Balancing Mobility Needs With Environmental, Safety and Cost Concerns
WARRENDALE, Pa., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Balancing increasing personal
mobility needs with environmental, safety and transportation infrastructure
concerns is no easy task. To remain competitive, every global automaker is
searching for vehicle technologies that meet modern expectations for mobility
while also satisfying strict environmental, safety and pricing concerns.
The United Kingdom (UK) has responded to the challenge with its Foresight
Vehicle, a national automotive research and development program aimed at
promoting technology, that stimulates suppliers to develop market-driven
components for future ground vehicles that meet safety, cost, performance and
desirability issues.
Forty-six (46) papers, describing completed, as well as ongoing Vehicle
Foresight projects, will be presented at the SAE 2002 World Congress,
March 4 - 7, Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
"There is a worldwide transportation crisis and the Foresight Vehicle
program is the UK's answer to helping solve it," said Dr. Michael Sporton,
Foresight Vehicle Program Coordinator. "The team combination of government,
industry and academia has the key to the success of the project."
Under Foresight Vehicle, at least 35 million pounds sterling of government
funding has been made available for research partnerships that bring together
UK resources with expertise to develop needed technologies.
Foresight Vehicle focuses on developing vehicles for mass-markets by 2020
that are clean (environmentally friendly), efficient (makes best use of
limited resources), lightweight (uses less energy), telematic (communication
with other vehicles and the infrastructure in an information-rich
environment), and intelligent (avoids collisions).
SAE Congress Foresight sessions will run 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday, March 4
through Thursday, March 7, Room W2-64. Numerous technology topics will be
addressed including radio technologies for future telematic systems, driver
assistance for the elderly, disabled and able-bodies, and the 3DayCar: The Car
You Want When You Want It.
Foresight Vehicle, a joint venture between the UK government and
automotive industry, was launched in 1997 and now comprises 108 projects worth
more than 70 million pounds. The group is looking for overseas partners to
help commercialize the results within the global automotive market. For more
information, visit http://www.foresightvehicle.org.uk.
SAE World Congress, the world's largest showcase of automotive engineering
technologies, attracts attendees from more than 50 countries. For more
details, including registration and special events, visit the SAE 2002 World
Congress web site at http://www.sae.org/congress or call 1-877-SAE-CONG (723-2664);
outside the U.S. and Canada, call 1-724-772-4027.
SOURCE Society of Automotive Engineers
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