DaimlerChrysler Executives participating:
* Dieter Zetsche
President and Chief Executive Officer
* Rich O. Schaum
Executive Vice President, Product Development and Quality
* Bernard I. Robertson
Sr. Vice President, Engineering Technologies and Regulatory Affairs
* Thomas S. Moore
Vice President, Liberty and Technical Affairs
Activities:
Technology Theaters:
Monday, March 3
* 8:00-9:00 a.m. Rich O. Schaum
Grand Opening, Kick-Off Session Of The SAE Technology Theater
Thrive Or Survive: Engineering Vehicle Systems For 2010
* 10:00-11:30 a.m. Bernard I. Robertson, Moderator
How Fast Is Too Fast? The Challenge Of Rapid Advancement In Automotive
Electronics.
Tuesday, March 4
* 4:00-5:30 p.m. Thomas S. Moore, Panelist
42 Volt Electrical Systems And Fuel Cells: Harmonious Marriage Or
Incompatibly Partners?
Wednesday, March 5
* 10:00-11:30 a.m. Bernard I. Robertson, Panelist
Steering The Auto Industry Toward Sustainable Development? A Challenge
We All Need To Understand
Thursday, March 6
* 8:00-9:30 a.m. Thomas S. Moore, Panelist
Putting Vehicles On A High-Protein Diet; The Challenge Of Making
Lighter, Safer Cars
Annual Banquet
Thursday, March 6
Dieter Zetsche Principle Speaker
7 p.m., Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center
Exhibit:
DaimlerChrysler is a world leader in the development and application of
advanced technologies that address issues of safety, customer comfort and
convenience, environmental impact, and automotive performance, quality, and
reliability.
The theme for the DaimlerChrysler booth is "A New Era of Innovation."
The Jeep(R) Concierge is a concept vehicle that was envisioned and
developed DaimlerChrysler in cooperation with many suppliers. The vehicle
considers how technology can anticipate and accommodate drivers' needs. It
demonstrates advancements in safety with blind-spot warning and advanced
visual and radar parking aids. The Concierge also improves the interface
between driver and vehicle with multiple doorcheck positions, powered
liftgate, voice-controlled key fob, and capless fuel-fill valve.
The Dodge Ram Commercially Based Tactical Truck (COMBATT) was developed by
DaimlerChrysler in Conjunction with the U.S. Army National Automotive Center.
The COMBATT is a multi-mission, multi-role logistics vehicle that combines the
solid performance of a Cummins-equipped Dodge Ram with the flexibility and
added features of an integrated Starter/Generator Hybrid Vehicle propulsion
system. The vehicle offers superior off-road capability, extreme utility in
cargo and towing capacities, increased fuel economy, and the truck produces
5kW of continues mobile electric power for the needs of the armed forces for
today and tomorrow.
The Chrysler Town & Country Natrium Minivan is the Chrysler Group's third-
generation fuel cell concept vehicle. The Natrium is fueled by extracting
hydrogen from sodium borohydride, a compound chemically related to borax.
This unique method of providing hydrogen for a fuel cell gives the Natrium a
range of 300 miles without giving up any interior cargo or passenger space.
Sodium borohydride is non-toxic and non-flammable, can be recycled, and is
available in significant supply in the United States.
The display features a timeline calling out some of the Chrysler Group's
innovations and technology firsts.
CONTACT: Cole Quinnell, +1-248-512-0315, or Max Gates, +1-248-512-2688,
both of DaimlerChrysler
SOURCE DaimlerChrysler
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