Save the Date for the 2019 CAAT Conference
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The
2019 CAAT Conference: Are You Ready for the Future?
will be held on Friday, May 10, at Macomb Community College's south campus in Warren, Michigan. Save the date now to be sure you don't miss this increasingly popular and free automotive conference! Stay tuned - our next issue will include registration and other information.
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Keynote Speaker
Jeff Lowinger recently was named President, eMobilty, Vehicle Group, Eaton. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Industrial Sector, Eaton.
In this role, Lowinger will be responsible for leveraging expertise from Eaton’s Electrical and Vehicle Groups for the development of electrified components and power management technology for on- and off-road vehicles.
Lowinger joined Eaton from Bell Helicopter, a division of Textron, where he served for the past five years as executive vice president, engineering, Xworx and Commercial Programs. Prior to joining Bell Helicopter, he spent 25 years with Boeing Rotocraft, where he held a series of executive engineering and program leadership positions.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Lowinger is active in promoting science, technology, engineering and math curriculum, and has served on advisory boards at Rutgers University, Texas Christian University and Penn State University.
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2018 was another great year for the CAAT! In the past year, we are proud to have:
- Developed and enrolled students in two new associate degree programs - Vehicle Development Technician and FCA Automotive Manufacturing Program
- Achieved the Macomb Community College Curriculum Committee’s unanimous approval to include two new courses, developed through CAAT seed funding in late 2017, in the college’s official course catalog and designate both courses as required in the Vehicle Development Technician degree program.
- Offered professional development opportunities (including the CAAT Conference) attended by more than 400 automotive educators
- Provided STEM outreach opportunities to more than 7,000 middle and high school students and parents (see STEM Labs, Career Exploration Labs and Student Activities)
- Participated in various opportunities to engage with leading educational organizations to further the education of technicians and engineering technologists in advanced automotive technologies
- Hosted a National Science Board listening session on the "Opportunities and Challenges of the Automotive Industry's Skilled Technical Workforce". NSB members praised CAAT and Macomb's efforts to communicate with industry and engage them in the educational process. Listen in on the Open Meeting - Committee on External Engagement section to hear their remarks.
- Attended important industry events to keep the CAAT on top of the expanding workforce needs of the automotive industry
- Maintained and enhanced the CAAT website for students, educators, and industry representatives which was visited more than 45,000 times by more than 36,000 unique visitors
- Developed ten CAAT Tracks newsletters, distributed to more than 1,500 subscribers
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Macomb Community College Students Attend Inforum's NAIAS Breakfast
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Left to Right, back row: Brandon Sikon Student, Joseph Tran Student, Alexis Trahan Student, Ken Washington Ford Motor Company, Jason Mars CEO Clinc, Alisyn Malek COO May Mobility, Nazim Ullah Student, Haley Mueller Student Front row: Christina Ayar Director of MCC Foundation, Nathan Hudson Student, Gail Turri Director Learning Unit Support Services Provost Office, Melvin Berry Student
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Eight Macomb Community College students recently attend Inforum's 17th Annual North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) Breakfast, held at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center on January 18th.
The breakfast was attended by more than 1,100 people and featured a cross-industry panel of nationally recognized experts that focused on artificial intelligence and how innovations made across industries are being investigated and used in automotive. Attendees also experienced a lively and informative discussion about how two local entrepreneurs are influencing AI deployment and how technological advances can be combined with other tools to spur innovation.
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he event featured the following speakers:
- Carla Bailo, President and CEO of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), served as the panel moderator. CAR is an established CAAT partner and Carla Bailo was the keynote speaker at the CAAT's 2018 CAAT Conference.
- Randy Miller, senior partner, global advanced manufacturing and mobility leader at EY.
- Jason Mars, co-founder and CEO of Clinc, the company that created the world’s most sophisticated and comprehensive conversational AI platform for enterprises. Mars is also a professor of computer science at the University of Michigan.
- Alisyn Malek, COO and co-founder of May Mobility, Inc.
- Ken Washington, vice president of research and advanced engineering and chief technology officer, Ford Motor Company.
Immediately following the NAIAS Breakfast, Inforum's
AutomotiveNEXT
industry group hosted the AutomotiveNEXT 1:1, also attended by the Macomb students. This gathering brought together college and university students and top executives to explore a range of careers in the automotive industry. Students who attended the AutomotiveNEXT 1:1 received a ticket to the auto show and a complementary one-year Inforum student membership.
The Macomb students really enjoyed the event and appreciated the opportunity to attend. The students gained insightful inspiration from the speakers and networked with industry executives.
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2019 Consumer Electronics Show Features Growing Automotive Segment
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The
2019 Consumer Electronics Show
(CES) was held January 8-11, 2019, in Las Vegas, Nevada, with approximately 180,000 attendees, 6,500 members of the media, and more than 4,500 companies showing off their latest technology. These exhibitors included a growing number of automotive manufacturers and suppliers who use the show to demonstrate and gauge consumer interest in their respective emerging automotive technologies. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is even considered by some to be the first major auto show of the year.
Check out these intriguing automotive-related headlines from the 2019 CES!
