Dr. Juan Pimentel, automotive industry consultant is an expert in the areas of autonomous vehicles, automotive in-vehicle networks, automotive safety and cybersecurity. He has published extensively and has written several books. One of his latest publications is a series of five edited books for SAE International on various topics related to the safety of automated vehicles. He is on several ISO and SAE committees involving safety of the intended functionality (SOTIF) and vehicle cybersecurity. He is an experienced expert witness.

Prof. Mark Ehsani is the Professor of electrical engineering and Director of Advanced Vehicle Systems Research Program and the Power Electronics and Motor Drives Laboratory at Texas A&M University. He is the author of over 400 publications, 20 books, and over 24 US and EU patents in pulsed-power supplies, high-voltage engineering, power electronics, motor drives, and advanced vehicle systems. Prof. Ehsani has worked on over 50 matters, many of which were patent-related.

In this episode…

Our society is going through a powerful shift as we move from gas-guzzling vehicles to electron-guzzlers. Both established automotive manufacturers and suppliers, as well as start-ups, are developing technologies at break-neck speeds to create the vehicles that will become the standards for the coming age. Along the way, patents will be filed and challenged, and technologies will be founded, stolen, and borrowed.

Prof. Mehrdad (Mark) Ehsani and Prof. Juan Pimentel have front-row seats to the ongoing show and recently discussed what they’ve observed so far, and what is coming up, as the international free-for-all continues.