Audi announced earlier this week it is partnering with Mobileum to test and monitor its line of connected cars. 

General Motors tracks data across more than 20 million vehicles worldwide.

It's vital for a repairer to recognize which makes and models are equipped with connected car features because these features alert the driver to schedule service repairs.

Will you be left out of a customer repair loop? When a vehicle is connected wirelessly in a smart city, it can send notice to the OEMs, first responders and find data on which body shop is available for repairs.

An expert with the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute shares the debate between using two types of connected vehicles.