Mark L. Reuss confirmed as ITS America keynote speaker
ITS America has added executive vice president, General Motors (GM), Mark L. Reuss as a keynote speaker on 06 June 2018 at the conference, in Detroit. He leads the design, engineering, safety, quality, research and development, advanced vehicle technology and program management of the company's cars, trucks and crossovers around the world. In addition, Reuss oversees GM’s Global purchasing and supply chain organisation, and is a member of its executive leadership team and the board of Shanghai General
March 2, 2018
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560 ITS America has added executive vice president, 948 General Motors (GM), Mark L. Reuss as a keynote speaker on 06 June 2018 at the conference, in Detroit. He leads the design, engineering, safety, quality, research and development, advanced vehicle technology and program management of the company's cars, trucks and crossovers around the world.
In addition, Reuss oversees GM’s Global purchasing and supply chain organisation, and is a member of its executive leadership team and the board of Shanghai General Motors.
Between 2009-2014, he was president of GM North America, where he was responsible for its performance, manufacturing, portfolio and dealer network.
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The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced the publication of SAE International's J2735: Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) Message Set Dictionary, for applications using the 5.9 GHz DSRC for Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments communications systems and other communications media. This document defines the message set and its data frames and data elements.
In addition, SAE published the J2945/1 On-Board System Requirements for V2V Safety Communications standard. This st
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has recreated its Southeast Michigan Traffic Management Center (Booth: 2027) at 2014 ITS World Congress. The center is recognised as one of the most innovative TMCs in the U.S., having to deal with a complex multi-modal transportation network on the border of Canada.
Auto giant Ford intends to invest $4bn by 2023 to develop an autonomous vehicle (AV) business unit. The new subsidiary will be located mainly at its Corktown campus in Detroit. Called Ford Autonomous Vehicles, the business will host the company’s self-driving systems integration, AV research and advanced engineering, AV transportation-as-a-service network development, user experience, business strategy and business development teams. A report by TechCrunch says the initiative includes a $1bn investment
Flir Traficon Academy has organised a series of informative webinars for December, including:
1 December: Wrong way driver detector
Using the Flir ThermiCam/TrafiSense integrated thermal camera and detector for wrong way driver detection.
3 December: Flir ITS Solutions
This webinar explains the solutions FLIR ITS offers for traffic management.
15 December: Fire detection in tunnels
Flir ITS introduces a new way to detect fires in tunnels.