UPCOMING MEETINGS
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Connected Car - FULL
Apr 10 @ Nvidia
Sponsored by Inrix and Spireon
With dozens of carmaker OEMs, telcos, and Silicon Valley innovators, our Connected Car meeting is the place to build partnerships. Open now for speakers, sponsors, and demos.
This meeting is at capacity - Register for the waitlist to be contacted if seats become available. |
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Member Meeting and Startup Review
May 8 @ Prospect SV
Startups present to OEMs & Tier 1 Vendors; apply to present online.
Registration is open to members only. |
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AUTOTECH NEWS
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Connected Car Platform Mojio Raises $8m Series A Round Led By Telekom Capital
This TechCrunch article, by Frederic Lardinois, announces that past Autotech Council presenter Mojio has raised an $8 million Series A round led by Telekom Capital, the investment arm of Autotech Council member Deutsche Telekom. |
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Autotech Council Member, Nvidia Shows How NVIDIA DRIVE PX Will Help Automakers Slim Down Self-Driving Cars
NVIDIA announced pricing and availability of the NVIDIA DRIVE PX, a powerful self-driving car computer designed to slip the power of deep neural networks into real-world cars. |
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Delphi Readies Coast-To-Coast Demo Of Self-Driving Car
This Auto News article, by Paul Lienert, announces that Delphi Automotive plans to conduct the "longest automated drive ever attempted in North America" in a specially rigged Audi SQ5 that will mostly drive itself. |
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Past Autotech Council Presenter, Voyomotive Battles Gas Wasting With Gadget That Turns Off Car
This SF Gate article, by Benny Evangelista, discusses San Francisco startup, Voyomotive and their gas-saving technology that shuts down and restarts a car's engine. |
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Mitsubishi Electric Develops Noise-Suppression Technology For Hands-Free Voice Calls Via Car Navigation Systems
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed breakthrough noise-suppression technology that significantly improves the quality of hands-free voice communication in noisy conditions, such as making a voice call via a car navigation system. |
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OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
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New in the Member Library
Members can access previous presentations in the online member library.
- Presentations from our March Member meeting with 6 startup pitches
- MWC Debrief Report
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PARTNER EVENT: Official Unveiling of the Prospect SV ITS Signal Lab and SimLab
Prospect Silicon Valley presents two, first of its kind laboratory environments at their Demonstration Center in San Jose. The first is an open platform Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) signal laboratory for developing and demonstrating Connected Vehicle applications. Second is the SimLab - a unique partnership of Prospect SV and Aachen University/FKA, led by Dr. Marcus Brӧckerhoff. Registration, networking and lunch begin at 10:30 am. The program will begin at 11 am followed by a Q&A, tour of the labs and Prospect SV's Demonstration Center. Register for free here.
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MEMBER-PRODUCED EVENT: What's Standing Between Your Organization and a Successful Connected Car Services Program?
Andrew Hart from SBD will present multiple connected car service case studies and insights to illustrate why the biggest challenges the automotive industry faces today are not only technical - but organizational. By increasing our understanding of the organizational issues negatively impacting consumer use of connected car services we can become change agents in our own companies and catalysts for business success. Register here. |
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GET ENGAGED
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Call for Speakers & Demos
Innovative startups, products, and services are invited to present for free. Speaker and demo applications are online for the meetings below.
- Connected Car companies - services, HW, SW, data, V2X…
- Automotive Ready Startups from any part of the industry
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Become a Member
Autotech Council membership offers an open flow of innovation, education, and discovery between visionary automotive companies. Benefits include private meetings, a member library and introductions.
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Call for Sponsors
Companies seeking to influence or access the auto industry's innovators, may be interested in sponsoring a topic as part of a marketing program. The following meetings are open to sponsorship:
- Lunch Sponsor for Connected Car on 4/10
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Call for Hosts
Companies at the center of automotive innovation can bring the industry to their doorstep by hosting in Silicon Valley. Apply online to host a Council meeting in 2015.
- September Public Meeting for 75 auto execs still available
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