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The next generation of cars benefit from innovation in wireless, analytics, apps, services, and telecom networks - to name a few. This agenda introduces technologies and companies converging on the connected car segment. Add the MatchMaker Meeting Service to open a dialogue, privately and in person, with members, speakers, and attendees in curated, pre-arranged meetings.

Join us for a highly interactive virtual Tech Day event on Advanced Vehicle Technologies! This event is ideal for engineering professionals involved in development of autonomous driving, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and electric vehicles.

Autotech Council members gather monthly in Silicon Valley to review innovation and a handful of new technologies and solutions coming out of the mobility industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. This month, in our online meeting format, we introduce 6 young mobility companies out of Finland to present to this group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors.

EcoMotion Week brings together the world’s leading companies pioneering in the Smart Mobility field. With hundreds of Startups, Investors, Industry Leaders, Policy Makers and more attending virtually & exhibiting live in the platform. The event will use the virtual space to bring humans together and facilitate many different opportunities for knowledge sharing, networking and countless interactions on the frontier of innovative technologies in smart mobility. We will create opportunities to connect and learn about the partners, the exhibitors, the startups and more, before, during and after.

Materials Matter. Important innovations in Material Science are changing vehicles weight, strength, resilience, heat tolerance, performance, sustainability, and more. The average car has 30,000 parts, and every one of them is made up of some material, with specific characteristics right down to molecular level. This agenda brings together the T1s, startups, and investors working on material science and new materials - new partners for OEs and the mobility supply chain.

Changing emission standards, environmental and public concerns, increased road accidents and new technology are driving the biggest change automotive has ever seen. Delivering the sustainable, consumer loved, and actively safe vehicle takes time and money, but you only have so long before another competitor wins market share.

Miss getting together for happy hour to talk shop and network? Pop into our next social event in the Autotech Council Virtual Lounge. Bring your favorite drink and join a topic table to chat about EVs, AVs, VCs, or whatever else is top of mind. You can take a seat at a virtual table with or without a specific agenda, switch tables and topics, connect with people you already know, or engage in new different topics. Up to you!

Connectivity is driving the future of the car. By 2025 more than 75% of all new cars sold will be connected in some fashion. In this webinar, we will explore how V2X effectively reduces the number of fatalities and paves the way for a fully automated future. Join Reuters Events Connectivity for Smarter & Safer Vehicles Webinar to discuss how connectivity is disrupting the industry taking safety to the next level.

Autotech Council members gather monthly to review startups and innovation. This month in our online Member Lounge, 20+ young Canadian companies from Ontario Province and beyond working across Software, Hardware, and Services will present to innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors.

London & Partners is delighted to bring you an expert panel on the future of urban mobility in London and key cities in North America.

This month Autotech Council members open their discussion on Batteries and Energy to the public. Join OEMs, suppliers, startups and VCs to discover technologies working to improve the longevity, cost, size, safety, and chargeability of energy storage.

Autotech Council members gather monthly to review innovation and a handful of new technologies and solutions coming out of the mobility industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. This month, in our online meeting format, 4 young companies will get the chance to present to this group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. After the pitches, we will debrief the news and announcements from CES 2021.

This month, Autotech Council members and guests meet online to discover which innovations are pushing the Autonomous Vehicle and Self-Driving segment into the future. Join OEMs, suppliers, startups and VCs to learn about the companies and technologies and driving this change what opportunities are still open in AV and Self-Driving.

This month, join Autotech Council members, car makers, T1s, investors and startups to discuss some of the changes that new mobility models are having on the logistics industry and vice versa where demands from the logistics industry are yielding creativity in the mobility industry. This meeting will include big picture analysis, thoughts from experts who work at the intersection of logistics and mobility, and introductions to many startups working to address the challenges in this segment. Hosted by Avanta Ventures.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. This month we partner with UK's Department for International Trade to bring 10 innovative young mobility companies to Silicon Valley for a virtual trade mission with rapid fire presentations and private followup meetings.

Autotech Council's annual Science Fair allows car makers, vendors, startups, academics, and investors to promote their innovations, projects and co-development products in a show-and-tell format. 100s of tech scouts and business development executives across automotive, transportation, and mobility visit the Science Fair to shop for innovation, search for synergies, and brainstorm potential use cases with their innovation colleagues.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 6 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors.

Join the Autotech Council for a morning of debate and discovery, product demos, startup pitches, and great networking as we get a sense of the more immediate innovations and opportunities that shape the Ownership Experience.

