for the Clueless Daily Edition every morning – Coast-to-Coast – on CBS Radio stations: New York City WINS 1010AM, Boston WBZ 1030 AM, Dallas-Fort Worth KRLD 1080AM, WNPV-1440AM in Philly, Los Angeles KNX 1070AM, Anthony Duva Show (nationally syndicated), KJAX, Lubbock TX, WLOB, Portland ME, James Lowe Show (nationally syndicated),KRMS, Osage Beach MO, Fort Myers Beach Radio, Fort Myers, FL, WWRL, NYC, WGBB, Nassau, NY, WJVC Suffolk, VA, Wide Open Radio (online and terrestrial radio) Washington DC, WMWX, KCAA Loma Linda CA, Miami town OH, WKCX, Crittenden KY, WYNS, Waynesville OH, WPTF Horsepower Half-Hour, Raleigh NC, WTIM, Boston
* Car Care for the Clueless’ weekly show on KMET – Inland Empire/Redlands, CA
* Car Care for the Clueless mornings video short featured on: WTAE Pittsburgh, WXYZ/WMYD Detroit, KSAZ Phoenix, WAGA Atlanta every Tuesday
* Hosts a semi-monthly car care clinicfor women, since 1996
* Former Newspaper reporter and editor
* Rotary Member and Paul Harris Fellow 1999 – present
* Estero Island Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), 2003-present
* Florida Gulf Coast University SBDC advisory board member since 2015

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