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Remi Bastien keynote speaker at APAC Former Renault autonomous vehicle engineering chief Remi Bastien will be the first keynote speaker at APAC21, the 21st biennial Asia Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference Mr Bastien will explore the true usefulness of automated driving in his keynote address to APAC21 in Melbourne in October.
Harmonising the Future of Mobility, and he promises to explore the true real-world usefulness of automated driving.
Recently retired as Vice President, Automobile Prospective for Groupe Renault, Mr Bastien was Global Director for Autonomous Driving Prospective at the Renault/Nissan Alliance in 2015-16.
âNot only has he spent 39 years with Groupe Renault, but he is Delegate General and Treasurer of FISITA, the international federation of mobility engineering associations.
SAE-A Chairman and CEO Adrian Feeney said Mr Bastien would bring forward a unique perspective as an engineer who had mapped out the autonomous plans of a global car company.
âHe is also chairman of Next Move, a French cluster dedicated to mobility, and a member of the Shift Project, a French think tank for the sustainable economy.â
âWe are delighted to have Remi as our keynote as only a handful of people have played such a pivotal role in defining the future of autonomous vehicles,â Mr Feeney said. âRemi delivers a truly international perspective to our theme of
Mr Bastienâs keynote will address the proposition that automated driving must be more than just a technical challenge to achieve its essential value to sustainable mobility. Drawing on examples in the US and Europe, he says its potential will be achieved when combined with ride sharing
and multimodal applications to take advantage of infrastructure. He says this will require complementary initiatives by car makers, telecom, infrastructure and tech companies, as the challenge is bigger than any single actor can handle. APAC21 will run from 3-5 October 2022 at Hyatt Place Essendon Fields. Online registration and full details are at www.autonomous2022.com
Zero Emissions Vehicle Project report
New Members
The Zero Emissions Vehicle Project or ZEV (formerly known as the Police Car Project) is a project run by the Society of Automotive Engineers, Australasia.
The SAE-A would like to welcome the following new members:
The purpose of the report is to summarise the research done by research interns Noi Kotev and Evan Favos, who conducted a feasibility study to understand the market in Australia for ZEVs and the current procurement habits of government agencies across Australia. Research was conducted in two main states, with Noi Kotev located in Victoria, and Evan Favos in New South Wales. This report includes findings from the research conducted by the research interns, along with analysis of reports and data given to help paint a picture of government fleet purchasing across the country. Using the information collected, trends are analysed and from these certain predictions can be made as to the feasibility of producing electric utilitarian vehicles here in Australia for Australian government fleets. A range
Noi Kotev
of government services are considered, the police, ambulance, fire rescue and local councils. Through discussions with government figures in their respective states, analysis into certain stateâs electric vehicle policies and the drive to zero emission vehicles is also included as context for the report. The full report is included in this issue of VTE starting on page 27.
Student Members Mohammed Al Nasseri Adam Bowler Thomas Curkowskyj Neshas Khandagale Rados Nikacevic Jonty Pretorius Joseph Zanzoul Individual Members Malcolm Dix Graham Keidge Manfred Lottig Justin Perret Corporate Members Segula Technologies LEAP Australia More information at www.saea.com.au/membership
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