Propulsion Québec, along with the governments of Québec and Canada, are proud to introduce 15 innovative companies and startups on the cutting edge of mobility. EV registrations in Québec surged 71% last year, more than twice California's 2019 adoption rate. Join us to discover why Canada's EV leader has emerged as a North American hotbed for zero-emission and smart mobility innovations.

Join Autotech Council members for a morning of debate and discovery, product demos, startup pitches, and great networking as we get a sense of the innovations and opportunities that will advance the world’s Smart Cities.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 6 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors.

Join Autotech Council members online or in-person for a public review of the challenges, opportunities, technologies and startups working on fleet management and shared mobility solutions. This agenda includes startup pitches, strategy discussion, and an analyst overview.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 6 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. While the MWC 2020 tradeshow has been cancelled, we do expect announcements scheduled for the show to still be made. We will dedicate some time at the end of today's meeting to review those announcements and discuss their implications on the automotive sector.

Join us in person or via Zoom for our startup review. Be one of 40 members who participate in person or up to 100 who participate via webinar. Priority for the webinar seats will be given to our remote members in Detroit, Asia, and Europe. Register to meet 3 young companies, in person or virtually! Select how you would like to participate when you register.

Join Autotech Council members for a public review of the challenges, opportunities, technologies and startups working on Vehicle Development. This agenda includes technology demos, startup pitches, strategy discussion, and an analyst overview.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. After lunch, members will discuss the CES 2019 tradeshow with a mix of news and opinions for those members who did not participate or have the time to walk the show floor at CES. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to Autotech Council Associates, the public and media.

OEMs members of the Autotech Council meet for informal and private discussions over breakfast.

Join us in person or via Zoom for our startup review. Be one of 40 members who participate in person or up to 100 who participate via webinar. Priority for the webinar seats will be given to our remote members in Detroit, Asia, and Europe. Register to meet 3 young companies, in person or virtually! Select how you would like to participate when you register.

With advances in ADAS, our increasingly digital lives, streaming content, connected cars, new technologies, and even automobile purchasing and insurance, the way we interact with our cars and our car ownership is in rapid flux. This spells both opportunity and competition for automakers, keen to be quick to deploy the solutions that car owners want the most. Our UX meeting will examine the changes in auto User Experience.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other investors and scouts in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office early. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors, suppliers and investors at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to Autotech Council Associates, the public and media These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to Autotech Council Associates, the public and media.

OEMs members of the Autotech Council meet for informal and private discussions over breakfast.

This month we are experimenting with a webinar option for our startup review. Be one of 40 members who participate in person or up to 100 who participate via webinar. Priority for the webinar seats will be given to our remote members in Detroit, Asia, and Europe. Register to meet 3 young companies, in person or virtually! Select how you would like to participate when you register.

Autotech Council's annual Science Fair allows car makers, vendors, startups, academics, and investors to promote their innovations, projects and co-development products in a show-and-tell format. 100s of tech scouts and business development executives across automotive, transportation, and mobility visit the Science Fair to shop for innovation, search for synergies, and brainstorm potential use cases with their innovation colleagues.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other investors and scouts in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office early. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors, suppliers and investors at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to Autotech Council Associates, the public and media.

Cybersecurity is on the critical path for the mobility industry. Join Autotech Council members for a public review of the challenges, opportunities, technologies and startups working on securing the connected car, its passengers, their data and their privacy. This agenda includes technology demos, startup pitches, strategy discussion, and an analyst overview.

Autotech Council meets in June at Sensors Expo in San Jose to look at innovation in sensors outside the car. When coupled with the an ability to communicate, sensors outside the car, whether as part of road, traffic, UBx, fleet, or smart city infrastructure, can provide actionable information for cars and passengers. And the market for external data, only grows as cars become autonomous. Join Autotech Council members, guests, and invited experts for an afternoon of innovation discovery, product demos, startup pitches, and great networking as we explore the opportunities around sensors and sensor data where the rubber meets the road.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other investors and scouts in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office early. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors, suppliers and investors at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person during the Network Break after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to Autotech Council Associates, the public and media.

