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Standards are all around us. The car we drive, the smartphone we use to communicate, the house we live in – all were made possible by hundreds and sometimes thousands of technical standards for reliability, safety and interoperability. These standards require the cooperation of many different individuals and organizations to be developed.

But development of the standard alone is not sufficient. True industry impact is achieved with adoption of the standard throughout operations and the supply chain to reduce costs, improve quality, and increase competitiveness. SAE ITC enables new or existing consortia to successfully impact their industry through widespread adoption. Existing SAE ITC programs demonstrate how specific industry challenges can be addressed collaboratively, cost-effectively and without compromising IP.

SAE ITC enables public and private organizations to collaborate, even with competitors, under an anti-trust umbrella to quickly and efficiently establish pre-competitive best practices and principles under which they mutually agree to operate. Multiple standards organizations can also participate in this neutral forum setting to establish a more holistic approach to the ecosystem to embody the principles into standards based on their relative areas of strength.

SAE ITC provides the resources and services for public and private organizations to collaborate in a neutral forum to drive innovative solutions to key industry challenges. By providing a comprehensive legal framework for pre-competitive collaboration along with a full suite of strategic and operational services, SAE ITC can help a new or existing program or consortia quickly impact their industry.

More info at https://www.sae-itc.com/

IEEE, pronounced "Eye-triple-E," stands for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The organization is chartered under this name, and it is the full legal name. However, as the world's largest technical professional organization, IEEE's membership has long been composed of engineers, scientists, and allied professionals. These include computer scientists, software developers, information technology professionals, physicists, medical doctors, and many others in addition to IEEE's electrical and electronics engineering core. For this reason, the organization no longer goes by the full name, except on legal business documents, and is referred to simply as IEEE. For more information see: https://www.ieee.org/

The only thing more important than using standards is the process of creating them. Standards change and adapt to technology and human habits. At SAE, the development of engineering standards follows a committee process. The chart at right maps each step in this progression. which all takes place through meetings organized and hosted by SAE.

Participating on an SAE standards committee offers you important benefits within the mobility industry:

• Networking with customers, suppliers, peers, and government agencies
• Professional development and leadership opportunities to grow your technical and leadership skills
• Exposure for your organization
• The ability to influence product design and industry direction

Voluntary committee assignments are available to professionals having expertise within the scope of each committee, and are available in three broad areas: Aerospace, Ground Vehicle, and Systems Management.

More info at https://www.sae.org/

The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) produces industry-driven research and analyses; develops forecasts; fosters dialogue and convenes forums; and publicly disseminates our research through events, our website, and the media. As an independent, non-profit, research organization with a multi-disciplinary approach, CAR engages with leaders in the global automotive industry to support technology advancements and improve the competitiveness of the U.S. automotive industry. We succeed through close collaboration and strong relationships with automakers, suppliers, industry associations, government, non-profits, labor organizations, and educational institutions.

For more information see: https://www.cargroup.org/

NVIDIA DRIVE: End-to-End Solutions for Autonomous Vehicles

The NVIDIA DRIVE® family of products for autonomous vehicle development covers everything from the car to the data center. DRIVE Hyperion is the in-car solution, a vehicle architecture that includes sensors, DRIVE AGX for compute, and software tools necessary for robust self-driving and intelligent cockpit capabilities. In the data center, NVIDIA provides the hardware and software you need for AV development, including NVIDIA DGX™ to train DNN for perception and DRIVE Sim for generating data sets and validating the entire AV stack.

For more information see: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/

American Center for Mobility is a collaborative effort comprised of government, industry, and academic organizations. ACM is focused on accelerating the mobility industry through research, testing, standards development, and educational workforce programming. Located in Southeast Michigan on over 500-acres at the historic Willow Run site, the ACM offers a global smart mobility test center providing a safe platform for the integration and testing of emerging vehicle and mobility technologies, environments for showcasing vehicle technologies and convening industry activities, and an innovation technology campus for the co-location of mobility companies.

For more information, visit acmwillowrun.org.  

