Mitchell will demonstrate new technology for its 2018 Program Freedom Experience during a special event in Palm Springs, Calif. On Jan. 17. Mitchell originally announced Program Freedom on October 31.

The Jan. 17 unveiling is designed to give industry stakeholders a personal, hands-on experience with the open ecosystem enabled by Mitchell and its partners.

Grounded in Mitchell’s cloud platform, the Freedom experience will allow carriers, repairers, automakers, workflow providers, and integration partners to see and feel how Freedom is good for the industry, helps ensure proper and safe repairs, and is readily available through the solutions and partnerships that Mitchell has cultivated.

Mitchell’s Program Freedom delivers a cloud-based, open platform to the industry, which is facing unprecedented challenges: increasing vehicle complexity, use of advanced technology, and the frequency and severity of accidents. Program Freedom is designed to help the industry face today’s challenges and is based on Mitchell Cloud Estimating—the company’s new cloud-based estimating and communications platform.