SAE Tomorrow Today

Distracted driving is an epidemic that shows no signs of slowing down. But autonomous vehicles could be the cure.

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As NHTSA gets ready to publish new data on distracted driving, hear from Grayson Brulte, Host of SAE Tomorrow Today, on why the addiction to our smart phones must be dealt with—and how AVs can help.

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Remember when the heavy battery inside your laptop weighed you down? Intel Automotive does – and they are using proven power management best practices from the PC industry to increase EV battery efficiency.

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For more than 50 years, Intel has worked to advance the design and manufacturing of semiconductors. As the automotive industry shifts to electrification and software-defined vehicle infrastructures, Intel Automotive offers a scalable product portfolio, regionally resilient manufacturing, and demonstrated industry transformation experience. In fact, Intel Automotive is working with SAE to develop vehicle platform management standard, SAE J3311.

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To learn more, we sat down with Jack Weast, Intel Fellow, Vice President and General Manager, Intel Automotive, and Rebeca Delgado, Chief Technology Officer, Intel Automotive, to discuss the importance of standardizing EV power management using learnings from the PC industry.

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If you are interested in joining SAE J3311, Vehicle Platform Power Management, please reach out to [email protected].

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For the average car buyer, EVs have two major sticking points: a lack of charging infrastructure and a hefty price tag. Fortunately, both of those issues will be addressed with the move to the North American Charging System (NACS) – standardized as SAE J3400 – and the necessary return of less expensive EVs.

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Listen in as Roberto Baldwin, Sustainability Editor, SAE Sustainable Mobility Solutions, discusses the inexpensive EV options hitting the market over the next few years.

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For more information on the evolution of sustainability, head on over to sustainablecareers.sae.org. If you're not quite ready to add an EV to your household, watch our plug-in hybrid explainer video to get up to speed.

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When it comes to incorporating EVs into commercial diesel fleets, it is important to understand the costs and benefits—and the impact on maintenance.

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As one of the longest-running and largest fleet owners in North America, Ryder implements logistics and transportation solutions for a wide variety of industries. By using extensive historical data and current market prices for EVs and charging infrastructure, Ryder recently examined the potential economic impacts of implementing an all-EV commercial fleet in the United States.

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To learn more about Ryder’s analysis, we sat down with Arun Chickmenahalli, Director of Maintenance R&D at Ryder, to discuss how electrification impacts fleet maintenance, the price differences for EV conversion between states, and the ways in which Ryder is developing maintenance programs to service EV, AV and alternative fuel clients.

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Sonar data from a deep sea drone recently shed light on one of aviation's most enduring mysteries: the disappearance of Amelia Earhart.

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By pursuing the missing aircraft using the “Date Line theory,” Deep Sea Vision, a South Carolina-based marine robotics firm, searched across 5,200 square miles of the Pacific Ocean floor, more than all previous searches combined. Equipped with a modified version of the company’s flagship HUGIN 6000 commercial autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), the DSV team discovered an image which mirrors the unique dual tails and scale of Earhart’s aircraft.

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To learn more about this intriguing technology and what’s next when it comes to verifying this discovery, we sat down with Tony Romeo, CEO, Deep Sea Vision. Listen in as he shares his unique background, the power of his company’s AUV technology, and what’s next for the future of underwater exploration.

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It’s no secret that installing EV charging stations can be time-consuming. But what if you could use the power of the sun? Beam Global is doing just that – not only on land, but in the water and sky as well.

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Beam's research and work in thermal management enables EV batteries to charge in a hot or cold environments. Using clean energy solutions like solar power, Beam deploys EV charging infrastructure in minutes not months – with no permitting, no construction, and no electrical work.

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Listen in as Roberto Baldwin, Sustainability Editor, SAE Sustainable Mobility Solutions, sits down with Said Al-Hallaj, Chief Battery Scientist, Beam Global, to discuss the rapidly deployed and scalable EV charging solutions, the challenges of electrification in the air and water, and the importance of thermal management.

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For more information on the evolution of sustainability, head on over to sustainablecareers.sae.org. There you can read about how GM is pushing back on media coverage that growth in the EV market has stalled.

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Artificial intelligence that teaches itself? That’s the gist of unsupervised learning. And it offers far-reaching implications for the future autonomous driving—and much more.

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As a pioneer in unsupervised learning, Helm.ai employs an AI-first approach to building autonomous driving software using an in-house unsupervised learning technology called Deep Teaching which leverages insights from applied mathematics and compressive sensing.

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Deep Teaching enables Helm.ai to train on vast volumes of data more efficiently without the need for large scale fleets or human annotation, moving the world closer to fully autonomous self-driving systems. The company licenses their software to automakers for high-end ADAS L2+/L3 products and uses the same scalable AI approach for L2/L3 ADAS through L4.

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To learn more about this exciting breakthrough, we sat down with Vlad Voroninski, CEO & Co-Founder of Helm.ai, to discuss unsupervised learning, Deep Teaching, and the future of autonomous driving.

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Consumers are complex — and so is the EV market. From high expectations to sobering market realities, the EV landscape is hard to gauge without expert insight on consumer behavior.

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That’s why we sat down with Jessica Caldwell, AVP and Head of Insights, Edmunds, to discuss consumer sentiment and the overall trends affecting EV adoption. By leveraging millions of vehicle transactions and web behavioral data, Edmunds helps make sense of the EV landscape for consumers, sellers, and the industry at large.

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Listen in as Jessica breaks down consumer perceptions and behavior, as well as the effect of interest rates, affordability, and inventory. It’s an interesting conversation on what consumers really want — and what it will take to turn the tide on EV adoption.

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From human rights abuses to detrimental environmental impacts, mineral sourcing for EV batteries and electric motors has a dark side.

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Listen in as Roberto Baldwin, Sustainability Editor, SAE Sustainable Mobility Solutions, sits down with Tim Stevens, a freelance journalist who recently wrote an article for Motor Trend about the troubling side of EV mineral sourcing. Listen in as they discuss what Tim’s research uncovered, potential solutions like the battery passport and electric motors without rare earth minerals, and how we can ensure more accountability throughout the EV supply chain.

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For more information on the evolution of sustainability, head on over to sustainablecareers.sae.org. There you can read about how lithium-ion batteries continue to be the best bet for some EV applications and that the technology around these batteries continues to evolve.

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Who’s better to design a sports car than the person who races it? Meet Kevin Boehm of Boehm Motorsports, a championship-winning professional racer and accomplished OEM principal engineer.

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Driven by speed and fueled by innovation, Kevin’s ability to uncover automotive potential and translate it into on-track victories has made him a true standout both on and off the racetrack. As a principal engineer and test driver at Honda Research and Development, Inc., Kevin supports research design and product development for a wide array of Honda production vehicles.

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For insight on his professional journey, we sat down with Kevin to discuss his approach to racing, engineering, and coaching—and how Formula SAE played an instrumental role in his ascent into the world of motorsports.

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To learn more about how Formula SAE challenges students to conceive, design, fabricate, and compete with formula-style racing cars, visit fsaeonline.com.

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