Autotech Council and Telecom Council come together to discuss Connected Cars and the Passenger Economy. With discussions on the future of mobility services, the changes autonomous vehicles may have on fleets, cities and passengers, and how all of this gets connected, managed, and paid for. AVs are likely to change the way we use transportation, and our morning will focus on the emerging services and solutions, both inside and outside the vehicle, designed to meet our changing needs. After lunch, the Autotech Council invites the Telecom Council and the IoT Forum to discuss the questions that still exist, and therefore the opportunities available for innovation, around the passenger economy – including the type of connections, the responsibility for securing those connections, and subscription models that may be part of the connected vehicle and connected passengers. This full day agenda includes industry leaders, technology vendors, and industry analysts alongside startup pitches and tabletop demos. As always, we include plenty of time for networking, business discussions, and an interactive format that promotes relationships between member and non-member companies.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. Also this month after lunch, members will MWC 2019 tradeshow with a mix of news and opinions for those members who did not participate or have the time to walk the show floor at MWC. . At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other investors and scouts in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office early. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors, suppliers and investors at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person during the Network Break after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to Autotech Council Associates, the public and media.

The Autotech Council opens its doors to non-members a few times each year to take a deep dive into a segment of the auto industry that is attracting large amounts of innovation and investment. These ½-day, executive-format agendas highlight a few larger vendors who are leading the segment forward and bring dozens of undiscovered companies to the stage as well. These agendas always include plenty of time for networking, business discussions, and an interactive format that promotes relationships between member and non-member companies. Autotech Council’s meeting on Next Generation Fleets will look at the latest innovations impacting modern fleet vehicles, to include connectivity, platooning, vehicle monitoring, analytics, AI and computer vision – all to ensure better safety and performance, intelligent cargo spaces, optimized maintenance and logistics, while minimizing environmental and security impacts.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. Also this month after lunch, members will discuss the CES 2019 tradeshow with a mix of news and opinions for those members who did not participate or have the time to walk the show floor at CES. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other investors and scouts in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office early. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors, suppliers and investors at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to Autotech Council Associates, the public and media

The Autotech Council opens its doors to non-members a few times each year to take a deep dive into a segment of the auto industry that is attracting large amounts of innovation and investment. These ½-day, executive-format agendas highlight a few larger vendors who are leading the segment forward and bring dozens of undiscovered companies to the stage as well. These agendas always include plenty of time for networking, business discussions, and an interactive format that promotes relationships between member and non-member companies. Autotech Council’s meeting on Computer Vision will look at the latest advances of various technologies that comprise Computer Vision, and startups and vendors with specific solutions that are applicable to autonomous cars, and the automotive industry. After lunch, members stay to debrief the 2018 LA Auto Show. These debrief sessions mix news with opinions for those members who did not attend, while those who did actively contribute their insights to recent trends.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other investors and scouts in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office early. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors, suppliers and investors at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to Autotech Council Associates, the public and media.

Autotech Council's Annual Science Fair is where the automotive and transportation industries discover innovation. Car makers and their vendors and suppliers will push their virtual shopping carts through rows of demo tables and exhibits of new technologies.

Electric Vehicles are poised to play a larger role in our automotive, transport, and mobility future. The International Energy Agency predicts that Electric vehicles will grow from 3 million to 125 million by 2030, and that the worlds EV fleet grew 54 percent to 3.1 million in 2017. That's a staggering growth rate for the total fleet size, which normally moves slower than annual sales. Meanwhile, in Norway, EVs accounted for 39% of new car sales last year, and 6.4% of their fleet. (Wow! Norway sure hates oil!) While some major OEMS like FCA have been openly hostile towards an EV future, others like VW have embraced the opportunity with conviction. What are the changes, opportunities, and threats of this EV future? Join the Autotech Council, our members, and select speakers as we discuss and learn about our EV future.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other investors and scouts in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office early. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors, suppliers and investors at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to Autotech Council Associates, the public and media.

Autotech Council members are the tech scouts and innovation executives from 100 companies across the mobility industry. This month, they are meeting at Sensors Expo to review innovation in the sensors segment and highlight many startups who are on the cutting edge of the automotive industry so that Sensors Expo attendees may also join. This ½-day, executive-format meeting highlights vendors who are leading the segment forward and brings dozens of undiscovered companies to the stage as well with plenty of demos, networking time, business discussions, and an interactive format that promotes relationships between member and non-member companies.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other investors and scouts in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office early. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors, suppliers and investors at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to Autotech Council Associates, the public and media.