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Macomb Community College to Host Girl Scouts Engineering Day
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The CAAT is pleased to announce that we have partnered with the
Girls Scouts of Southeastern Michigan
(GSSEM) organization to host an
Engineering Day
event at Macomb Community College’s South Campus in Warren, Michigan, on Saturday, February 23, 2019. The event is part of GSSEM’s Engineering Week celebration and strives to inspire girls to explore the vast fields of engineering and technology as a career. Approximately 200 scouts and parents are expected to participate in the event, according to Karen Chappell, Manager of Community Partnerships, GSSEM.
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The event is being sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers, an organization that strives to empower women to achieve their full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering and technology professions as a positive force to improve quality of life, and to demonstrate the value of diversity and inclusion.
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Calling All Girl Scouts in the 4
th
- 12
th
Grades!
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Do you want to be an engineer? Do you want to know more about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)? Do you want to have fun learning about technology and earn a patch? GREAT! This event is just for you!
Join us for a fun-filled day exploring the amazing world of engineering and technology. This exciting event will feature:
- Hands-on activities led by a team of women engineers that will complete some of the requirements for the Think Like an Engineer badge.
- The CAAT’s STEM Outreach Coordinator will participate in the event, conducting a hands-on STEM session.
- The “Dream Big: Engineering Our World” movie will be shown—especially for cadettes, seniors, and ambassadors. Dream Big explores the heart that drives engineers to create better lives for people around the world.
- A special session for parents to share and discuss the importance of supporting the awesomeness of STEM girls.
The cost to attend Engineering Day is $10 per person and includes lunch, snacks, patch, and all the supplies needed for the activities!
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An overview and comparison of the inherent security flaws in automotive radar and Dedicated Short-Range Communication (DSRC) technologies.
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This report presents the development and deployment of an electric vehicle (EV) charging system designed to serve as supplemental energy storage using the battery to provide electricity during peak demand.
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In this report, Mcity describes their test-track based procedure for the complete and comprehensive testing of autonomous vehicles.
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This report presents a framework for measuring safety in automated vehicles (AVs) that could be used broadly by companies, policymakers, and the public. In it, the authors considered how to define safety for AVs, how to measure safety for AVs, and how to communicate what is learned or understood about AVs.
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Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0
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Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0
(AV 3.0) builds on 2017's
Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety
. The
U.S. Department of Transportation
(USDOT) sees AV 3.0 as the beginning of a national discussion about the future of our on-road surface transportation system.. a milestone in the department’s development of a flexible, responsible approach to a framework for multi-modal automation. It introduces guiding principles and describes the USDOT’s strategy to address existing barriers to safety innovation and progress.
It is structured around three key areas:
- Advancing multi-modal safety
- Reducing policy uncertainty
- Outlining a process for working with USDOT
It announces and discusses upcoming rule-makings and other actions being taken by the department, and is the beginning of a national discussion about the future of our surface transportation system. Your voice is essential to shaping this future.
Check out this resource, or any of the other great resources in our
Resource Library
.
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Did you know…
CAAT and Macomb Community College recently hosted the
Michigan Alliance for Green Mobility Advancement
(MAGMA) governing board meeting? As a member of the MAGMA governing board, Bob Feldmaier, CAAT Director, hosted the January 11 meeting at Macomb Community College’s south campus in Warren, Michigan. Automotive manufacturing companies, educational institutions, and the workforce development system work together through MAGMA to ensure the automotive industry has the engineering and technical talent needed to support connected, autonomous, hybrid, electric, lightweight, alternative fuel, and other advanced vehicle technologies.
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Did you know…
Stevenson High School’s
Center for Manufacturing, Automation, and Design Engineering
(MADE) students will be
made
into innovative thinkers ready for higher education and 21st century industry? Established in 2018, the MADE program at Utica Community Schools blends rigorous academic content with relevant, real world applications by making use of strong business relationships and post-secondary partners in the field of advanced manufacturing. All course work has project based learning with design thinking and problem solving at the core.
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GM’s Cruise Automation to Test Autonomous Food Delivery
GM’s Cruise self-driving Chevy Bolt vehicles will be used to make grocery and restaurant deliveries for DoorDash.
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Robotic Car Has Legs, Literally
Hyundai's new Elevate concept is the "ultimate mobility vehicle", can maneuver over any type of terrain and even climb walls.
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Alexa Helps You Find Your Way
A voice-activated navigation system eliminates the dangerous need to fiddle with a device while driving.
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Automotive Cybersecurity Education
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Today’s automobile is highly sophisticated. A modern car typically has more than 100 microprocessors, 50 electronic control units, and 100 million lines of software code. That’s more code than a large hadron collider, an F-35 fighter jet, a Boeing 787, and the Mars Curiosity Rover
combined
.
Automotive companies are looking for
cybersecurity
professionals to insure the safety of connected and automated vehicles. Demand for cybersecurity professionals is high. According to
CyberSeek*
, there are over 7,000 unfilled cybersecurity job openings in Michigan.
O*NET
expects job growth to be much higher than average. Industry and educational institutions are working to fill the gaps. New programs are being introduced in high schools to increase awareness and interest in the field, such as Michigan’s
Masters of Mobility: Cyber Security on the Road
program, and new certification and degree paths are being created to provide college students and incumbent workers with the in-demand skills needed for this booming field.
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