SAE 2014 Convergence preview

Interest in advanced driver-assistance technologies is surging, with automotive engineers and decision makers at OEMs and suppliers working feverishly on the convenience vs. safety trade-off and other electronics-related challenges.

The marriage of vehicle electronics with mechanical systems is growing ever closer in intimacy, as the organizers of the first Convergence conference 40 years ago expected. Counseling on that relationship-and the crucial conflicts (e.g., simplicity vs. complexity) that must be resolved for a happy and resilient union-will be offered at SAE 2014 Convergence in the form of a seven-session panel program. Go to www.sae.org/events/convergence for information on the conference and exhibition. Click on “Program” for details on the session topics and speakers.

The conference is slated for Oct. 21-22 at Detroit's Cobo Center.