SAE Leadership Roundtable Series

The impact of external forces from technology to regulation on the vehicle were challenging in their own right. Now the complexity is compounded with the impact of COVID-19. Originally scheduled for the Leadership Summit at WCX, SAE is bringing the perspectives of 16 automotive executives as they grapple with these challenges in a COVID-19 world. You’ll hear in-depth discussions in three separate panels on June 4 and 9 about connectivity and its implications for vehicle safety, the need for upgradeable vehicle electronics, and technologies to deliver torque in electrified cars. Plus, learn how COVID-19 is impacting the mobility industry as It restarts and looks to the future.


Register for one or more of these no-charge webcasts as we bring the forward-thinking of the WCX Leadership Summit, safe and appropriately socially distanced, to your home office.


It's Alive. Gearing the Electrified Future. 

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Transmission and driveline innovations are integral to the development of more fuel-efficient, lower-emitting, and customer-pleasing vehicles. New power-transmission solutions are helping to make hybrid and battery-electric propulsion mainstream across global mobility markets. Electrification has become a dominant theme in new planetary automatics and e-axles, with a variety of motor-position choices (from P1 to P4) offering engineers greater flexibility for 2wd, 4wd, and AWD development. Fully electric drive modules incorporating transmission, e-motor, and inverter, are driving new approaches to propulsion-system packaging, while the development of novel dual-clutch, continuously variable, and automated-manual types continues at a heightened pace. In “Gearing the Electrified Future,” top power-transmission experts discuss the challenges and opportunities of combining new and existing technologies to deliver torque to the drive wheels.

Moderator:
Lindsay Brooke, SAE International

Panelists:
  • Ram Krishnaswami, Ford Motor Co.
  • Patrick Lindemann, President, Transmission Systems and E-Mobility Schaeffler Group USA
  • Mike Solt, FCA Group
  • Gary Horvat, Navistar


Where are We at Using Connectivity for Vehicle Safety?

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Connected technologies are starting to proliferate into the automobile for consumer-driven applications, but how and when will they begin to improve the safety of your drive home? Panelists will provide key insights on connected technology business models for vehicle safety—including emerging technologies on V2X, IoT, and AI. Additional discussions will include the economic tipping points for automotive manufacturers and consumers and how mobile technology developers, human factors designers, and entrepreneurs fit into this new equation.

Moderator: 
Matthew Borst, SAE International

Panelists:
  • James Misener, Qualcomm
  • Willard Tu, Xilinx
  • Hariharan Krishnan, GM
  • Oli Qirko, Cambridge Consultants

Continuing the Conversation: Meeting Consumer’s Need for Upgradeable Electronics Over the Life of the Automobile

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This roundtable of experts will continue the conversation started during the March SAE webcast with Chris Cook from the Mobile Electronics Association (MEA) addressing the issue of mastering the ability to keep consumer electronics up to date in the automobile. Consumers expect a seamless connection for whatever they carry into their cars. With the average lifespan of an automobile on the road today at 11.5 years, they also expect their car will be upgradeable for future technologies. Listen to the thought leaders of today pave the road toward fixing compatibility issues, envisioning a future in which all automobiles are fully technology-enabled.

Moderator: 
Chris Cook, Mobile Electronics Association

Panelists:
  • Aron Demers, Voxx Automotive
  • John Waraniak, SEMA
  • Mike Anderson, Alpine
  • Tim Yerdon, Ford Motor Co.



 

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