We are joined by David Alexander, senior director of standards at SAE international, and Christian Thiele, ground vehicle standards director at SAE international, to discuss what the SAE International Standards Process and purpose is.

https://www.sae.org/standards/development

AutoDrive Challenge II Concept Design Event Co-Captains Angela Xydis and Jessica Swan join us to talk about the new “TedTalk-like” presentation format and tips to best prepare to get the most out of the competition.

We chat with employees at General Motors to discuss diversity efforts at the company.

We talk with General Motors about the initiatives and oppurtunies for students of Autodrive Challenge!

Find out more at https://search-careers.gm.com/

We talk with Kevin Dietrich from General Motors about GM's vision of: Zero crashes. Zero emissions. Zero congestion. How does this align with the Autodrive Challenge? Find out here!

In this episode, we talk with students from Mexico and Egyptian teams in Baja, Aero Design, and AeroConnect to discuss tips for team development, project management, and dealing with unforeseen circumstances like this past year’s world pandemic.

We talk about the changes for the 2021 season including what to expect from Knowledge and Validation events and how you can make the most out of connecting with sponsors and volunteers!

Registration How-To Video: https://cdsfallkickoff.pathable.co/meetings/virtual/ZTi7RSiokP4cLgZYr

Sponsor Portal Video: https://cdsfallkickoff.pathable.co/meetings/virtual/gQPRJX2y9ucWY8MNR

We talk with Jeffrey Reinemann, Technical Consulting Engineer for Intel System Studio about V-Tune Profiler, it's advantages in the Autodrive space.

As mentioned, you can find testimonials on now the software is being used in industry at https://software.intel.com/en-us/vtune/reviews

We talk with Lauren Tabolinsky, Sam Reinsel and Mark Corless join us from Mathworks to talk about MATLAB and Simulink and how those products are used in the automotive industry and in the Autodrive Challenge itself.

Check out careers at Mathworks at https://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/students.html?s_tid=cr_nav_ov 
Find more information about MATLAB at https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/racing-lounge.html

We chat with Chris Heise and Andrew Mathers from Transportation Research Center Inc. who will be hosting Year 3 of Autodrive Challenge. We chat about the facility's history, the new SMART Center, career oppurtunities, and what people can expect when they arrive for this year's competition.

Learn more about TRC at http://www.trcpg.com/