wednesday, may 8 agenda: *more demos being added regularly
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Coffee & Registration
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM: Opening Remarks with Reuben Sarkar, CEO of ACM
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM: ribbon cutting & official launch of ev charging basecamp
SPEAKERS:
- Sarah Hipel, Standards and Reliability Program Manager, Joint Office of Energy and Transportation
- Erika Myers, Executive Director of CharIN
- Cliff Fietzek, Global Head of Charger Operations, ABB E-mobility and board member of CharIN North America
Sarah, Erika, and Cliff will join Reuben Sarkar to officially unveil plans for ACMs new EV Charging interoperability testbed.
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM: Demos from industry experts - open house format - see demos listed below
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM: Enjoy a Complimentary Lunch: Food Trucks sponsored by at&t
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM: Solving EV Charging Interoperability Challenges through Collaboration - main stage
This insightful panel discussion will recognize, define, and discuss interoperability issues and opportunities for collaboration.
Panelists:
- Cliff Fietzak, Global Head of Charger Operations at ABB E-mobility and member of the CharIN NA Board
- Jim Duffy, Business Development Manager, Automotive and Energy Solutions - Keysight Technologies
- James Mater, Director of Strategy, Smart Grid - QualityLogic
- Moderated by Brian Esterberg - Corporate Relations, Research & Strategic Partnerships - American Center for Mobility
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM: NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH FROM HUMANETICS - on the track
Humanetics is excited to launch their UFOmicro platform into the North American market. Designed to carry a powered two-wheeler (PTW) target or a vulnerable road user (VRU) target up to speeds of 93 kph while maintaining precise position accuracy, the UFOmicro allows users to test to NHTSA AEB requirements or complex scenarios requiring high speed lane changes. EuroNCAP approved, the UFOmicro can operate at temperatures between -10° and 40° C° while withstanding overruns from passenger vehicles or commercial trucks.
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM: S44 Presents how their Citrine OS Charging Station Management System aims to eliminate barriers to operating charging networks - main stage
CitrineOS was conceived to revolutionize the electrification industry by breaking free from isolated solutions and embracing open standards. Join Olga Haygood, CEO of S44 and Thana Paris, Director of Open-Source as they discuss the CitrineOS Charging Station Management System, Technical benefits and highlights, and real-world case studies.
3:30 AM - 4:00 PM: new product preview from s-e-a
S-E-A is pleased to provide a sneak peek of the STEP robotic platform. The STEP is a new version of the STRIDE platform. Providing only straight-line motion and no-frills user inputs, this robotic platform for VRU ADAS testing can provide a type-approval and demonstration solution where data output is not necessary. S-E-A will showcase the ease of providing inputs to the robot via the control box, the manual and vehicle based triggering capability, and more. The STEP concept control box and a pre-production chassis will be on-display.
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM: closing remarks
thursday, may 9 agenda:
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Coffee & Registration
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: cybersecurity Special Feature with Block Harbor
Join Block Harbor for a special feature of showing cybersecurity test cases that can run against a Ford Mach E in real time. They will highlight their Vehicle Security Engineering Cloud (VSEC) platform and how it enables vehicle cybersecurity engineering. They will also focus on their “Garage” application which allows them to remotely control their test system.
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM: Demos from industry experts - open house format - see demos listed below
10:30 AM - 11:30 aM: Unpacking NHTSA’s Most Important ADAS Mandate: P-AEB (Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking) - main stage
Recent records show that the pedestrian fatalities have begun to rise dramatically. The recent FMVSS standard #127 will change ADAS as we know it as NHTSA is determined to reduce pedestrian fatalities in the US. This session will focus on unpacking FMVSS #127 and potential impact. Expert panelists will discuss NHTSA’s road map as well as associated technology requirements. Our experts will also discuss how you go about validating the performance of your ADAS solutions in advance of entering the market.
Panelists:
- Dr. Sushanta Das, Technical Director of American Center for Mobility
- Phil Magney, Founder & President, VSI Labs
- Egil Juliussen, Senior Partner and Principal Analyst, VSI Labs
- Jeffrey Naber, Director, APS LABS & Richard & Elizabeth Henes Professor in Energy Systems
Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics Dept Michigan Tech University
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM: enjoy a complimentary lunch: food trucks sponsored by at&t
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM: Advancing Confidence & Reliability in ADAS/AV Testing - main stage
Humanetics will provide an update on the impact of NHTSA’s announcement requiring vehicle manufacturers to make automatic emergency braking (AEB) standard in 2029 and how our solutions are designed to meet and exceed the test procedures required to validate AEB performance.
2:45 PM - 4:45 PM: Americas competitiveness exchange (ACE) hosted by medc
ACE brings more than 70 international economic development leaders from North, Central and South America (and special guests from Europe) to Michigan to experience a diverse range of projects, strategic investments, and public-private partnerships from our region’s economic, innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Participants in the program tour innovation hubs, advanced technology centers, leading firms, and educational and research institutions. ACM is proud to be one of the stops on this tour.