This month, we take our annual look at the Autonomous Vehicle. We try to hit this topic every year, because it is perhaps the most dynamic, most rapidly changing technology category in the mobility industry, and the impact of progress is expected to be highly disruptive to: The jobs of drivers The culture around commuting and personal mobility Ownership, sharing, and vehicle sales Urban planning The environment Energy This ½-day, executive-format meeting highlights vendors who are leading the segment forward and brings dozens of undiscovered companies to the stage as well. As always, we include plenty of time for networking, business discussions, and an interactive format that promotes relationships between member and non-member companies.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. Also this month after lunch, members will MWC 2018 tradeshow with a mix of news and opinions for those members who did not participate or have the time to walk the show floor at MWC. . At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other investors and scouts in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office early. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors, suppliers and investors at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person during the Network Break after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to Autotech Council Associates, the public and media.

Data and Analytics is an extremely important area of investment for carmakers serious about long-term relevance. As value-creation is shifting away from commodity vehicles, and towards production efficiencies and user experiences, the space is hot with innovation and startups. Like all industries, the path to disruptive transformation is paved with incremental opportunities along the value chain, and many vendors play a role in this new data-driven future, from sensors that gather the data all the way through the value chain to in car entertainment options that use data to predict the content that will please the passenger. GM is responding to the market shift from the value of steel to the value of information. Data will reshape and improve vehicle design, collaboration, manufacturing, logistics, marketing, customer interactions, and the customer in-car experience. If information is going to be the focus of value creation, then carmakers need to stop outsourcing it, and find ways to put data at the center of their business. But Data and Analytics for mobility go well beyond the carmaker, and we're seeing progress also in: traffic information providers municipal and other governments for smart mobility and smart cities car sharing, or Mobility-as-a-Service stakeholders And the space is hot with innovation and startups. Like all industries, the path to disruptive transformation is paved with incremental opportunities along the value chain, and many vendors play a role in this new data-driven future, from sensors that gather the data all the way through the value chain to in car entertainment options that use data to predict the content that will please the passenger. Join us for this very interesting topic. After lunch, members stay to debrief the 2018 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). These debrief sessions mix news with opinions for those members who did not attend and members actively contribute their insights to recent trends.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. Also this month after lunch, members will discuss the CES 2018 tradeshow with a mix of news and opinions for those members who did not participate or have the time to walk the show floor at CES. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other investors and scouts in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office early. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors, suppliers and investors at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to Autotech Council Associates, the public and media.

The Autotech Council opens its doors to non-members a few times each year to take a deep dive into a segment of the auto industry that is attracting large amounts of innovation and investment. These ½-day, executive-format agendas highlight a few larger vendors who are leading the segment forward and bring dozens of undiscovered companies to the stage as well. These agendas always include plenty of time for networking, business discussions, and an interactive format that promotes relationships between member and non-member companies. This month we discuss "New Mobility". Like all industries, the path to disruptive transformation is paved with incremental opportunities along the value chain. We will discuss the practical introduction of advanced technology that will support the transition from individually owned, ICE passenger vehicles to true automobility... Join us for this very interesting topic.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other investors and scouts in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office early. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors, suppliers and investors at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to Autotech Council Associates, the public and media.

Autotech Council's Annual Science Fair is where the automotive and transportation industries discover innovation. Car makers and their vendors and suppliers will push their virtual shopping carts through rows of demo tables and exhibits of new technologies.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other investors and scouts in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office early. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors, suppliers and investors at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to Autotech Council Associates, the public and media.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other investors and scouts in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office early. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors, suppliers and investors at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to Autotech Council Associates, the public and media.

Maps have progressed from rudimentary scrolls, through detailed geographically accurate versions, and through multi-layered computerized GIS systems. Meanwhile the demand for good maps in Transportation have moved well beyond a pretty display and turn-by-turn directions in a four-inch console SatNav display. Centimeter-level detail, fleet learning, z-axis information, and a "living map" is the new standard. Mapping is one of three critically important and slightly redundant modeling tools used to enable self-driving cars: Sensors that read the world around the car and offer a 3D model V2V and V2I support that communicates real-time real-world data to the car Maps, which offer an historic model of the world around the car The Autotech Council's meeting on HD Maps and GIS Systems looks at the maps needed for autonomous vehicles that are not the papyrus scribbles of the past. Meet solution providers building the next generation of "living" HD maps, with: Centimeter-level detail, fleet learning, and z-axis information. Join us for this very interesting topic. Members-Only Session: After lunch, members stay to debrief the 2017 TU-Automotive Detroit. These debrief sessions mix news with opinions for those members who did not attend and members actively contribute their insights to recent trends.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other investors and scouts in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office early. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors, suppliers and investors at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to Autotech Council Associates, the public and media.

