Innovation Through Positioning by Bob Gessel

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Dallas Section - IEEE CVT

Dallas CVT September 2026 Meeting

 

Dallas IEEE Communication and Vehicular Society member,

Please join us for our September 2026 CVT meeting. 

We will again meet on the University of Texas at Dallas campus in the SPN.1 building.
Our meeting will be from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, and lunch will be available starting around 11:30 AM.

Lunch: We continue to provide a lunch option for our meetings.

Prepay via the IEEE website,
IEEE Members $10.00
IEEE Life Members $5.00
Non-IEEE Members $15.00
Fulltime UTD ECE students: $2.00 (The first 5 pre-registered will be free)

Pay in person:
IEEE Members $15.00
IEEE Life Members $10.00
Non-IEEE Members $20.00

September 15 meeting, UT Dallas SPN.1, registration opens at 11:30 AM, talk begins at 12:00 PM

Title:       "Innovation Through Positioning: Why the Future Requires More Than GPS/GNSS"
Speaker:  Bob Gessel, Strategic Business Development and Partnerships, TERN.

 
Date:        September 15, 2026
Location: UTD Synergy Park North Building; 3000 Waterview, Richardson, TX
Directions: NE Corner Synergy Park Blvd and Steward Dr.
Lunch Cost:  see below.

Abstract:

Over the last year, positioning has surged to the forefront of automotive innovation. As vehicles evolve into high-performance computing platforms, GPS/GNSS shortcomings are increasingly exposed: accurate at times, unreliable in the moments that matter, and vulnerable across urban canyons, tunnels, parking structures, and contested signal environments. This session delivers an industry-level update on the growing urgency around GPS/GNSS limitations and the accelerating shift toward intelligent, signal-free localization. We examine how existing sensors, map intelligence, and machine learning now enable continuous positioning without external inputs, and why this milestone changes the assumptions underlying turn-by-turn navigation, autonomy stacks, safety validation, and platform resilience. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of why resilient, satellite-independent positioning is becoming foundational for safety, autonomy, and long-term platform reliability across the automotive ecosystem

 

Pre-registered and paid via the IEEE website: 
IEEE Members $10.00
IEEE Life Members $5.00
Non-IEEE Members $15.00
UTD ECE students: $2.00

Pay in person and pre-registered but not yet paid:
IEEE Members $15.00
IEEE Life Members $10.00
Non-IEEE Members $20.00

Anyone not pre-registered will be charged the ‘Guest’ rate.

There is No charge for 'No Lunch, just attending the talk'.

Thanks in advance, and all the best.

Divya K.

Anyone without pre-registration for lunch will be asked to wait until all pre-registered guests have had a chance to go through the buffet line. 

Dallas IEEE CVT Board members' emails:

larryjhorner@gmail.com
andrewsilver@ieee.org
jimgunn@ieee.org
shmuel.hovav@gmail.com
eb0549@att.com
divya.khanure@ieee.org
ed.hightower@iotandbeyond.com
dinesh@utdallas.edu


 


  Date and Time

  Location

  Hosts

  Registration


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  • 3000 Waterview Pkwy
  • Richardson, Texas
  • United States 75080
  • Building: SPN 1
  • Room Number: 2.220
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  • Starts 15 August 2026 05:00 AM UTC
  • Ends 11 September 2026 05:00 AM UTC
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  Speakers

Bob of TERN

Topic:

Innovation Through Positioning: Why the Future Requires More Than GPS/GNSS

Biography:

Bio – Bob Gessel
Strategic Business Development and Partnerships
Bob Gessel is a 35-year veteran of the telematics, telecom, and software industries. He is currently
driving strategic business development at TERN AI where he leads commercial customer/partner
engagements to accelerate the adoption of signal-free positioning across the telematics, infotainment,
automotive OEM and fleet sectors. He is also Managing Partner at Endeavorpoint Consulting and
serves on the Board or Directors at Able Device, Inc. Prior to this, Bob spent 29 years at Ericsson
including key roles in Strategy & Market Development for the North American unit. Bob was also
founder of two startups in the mobile content and entertainment space and spent 15 years in
communications systems software R&D. He holds a B.S.E.E from Southern Methodist University and
MicroMasters in Digital Leadership from Boston University.

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Agenda

Food/Lunch:
Lunch is available only to those who pre-register prior to the meeting.  Sorry, we have to pre-order and consider the costs of meals.

Cost for lunch:

Level of Membership    Prepaid      Pay at Event
UTD student with ID      $2.00         $2.00 
IEEE Member                  $10.00       $15.00 
IEEE Senior Member      $10.00       $15.00 
IEEE Life Member           $5.00      $10.00 
Non-member                 $15.00       $20.00 

 Please look for your specific Member type in the Payment portion of the Registration process (Life, Senior, Regular Member, etc.).

(First 5 Students who have registered in vTools as recorded within vTools date/time stamp on the registration will be given their $2 back at the event, provided they attend. Also, all students must show their UT Dallas ID at the desk on the day of the meetings.)

 

 


Parking passes will be available to those who register, and lunch will be available for a fee.

You do NOT need to be an IEEE member to attend these presentations.