Dwight Howard of Delphi Automotive Systems

Connectivity and Sensors for Autonomous Vehicles and Intelligent Transportation Systems

The evolution of automotive technologies toward full autonomous driving vehicles has commanded most of the attention in public, industry and academic circles. To make autonomous driving practical, vehicles must be constantly aware of immediate, nearby and distant surroundings. Sensors must serve as the eyes and ears. Connectivity between vehicles and infrastructure must provide information well beyond sensor range. This presentation discusses the importance of connectivity and sensor technologies in the evolution and deployment of autonomous vehicles and intelligent transportation systems.

Biography:

Dwight is presently Manager of Electrical Engineering, Product Development with Delphi Automotive Systems, Electronics and Safety Division. In this position, he has led over 17 years of electrical design/development for numerous automotive applications across the major automotive OEMs which include the very first commercial XM and Sirius satellite receivers, a number of advanced automotive navigation/radio receivers, rear-seat entertainment systems, telematics systems, and advanced smart receivers. His recent activities are focused on the advanced development of emerging vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V)/vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) applications, Driver Monitoring and Gesture Control vision systems, and numerous advanced automotive receivers and entertainment systems programs for a range of automotive OEMs around the world.

Dwight began his engineering career in consumer electronics, transitioning to telecommunications, and later moved into military and commercial vehicle power-train control systems development. In these experiences, he worked on and managed major emerging technologies and new product advancements. Dwight has spent the last 29 years in engineering management. Dwight Howard holds a BSEE from Purdue University and an Executive MBA from Indiana University.

Dwight has also served many technical forums in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, as keynote speaker, technical presenter, and technical panelist.