The impact of connectivity on the automotive industry is massive. But the ways cars, their owners and passengers currently connect are immature: Customers must choose one specific carrier SIMs must be programmed for a specific, region-based carrier Few pricing options are available Customer interfaces for buying connectivity are an afterthought Who pays for connectivity is not settled The Council is convinced this is about to improve quickly. Customers will soon buy cars with programmable SIM cards, their choice of carrier. They will be able to select pricing models on the car's screen, and subscribe/pay on the spot. Annual, monthly, daily…and even one-time rates will be offered. Also, customers will be able to choose which services they want to enable in their car, such as safety only, infotainment, or hotspot Wi-Fi. In our meeting about the Connected Car, we'll discuss the emerging service offerings, technologies, business models, and pricing models that consumers can choose. This meeting brings together the Telecom Council and its network operators with IOT Forum and Autotech Council members.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. Also this month after lunch, members will MWC 2017 tradeshow with a mix of news and opinions for those members who did not participate or have the time to walk the show floor at MWC. .

These are crazy days for automotive HMI. In-car features are increasing fast, display and input technologies are rapidly changing. And while automation is taking some of the cognitive load off, connected apps and cloud services are driving the load up. Drivers today need to be given the appropriate blend of vehicle information, entertainment, and info about the outside environment. The connection between the car and the driver is becoming tighter than ever in both Input and Output directions. Cars now watch you, sense your body from the seat, detect your health and level of alertness. They then provide haptics, audio, and visual feedback. The only senses left out are taste and smell – and we've taken a few road trips where even those come into play! Some issues at this juncture: Driver engagement in semi-autonomous mode Automation – handover Distraction and cognitive load Multi-modal (voice, display, haptics) Gestures Varying cognitive loads (ex: stoplight v traffic) Are more/bigger screens really the answer? Information Architecture Design, delighting the customer Ease of use. Learnability Updates of HMI. Re-learnability Connected, V2I The Autotech Council's meeting on HMI and UX looks at the latest developments in the blurring space between man and machine, including drivers and passengers. We'll focus on UI, usability, features, safety, automation, and infotainment. Join us for this very interesting topic. For Members-Only: After lunch, Autotech Council will debrief the 2017 NAIAS among members. These debrief sessions mix news with opinions for those members who did not participate at either show and we encourage our participants to actively contribute their insights to each highlighted topic.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. Also this month after lunch, members will discuss the CES 2017 tradeshow with a mix of news and opinions for those members who did not participate or have the time to walk the show floor at CES. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other investors and scouts in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office early. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors, suppliers and investors at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to Autotech Council Associates, the public and media.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other investors and scouts in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office early. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors, suppliers and investors at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. > These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to Autotech Council Associates, the public and media.

The Autotech Council opens its doors to non-members a few times each year to take a deep dive into a segment of the auto industry that is attracting large amounts of innovation and investment. These ½-day, executive-format agendas highlight a few larger vendors who are leading the segment forward and bring dozens of undiscovered companies to the stage as well. These agendas always include plenty of time for networking, business discussions, and an interactive format that promotes relationships between member and non-member companies. Join Autotech Council members for this meeting which will mimic the focus areas of the DoT Challenge, but we'll talk about it also from the perspective of the existing automotive industry, and Silicon Valley-type technology vendors. It's going to take a lot of partnerships and mutually beneficial inventions to make the smart city a success.

Autotech Council's Annual Science Fair is where the automotive and transportation industries discover innovation. Car makers and their vendors and suppliers will push their virtual shopping carts through rows of demo tables and exhibits of new technologies. Autotech Council members are dedicated to scouting, integrating, and building innovation for mobility. Unlike most of our meetings, where members listen to new ideas and products, our annual Science Fair offers car makers and their vendors and suppliers to show everyone their own innovations and brainstorm ways they can be adapted for new products an services in mobility.

The Autotech Council opens its doors to non-members a few times each year to take a deep dive into a segment of the auto industry that is attracting large amounts of innovation and investment. These ½-day, executive-format agendas highlight a few larger vendors who are leading the segment forward and bring dozens of undiscovered companies to the stage as well. These agendas always include plenty of time for networking, business discussions, and an interactive format that promotes relationships between member and non-member companies. Join Autotech Council members for this meeting on Last Mile transportation. We'll hear from a number of the providers of ideas and products, see a number of demos, and even get a chance to ride on a number of these devices.

