This Technology Will Change Transportation as We Know It

What does that mean for the auto manufacturing industry? 

Recently, there’s been a lot of buzz around autonomous vehicles (AVs), or self-driving cars. While it’s made headlines for its involvement in several automobile crashes, a handful of companies are racing to see who can put AVs on the market first. One piece of the puzzle that’s stopping this technology from being readily available to the public is government regulation and laws. 

Once governments roll out the new rules of the road, general public approval is needed. To really change transportation as we know it, AV technology needs to be safe enough for the public to fully adopt it. But with statistics already showing AVs are safer than non-automated cars and airplanes, driverless vehicles could be in high demand for people everywhere in the next several years. What does that mean for the auto manufacturing industry? 

Gary Vasilash, editor in chief of Automotive Design & Production magazine, a publication of Gardner Business Media, will dive into autonomous and electric technologies and what they mean for the future of the automotive industry at the Advanced Laser Applications Workshop (ALAW), the longest-running conference in the industry developed for manufacturers, job shops, and suppliers, this June near Detroit.

While finding out what the future has in store for the automotive industry, knowing what’s going on right now is crucial too. Back by popular demand, researcher and author Bernard Swiecki will be at ALAW to provide a high-level outlook of the state of the automotive industry. Attendees will leave with a greater understanding of the North American auto market and how it’s impacting the U.S. and global economies. Bernard Swiecki serves as director of the Automotive Communities Partnership at the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), as well as a senior automotive analyst in CAR’s Industry, Labor, and Economics group. 

While finding out what the future has in store for the automotive industry, knowing what’s going on right now is crucial too. Back by popular demand, researcher and author Bernard Swiecki will be at ALAW to provide a high-level outlook of the state of the automotive industry. Attendees will leave with a greater understanding of the North American auto market and how it’s impacting the U.S. and global economies. Bernard Swiecki serves as director of the Automotive Communities Partnership at the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), as well as a senior automotive analyst in CAR’s Industry, Labor, and Economics group. 

Gary Vasilash and Bernard Swiecki will give their keynote addresses at ALAW, June 5-6 in Plymouth, Michigan.