Big Three Panel to Discuss Intelligent Transportation
22 January 1998
Big Three Panel to Discuss Intelligent Transportation
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- A panel of top research executives
from the big three auto makers will convene at Detroit's Cobo Hall on Tuesday,
May 5, joining more than 4,000 professionals in advanced transportation
technologies attending the Eighth Annual Meeting of the Intelligent
Transportation Society of America (ITS America).
The ITS America annual meetings bring together industry executives,
government officials, and research scientists to focus on the use of the
latest communications, computer, and electronic technologies in surface
transportation. The "Big Three Blue Ribbon Panel" will provide the auto
manufacturer's perspective on current and future ITS trends.
Panelists are: from Chrysler, Bernard I. Robertson, Vice President,
Engineering Technology & General Manager, Jeep/Truck Operations; from Ford,
William J. Powers, Vice President, Research, and from General Motors, Kenneth
R. Baker, Vice President, Global Research & Development Operations.
"ITS products such as in-vehicle electronic navigation systems, Mayday
emergency notification systems, and other driving enhancement technologies are
being made available to buyers of more automobiles each year," said Dr. James
Costantino, president of ITS America.
"As these advanced technologies proliferate throughout the vehicle fleet,
it is crucial that the motor vehicle industry keep the rest of the ITS
community informed about what it sees as the opportunities and challenges
ahead. This panel will do just that," he said.
The ITS America Annual Meeting runs from May 4 through May 7 in Cobo Hall,
where more than 120 technical exhibits will demonstrate ITS products and
services currently in use and available for deployment. More than 70 technical
sessions will offer the latest in research results, technical innovations, and
market developments.
On Monday, May 4, the Economic Club of Detroit will sponsor a luncheon at
which U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater will be featured speaker.
Another highlight will be the U.S. Department of Transportation Modal
Administrators Panel on Wednesday, May 6, moderated by Mortimer Downey, Deputy
U.S. Secretary of Transportation and a member of the ITS America Board of
Directors. Panelists will be Gordon Linton, Federal Transit Administrator;
Ricardo Martinez, National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator; Jolene
Molitoris, Federal Railroad Administrator, and Kenneth Wykle, Federal Highway
Administrator.
For registration information, contact Keyshia Croslan, 202-484-4549, email
kcroslan@itsa.org, or visit the Access ITS America Web site,
http://www.itsa.org. For sponsorship information, contact Robin Cermak
Muhlenfield, National Trade Productions, 703-706-8208, fax 703-836-8234.
SOURCE ITS America
