Level 4- The SAE AutoDrive Challenge Podcast

We are joined by David Alexander, senior director of standards at SAE international, and Christian Thiele, ground vehicle standards director at SAE international, to discuss what the SAE International Standards Process and purpose is. https://www.sae.org/standards/development

AutoDrive Challenge II Concept Design Event Co-Captains Angela Xydis and Jessica Swan join us to talk about the new “TedTalk-like” presentation format and tips to best prepare to get the most out of the competition.

We chat with employees at General Motors to discuss diversity efforts at the company.

We talk with General Motors about the initiatives and oppurtunies for students of Autodrive Challenge! Find out more at https://search-careers.gm.com/

We talk with Kevin Dietrich from General Motors about GM's vision of: Zero crashes. Zero emissions. Zero congestion. How does this align with the Autodrive Challenge? Find out here!

In this episode, we talk with students from Mexico and Egyptian teams in Baja, Aero Design, and AeroConnect to discuss tips for team development, project management, and dealing with unforeseen circumstances like this past year’s world pandemic.

We talk about the changes for the 2021 season including what to expect from Knowledge and Validation events and how you can make the most out of connecting with sponsors and volunteers! Registration How-To Video: https://cdsfallkickoff.pathable.co/meetings/virtual/ZTi7RSiokP4cLgZYr Sponsor Portal Video: https://cdsfallkickoff.pathable.co/meetings/virtual/gQPRJX2y9ucWY8MNR

We talk with Jeffrey Reinemann, Technical Consulting Engineer for Intel System Studio about V-Tune Profiler, it's advantages in the Autodrive space. As mentioned, you can find testimonials on now the software is being used in industry at https://software.intel.com/en-us/vtune/reviews

We talk with Lauren Tabolinsky, Sam Reinsel and Mark Corless join us from Mathworks to talk about MATLAB and Simulink and how those products are used in the automotive industry and in the Autodrive Challenge itself. Check out careers at Mathworks at https://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/students.html?stid=crnav_ov 
Find more information about MATLAB at https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/racing-lounge.html

We chat with Chris Heise and Andrew Mathers from Transportation Research Center Inc. who will be hosting Year 3 of Autodrive Challenge. We chat about the facility's history, the new SMART Center, career oppurtunities, and what people can expect when they arrive for this year's competition. Learn more about TRC at http://www.trcpg.com/ Find out about TRC Careers at http://www.trcpg.com/careers/

We chat with Nancy Martinelli from General Motors about what it's like to work for the company and how you can apply!

Amanda Paciorkowski joins us to talk about the new SAE AeroConnect Challenge including its mission to create new connected aircraft solutions to help fight forest fires. Find more information and register for the competition at www.saeaeroconnectchallenge.com

We talk with Mike Zieman and Spencer Fowler about the updates and changes to the scoring system for Year 2 of the Autodrive Challenge.

Today we talk with three current General Motors employees who participate in the Autodrive Challenge in the first year. We learn about how the competition helped prepare them for their career, how they found themselves at their jobs, and what the day to day of their positions entail.

This week we talk with the team mentors from General Motors including Akram Abdel-Rahman, Bill Materna, and “Mentor of Mentors” Matthew Boyle as we discuss their involvement with the teams, what they learned from the first year of competition, and a little about their careers and the projects they are involved in.

Chris Ciuca, Director of Pre-Professional Education at SAE International and Mark Johnson a Steering Committee Member for Autodrive Challenge from General Motors discuss where did the idea for a collaborative autonomous collegiate competition start, how the partnership between General Motors and SAE International formed for this new technology competition, how are the goals of the competition are relative to the changing mobility industry, how has the end goal of competition at Level 4 been seen in the first Year and moving into Year 2 and how AutoDrive Challenge™ has engaged students in different and new fields?