Hand Picked Speakers:

Here is a selection of the top level speakers that will speak next January

Source: 1.tu-auto.com

I think I was not “hand picked” due to my limited sponsorship budget with TU-Auto, admittedly a pay-to-play conference organiser. 

Audi engineer Markus Hoffmann. But he’s not doing anything except holding a kill switch

Source: www.popularmechanics.com

Autonomous (robotic) drivers on race tracks are the equal to steroids in professional sports overall. Unfair advantage similar to the chess competitions which ultimately landed the winner as the smartest programmer. Is this where car racing is heading?

aiming to bring its first fully-autonomous car to market by 2030

Source: safecarnews.com

Interesting to see the Koreans are just as excited about autonomous and willing to invest.

NextEV, a new rival to U.S. electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc.

Source: www.reuters.com

It’s often an advantage to me “Next” as long as you can learn from who is “First” and “First” is sitting on their hands. I don’t see Elon Musk sitting on his hands.

weather will vary greatly throughout the year, and this could give Ford an advantage over companies such as Google and Apple that are testing in the Bay Area

Source: www.technewsworld.com

A fake city with real weather. This might work, hope the other carmakers follow Ford’s leadership.

first automotive connectivity software that is freely downloadable for anyone interested in assisting major automotive manufacturers

Source: www.prnewswire.com

Thank you JLR, for pushing the envelope here, even beyond the comfort zone of many. Ideally, RVI becomes the much needed standard software module visible in every car, not just those running Linux. This will finally satisfy the V2X dream as well as the commercial convenience features consumers want.

the car is not as intelligent as a human being behind the wheel, even though it seems it might be,

Source: safecarnews.com

Common sense, but when coming from an automaker with skin in the game it means a lot.

Ford thinks Google might be right.

Source: www.wired.com

At 88 feet per second, it is a big challenge to hand control back to the human driver. It seems the all computer model (level 4) may be the best choice for a few automakers.

despite growing interest in safety and security, getting consumers to take on what amounts to a second subscription is proving challenging

Source: www.thestar.com.my

Everyone wants safety and security but not many will pay extra. Better get open collaboration going faster to reduce costs of innovation and make these standard features in the car.

Continental developers are using this “swarm” principle as a basis for numerous intelligent applications.

Source: safecarnews.com

I think “swarm” is a new term for collaboration. Let’s keep on the pressure to advance to a fully collaborative model of safety and security in cars.