Autotech Council members gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other members in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office by 1pm. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors and suppliers at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to the public or the media.

Computer Vision is the junction of image acquisition (ex: cameras) and the computer power that can make sense of the images coming from the cameras. Using Computer Vision (CV), systems can make some kind of sense of their world, which is in turn used to help machines operate in that world. For our purposes, CV is the creation of usable 3D models and recognition of the objects in that model for the purposes of ADAS or autonomous cars. On the sensory side, CV is not limited to cameras. Our meeting will include "vision" that goes beyond anthropomorphic sensory capabilities, to include things like laser, sonar, and light frequencies above and beyond our eyes' reach. Cars are not people, which can be used to their advantage to "see" so much more than we can. On the processing side, CV is dependent on the processing power of the underlying machine, and also on the AI of the software that powers it. The AI needs to take wireframe models of the car's environment, and "understand" what it is seeing through object recognition and machine learning: When is a child about to enter the road, and when is the child just standing on the shoulder? When is a fixie bike just balancing at standstill, and when is it about to cut in front of the car? CV means seeing these types of objects, understanding them, and making useful predictions about their physical paths and threat levels. Join 100+ Autotech Council members, OEMs, vendors, startups and VCs to take a closer look at the sensors, the computing hardware, and the software behind Computer Vision. For Members-Only: After lunch, Autotech Council will debrief the 2016 Telematics Update - Automotive among members. These debrief sessions mix news with opinions for those members who did not participate at either show and we encourage our participants to actively contribute their insights to each highlighted topic.

The Autotech Council joins with the Telecom Council to open its doors to non-members to take a deep dive into a segment of the auto industry that is attracting large amounts of innovation and investment. These ½-day, executive-format agendas highlight a few larger vendors who are leading the segment forward and bring dozens of undiscovered companies to the stage as well. These agendas always include plenty of time for networking, business discussions, and an interactive format that promotes relationships between member and non-member companies.

Autotech Council members gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the entrepreneurial community. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, and distributors. Over lunch, Autotech Council members debrief the news and announcements from MWC 2016 led by industry analyst Derek Kerton.

The Autotech Council opens its doors to non-members a few times each year to take a deep dive into a segment of the auto industry that is attracting large amounts of innovation and investment. These ½-day, executive-format agendas highlight a few larger vendors who are leading the segment forward and bring dozens of undiscovered companies to the stage as well. These agendas always include plenty of time for networking, business discussions, and an interactive format that promotes relationships between member and non-member companies. Join Autotech Council members for this V2X topic, where we discuss the radios, architectures, applications, and mid-term to long-term visions for an interconnected transportation organism.

Autotech Council members gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other members in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office by 1pm. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors and suppliers at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to the public or the media. In addition this month, over lunch, Autotech Council members will debrief the news and announcements from CES led by industry analyst Derek Kerton.

Autotech Council members gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other members in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office by 1pm. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors and suppliers at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to the public or the media.

It's time for the Autotech Council to re-visit information and entertainment services in the car. Much has changed since 2013; purchases are up, satisfaction is down, and consumers are confused. We need to evaluate current opportunities and innovation in infotainment. So what is the future of infotainment? Some wide-ranging general interest apps like Facebook seem to be receding from the space, while more targeted task-specific ones like Glympse seem to be making progress. Streaming music is a sure winner, and the two big smartphone platform makers are making inroads on roads. However, a recent Nielsen SPD survey revealed that satisfaction from infotainment functions is lower than most in-vehicle functions. Worse, 44% of respondents say they've never used the infotainment functions in their vehicles. Join the Autotech Council to take a closer look at what is and what isn't working, the platforms, the delivery systems, the UI, and safety. We'll also take a look at what is coming around the corner, and hear from some early state companies in content, services, systems, and platforms.

Autotech Council members gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other members in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office by 1pm. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors and suppliers at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to the public or the media.

