New automotive tech center at Baker College of Auburn Hills offers cutting edge technology

Baker College in Auburn Hills' new automotive tech center offers some pretty snazzy, cutting edge equipment for students.

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"We've got all the new toys," said Connor Barr, a first quarter automotive mechanics student at the campus, referring to all the technology the new facility has to offer.

He said access to equipment such as the Hunter HawkEye, which displays a car's alignment information on a flat-screen TV through the use of four digital cameras and sensors on its tires, puts him heads and shoulders above students from other schools because he's using the same technology in the classroom as he is in the real world.

"I've already shocked the guys at my shop," he said. "The shop I work in - same machine. ... It will walk you through step one, all the way to the last step."

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