Technicians will soon be trained on how to service and maintain the all electric Mustang Mach-E without the need to access a physical model thanks to a new Virtual Reality (VR) training tool from Ford and Bosch.

Bosch is also developing future extensions which will allow technicians to utilise VR to enter the vehicle and navigate through modules as if they were walking through rooms to learn the systems of the car. Navigating between modules enables the technicians to determine the right issue to repair the vehicle.

This new virtual reality system can be used as an ongoing training tool, allowing technicians to learn niche skills in the Ford technical training program. Virtual reality training has the potential to attract new hires to the automotive repair world, rightly framing the profession as a high-tech, forward-thinking industry in which technicians can learn more efficiently in a state-of-the-art environment. Additionally, technicians can tap into the system from any location.