The processing power in cars is moving even faster than Moore's law. That's because, in addition to gains from faster processors, there is also additional need and thus increased per-car spend on computing power. Current high-end cars carry an arsenal of diverse sensors, display screens, human interfaces, ADAS features, Internet, and Infotainment apps, as well as the usual battery of car management functions. Something needs to crunch all that data to make sense of it. Our meeting will look at the needs and uses of car compute power. But car compute is not the whole story. Much like Google Voice recognition or Siri, the mobile unit is better when it leverages the power of the cloud. In turn, the data gathered from the car can be aggregated and uploaded in order to augment the knowledge stored in the cloud. Thus, the optimal structure is a partnership between car compute and cloud compute – however, the car must be able to function independently when connectivity is (inevitably) disrupted. So, this duality offers us ample room for discussion and debate for our meeting: · How much compute is needed, and for what uses? · What is the impact of autonomy on the processor requirements? · Do cars need an AI level of capability? · What about redundancy, like aviation? · Where is that compute power best located in the car, and outside? · What are the privacy implications of this dual brain? What about the security risks?

Autotech Council members gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other members in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office by 1pm. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors and suppliers at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to the public or the media.

Join 100+ of your cross-industry colleagues from IoT, automotive, and telecom for a morning of hands-on demos of new Connected Car Technologies which are wholly integrated into a cutting edge Showcase Vehicle, discovering new companies, growing your network with decision makers in the space, and learning about new technologies from a group of Canadian companies you wouldn't normally meet in the Valley. This Roadshow is a partnership between the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA), whose members account for over 90% of independent parts production in Canada (a $30 billion industry), and the Canada Trade Commissioner Service in Silicon Valley. Companies and technologies involved in this roadshow are listed here. APMA will bring its Lexus RX350 connected vehicle demonstrator to Silicon Valley to showcase a sample of what they have to offer to IoT, Automotive, and Telecom industries. Many technologies, products, and companies you haven't seen yet will demo their market-ready technologies, and discuss next generation technologies that they are capable of developing.

As more features, services, and abilities are added to modern cars, the challenge of presenting drivers with an easy way to control those features is growing. At the same time, the range of technologies enabling more intimate connections between human and machine is expanding rapidly. And we're no longer limited to "active" UI elements, but we can sense, passively, what the human may want or need. We now have access to: Body sensors Eye tracking ADAS Voice interfaces 3D and hand gesture recognition Touch interfaces And more But which of these technologies is best, which perform in ways that are car-appropriate, and which will be easiest for regular drivers to use to interact with their automobile? Join the Autotech Council's HMI meeting, to discuss diverse forward-looking opinions on HMI and look at a number of startups who have innovations that can change the way people give and get information from their

Autotech Council members gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other members in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office by 1pm. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors and suppliers at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to the public or the media.

We're done with the theoretical discussion. Connected cars now occupy the roadways all around us. Older cars have ample aftermarket OBDII solutions, and increasing numbers of new models have some sort of Internet connectivity baked in by the OEM. The connectivity is powering personalized services, infotainment, security, Usage Based Insurance, vertical enterprise functions, software updates, car sharing, and remote control features. It's happening. Our Connected Car meeting is a great discussion of these innovations, present products, and the direction we are going. For this meeting, we bring together two important Silicon Valley groups, the Autotech Council with dozens of auto companies, and the Telecom Council with hundreds of members from the telecom, app, and mobility industry. This great mix of the right companies means lots of insight, knowledge, and opportunity for deal-making. This meeting is free for Autotech Council members, open to non-members for a $200 fee, and Rapid Fire Demo Slots are available during registration to companies who can show off new products or services based on sensors and sensor technology.

Autotech Council investor members and startup scouts gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Autotech Council participants who attended MWC 2015 engage in an intimate, interactive, roundtable discussion packed with news, ideas, and opinions from the show. Throughout the meeting, we encourage comments, disagreements, and interaction from everyone in the room.

Autotech Council members gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other members in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office by 1pm. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors and suppliers at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to the public or the media.

Today's new cars average 60-100 sensors on board, and they are expected to have double those numbers within 5 years. These numbers translate to approximately 22 billion sensors used in the automotive industry per year by 2020. Why you gotta be so sensitive? Because you can only manage that which you measure. More sensors enable “smarter†and more complicated cars. Which, if we manage this transition well, can translate into opportunity, improved safety, and happier customers. But if we manage it poorly, can translate to mountains of under-utilized data and privacy risks. So what are the emerging applications enabled by the next-generation sensors and electronics? And what are the technologies that will enable new applications? What will the industry do with all the data? This meeting is free for Autotech Council members, open to non-members for a $200 fee, and Rapid Fire Demo Slots are available during registration to companies who can show off new products or services based on sensors and sensor technology.

