Summary
This roundtable discussion will cover several key vehicle engineering topics including:
Strategic reuse
How OEMs and suppliers are leveraging reuse in electronics & software to dramatically decrease engineering and warranty costs
Improving vehicle quality
A look at process best practices such as ASPICE for Systems, EE and SW engineering
Agile at scale
Applying agile practices at scale while still hitting your waterfall milestones
Compliance standards
How clients are tackling ASPICE, ISO26262, SOTIF, ISO21434, WP.29, etc.
Developing AI for ADAS
Importance of explainability and bias
Leveraging real-time connected vehicle data to enhance ADAS and other autonomous functionality
Tackling the nexus of vehicle complexity
Tomorrow’s EE architecture and the move to zonal architectures
Roundtable Speaker
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Brett Hillhouse is the Global Automotive Leader for IBM AI Applications. His responsibility includes industry and technology strategy, as well customer success for automotive companies around the world. His 25+ years of industry experience includes transformation engagements at global automotive and aerospace OEM’s and Tier 1 suppliers. The scope of these engagements include transformation of product development, reuse strategy and implementation, industry compliance and AI applications. Previously, Mr. Hillhouse has held several industry and leadership positions at IBM and Siemens (formerly SDRC). Mr. Hillhouse holds a BS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Cornell University. |
Agenda
Wednesday, April 14th | |
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11:00am EST | Welcome & Introductions |
11:20am EST | Discuss the experiences and progress in adopting digital transformation in vehicle engineering |
12:15pm EST | Closing Remarks and Final Thoughts |