With over 550 acres, ITIC’s testbed in Greenville, SC offers an ideal environment for conducting rigorous scientific and educational testing of new mobility technologies and traditional vehicle testing. Designed by the world’s leading designer of automotive testing facilities, Tilke GmbH & Co. of Germany, ITIC’s master plan build out is occurring in priority phases to meet the most pressing industry demands for testing technologies.

Whether testing for safety, efficiency, durability or maneuverability, ITIC’s testbed is customizable for a multitude of configurations. Available to any organization, regardless of OEM, scientific or university affiliation, ITIC works to provide a unique testing experience for each customer’s needs.

WHAT WE DO Long before a vehicle goes to market, thousands of interconnected technologies must pass a battery of tests to prove their safety and efficacy. The International Transportation Innovation Center (ITIC) provides a secure and collaborative environment for automotive testing and validation.

Located in Greenville, SC, at the heart of the Upstate South Carolina automotive cluster, ITIC is an independent, non-profit proving ground for automotive OEMs, suppliers, technology providers and research universities to test and validate mobility innovations. In addition to offering multi-configuration test tracks, we provide a variety of services for developing and testing transportation megatrends such as vehicle automation, connectivity and electrification.

Ultimately, our unique testing services are designed to do the following:

• Attract nationally renowned companies and researchers;

• Attract knowledge-based economy jobs;

• Accelerate economic and community development in South Carolina; and

• Enhance educational and scientific initiatives in South Carolina and beyond.

For more information see: https://itic-sc.com/

FUNCTIONAL SAFETY. NO COMPROMISES.

Retrospect’s mission is to promote the values, knowledge, and technology that deliver functional safety, without compromises.

We want to address functional safety understanding among those who haven’t had functional safety experience and among those who have a mature view on functional safety within their area of application, but not in other areas (such ISO 26262 Part 3). By teaching others about our view on functional safety—reliant on a normative, ethical foundation of self-evident arguments—we hope others in autonomous technology will generate safety solutions similar to and better than ours.

Beyond autonomous technology, all automotive systems are growing in complexity and capability. Advanced combustion strategies, electrification, and by-wire control all need functional safety assurance. We want to help engineers and managers achieve functional safety without adding new, top-down processes. We want to shoulder the load by facilitating safety analyses, writing requirements, and raising awareness to our client’s stakeholders.

For more information see: https://www.retrospectav.com/

We engineer superior methods that make pavements more safe, affordable, comfortable, and socially responsible for the benefit of our clients and the world.

Most pavement designers are skilled at applying the current state of the practice, but Transtec is different: since we conduct both engineering and research, we invent new methods that change the industry and advance the state of the art. Every day we seek new ways to reduce costs and increase the performance of pavement facilities around the world. Our passion is to make practical, significant improvements for the benefit of everyone who uses transportation.

For more information see: https://www.thetranstecgroup.com/

Florida Poly is the nation’s leading institution of change, engineered from the ground up to push the boundaries of education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Leading the Way in STEM Education Florida Poly has about 1,500 undergraduate and graduate students and offers more than 31 programs of study. The University is the only state university in Florida dedicated exclusively to STEM education.

Florida Poly was established on April 20, 2012 to advance the state’s economy. We’ve established a name for ourselves as a university with a rigorous curriculum, advanced research equipment, and a focus on solving industry problems with creative solutions.

For more information see: https://floridapoly.edu/index.php

What Makes Mcity Unique

As a public-private partnership, our partners in industry, government, and academia are Mcity’s foundation.

Mcity offers early-stage testing and deployment, funding for a wide range of mobility research and data collection, and a commitment to education and outreach.

Our model is working. Today, Mcity has established itself as a trusted leader in mobility innovation.

As we look to the future we will expand on this legacy of innovation.

Continue to provide a forum for discussion, problem-solving, and common ground not only on technical issues, but also on how mobility technology impacts society

Deepen our focus on mobility access and equity Expand the collection and use of data from our world-class test facility and on-road deployments to guide new mobility solutions

Seek interdisciplinary research opportunities across the U-M campus

Develop advanced educational opportunities for students to secure their entry into the mobility workforce.

For more information see: https://mcity.umich.edu/