This Autotech Council Debrief Meeting is an intimate, interactive, roundtable discussion packed with news, ideas, and opinions from the show by the Associate Director of Global Automotive Practice at Strategy Analytics, Roger Lanctot, and Autotech Council participants who attended the show. This Debrief covers CES 2015. Throughout the meeting, we encourage comments, disagreements, and interaction from everyone in the room.

Autotech Council members gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other members in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office by 1pm. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors and suppliers at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to the public or the media.

This Autotech Council Debrief Meeting is an intimate, interactive, roundtable discussion packed with news, ideas, and opinions from the show by the Managing Partner of the Autotech Council, Derek Kerton, and Autotech Council participants who attended the show. This Debrief covers the 2014 LA Auto Show & IAA. Throughout the meeting, we encourage comments, disagreements, and interaction from everyone in the room.

As automobiles become prolific gatherers of data, and as more private data is stored in the car and in the carmarker's cloud, we must escalate the importance of protecting the customers' data from black hat operatives. Additionally, as ADAS and autonomous vehicles connect live actuators and car control to the data, the risks of malicious attacks on cars escalates to life-or-death level. As a result, automakers are far more aggressive about securing their products than would be your average smartphone app maker. There simply is much, much more hanging in the balance. So what do OEMs do? There are various driving forces and constraints at work here: customer confidence, regulatory approval, legal compliance, and road safety. The simplest thing would be to lock down the car like a castle with a moat, but of course, this is not an option in this rapidly advancing connected world. So carmakers must sandbox, secure, monitor, and failsafe their products. In this Autotech Council meeting, we'll discuss the various approaches carmakers are taking, and hear from some of the solution providers who can provide the right levels of authentication, authorization, access, accounting, and analytics.

As automobiles become prolific gatherers of data, and as more private data is stored in the car and in the carmarker's cloud, we must escalate the importance of protecting the customers' data from black hat operatives. Additionally, as ADAS and autonomous vehicles connect live actuators and car control to the data, the risks of malicious attacks on cars escalates to life-or-death level. As a result, automakers are far more aggressive about securing their products than would be your average smartphone app maker. There simply is much, much more hanging in the balance. So what do OEMs do? There are various driving forces and constraints at work here: customer confidence, regulatory approval, legal compliance, and road safety. The simplest thing would be to lock down the car like a castle with a moat, but of course, this is not an option in this rapidly advancing connected world. So carmakers must sandbox, secure, monitor, and failsafe their products. In this Autotech Council meeting, we'll discuss the various approaches carmakers are taking, and hear from some of the solution providers who can provide the right levels of authentication, authorization, access, accounting, and analytics.

Autotech Council members gather every other month to review a handful of innovative products and solutions coming out of the auto industry's entrepreneurial community across the globe. Between 4 and 8 companies will get the chance to present to a group of innovation scouts for major auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors and investors. At these bi-monthly meetings, members get the chance to connect with startups one-on-one, network with other members in an informal setting, discuss trends in a executive round-table format, take private meetings over lunch, and still get back to the office by 1pm. Startups, in turn, get the opportunity to pitch several car makers and their vendors and suppliers at one time, without several business trips and weeks of business development. Each startup is given the opportunity to connect with the members in-person after their presentation. These bi-monthly meetings are for members only, free to attend, and closed to the public or the media.

The Autotech Developer Challenge gives developers the ability to show off their innovative work, and provide our members the opportunity to engage with them and work together as potential partners and customers. The October member meeting was conducted at the Autotech Developer Challenge and included a discussion exploring app and service possibilities in the automotive space, demos and coding presentations, and networking with the developers and supporting OEMs. We started the meeting by getting input on the type of apps the audeince would like to see developers create in these areas: Apps that utilize Projection (displaying app content and interactivity on in-car screens) Diagnostic apps and services, which can utilize data from the standard OBDii port or another source Enterprise/fleet apps that add value to the B2B market Home-car connectivity apps and services that link electronics in the car with a user’s home, or other outside services (such as personal calendars, email, entertainment, etc.) Internet of Things-based apps and services The App and Service Possibilities for Auto Industry Panel included representatives from Volkswagen, Renault, Toyota, and Honda. Developer Challenge Sponsors (Carvoyant, Triggerfinger Software, Faurecia, & GROM Audio) spoke about their technology to the audience including Autotech Council members and developers. After lunch, the developers met with mentors (Honda Silicon Valley Lab, Nissan, Renault, Toyota, & Volkswagen) and began coding.