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standpoint. Thought-provoking roundtables
on the business of technology
will be part of the Leadership Summit,
featuring topics including: The Future
Powertrain-Propulsion Portfolio Challenges;
E- Drivetrain/Transmission; The
Hydrogen Highway; DATA; Going to the
Gemba; Electric Infrastructure; Sustainability;
and SAE Level 2.
Learning Lab
The Learning Lab provides attendees
access to information on new tech*
Automotive Electronics/Connectivity/
Vehicle IoT/Smart City/Infrastructure/
Active Safety: WCX will also feature sessions
on safety-critical systems, L4/L5
autonomy, intelligent transportation
systems, software, testing and instrumentation,
vehicle diagnostics, simulation
and modeling mechatronics, vehicle
sensors and actuators, cybersecurity,
IoT/Blockchain, and many other automobile
electronics topics.
* Emissions/Environment/Sustainability/Thermal
Management: This track
will cover topics including vehicle emissions,
environmental impacts, climate
control, thermal management, thermal
modeling, emissions measurement,
end-of-life strategies, alternative
energies, and electrification strategies.
* Smart Manufacturing: Experts will
address subjects critical to smart manufacturing
such as collaborative robotics,
Industry 4.0, additive, supply chain,
Industrial Internet of things, and Digital
Twin.
* Integrated Design: This track will address
subjects critical to future vehicle
development and design, such as CAD/
CAM, simulation, modeling, AI, AR/
VR, and reliability-based design.
* Materials and Lightweighting: Subjects
critical to future vehicle development
and lightweighting will be highlighted in
this track. Sessions will focus on the criticality
of ferrous and nonferrous metals,
composites, plastics, polymers, and other
lightweight materials like graphene.
* Military Ground Vehicles: This Track
will serve as a forum to address the
unique challenges, current gaps, and
emerging technologies related to the
design, development, and manufacturing
of military ground vehicles. The
scope includes modeling, simulation,
performance analysis, optimization,
testing, and validation.
* NVH: The latest technologies surrounding
noise, vibration, and harshness
(NVH) and sound quality will be
presented in this track.
Leadership Summit
Roundtables
Executive roundtable discussions are
designed to address critical issues of the
technology from a business development
nology and services from the OEM and
supply chain communities. Registered
exhibitors will take the stage and present
their latest products serving the mobility
industry to a captive audience on the
exhibit floor. These presentations are
designed to also address concepts or innovations
that could impact attendees'
development strategies. Select experts
from the motorsports and vehicle history
community will also share their expertise
with the audience.
Knowledge Bar
Another unique experience at WCX
2022 is the SAE EDGE™ Reports' Knowledge
Bar, where attendees can get help
problem-solving issues on unsettled and
established technologies in a casual " small
group " environment. The attendees are
encouraged to come prepared with questions
to an assembled group of subject matter
experts. Each expert will lead 40-minute
" expert discussions " on the critical
technologies moving the advancement of
design, deployment, and development of
future vehicles forward. Some of the topics
to be discussed include smart manufacturing,
AI, automated and connected vehicle,
and battery electrification.
Exhibition Floor
Like every year, WCX 2022 will feature
an Exhibition Floor where attendees
can network with industry leaders
and experience previews of the newest
products on the market demonstrated
by OEMs, suppliers, and technology
companies.
As the mobility industry prepares for
a comeback and works to overcome the
supply chain challenges of the past 24
months, at WCX 2022, the engineering
community can interact with decision-makers
eager to find new solutions,
source inspiration, and uncover latest
innovation.
For more information and to register, visit
www.sae.org/attend/wcx.
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