AutoMobility LA Registration Discounts – Before Los Angeles Auto Show 11/14-17

LAAUTOMOBILITyThe winner of the Tech CARS Award for Best Automotive Trade Show, the Connected Car Expo has metamorphosed into a technology/automotive mega show with a stunning array of speakers and exhibitors along with technology startup and design contests. Registration is now open for AutoMobility LA, “the” event for the new mobility ecosystem of automakers, tech companies, designers, developers, startups, investors, dealers, government officials, analysts and visionaries to redefine the future of transportation.

It is a good idea to register early for discounts and to plan travel to get the best rates. Industry members can register to see the exhibits for free until October 15 when the price goes up.

The most valuable part of the event, however, is the AutoMobility LA conference for which we have a great discount code (Use code ACCN2016 for $200 off). The conference enables visitors to get a deep view of the automotive technology industry with cutting edge speakers and discussions. A full pass enables attendees to network—to ask speakers questions and meet experts  at lunch. Each lunch table has a topic to discuss and many people network with each other.

On the evening of November 14, a reception and welcome party will kick off 2016 AutoMobility LA. The program for November 15-17 includes keynote speeches from Ford CEO Mark Fields, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, Next EV CEO Padma Warrior, Local Motors CEO Jay Rogers and Hyperloop One CEO Rob Lloyd.

The four-day event is designed for networking and interaction. The speakers are a “Who’s Who” of technology and automotive industries:

  • Tim Stevens and Brian Cooley of CNET will be masters of ceremonies.
  • Bill Tai – Venture Capitalist will mentor and interview contest winners.
  • Arwed Niestroj – CEO, Mercedes-Benz NA Research and Development will be on hand.
  • Brian Krzanich – CEO, Intel will give a speech.
  • Integrating Big Data into car driving will be discussed by Facebook’s Stephanie Latham.
  • Ben Stapleton – VP, LA Clean Tech Incubator
  • CJ Frost – Architect, Amazon Alexa will join the discussion..
  • Rob Lloyd – CEO, Hyperloop One will discuss the fasted transportation.
  • Roger Lanctot will lead a discussion of “Confronting the Change Challenge” for automakers.
  • Tours of the exhibit will be given by SBD.
  • Mayor of Los Angeles Gil Garcetti will welcome attendees.
  • Danny Shapiro of NVIDIA will discuss self-driving cars with experts.
  • Mark Stehrenberger – Proprietor, Mark Stehrenberger Design will discuss how not to design a car.
  • AutoMobility LA Design and Developer Challenge Results will be announced and show how the Top 6 Teams Envision Mobility in 2050.
  • Dezsö Molnár – Inventor with Neal Ungerleider will discussing flying cars.

Pertinent Panels:

CAR-tography: The Next 30 Years of Urban Designer features:

  • Jeffrey Tumlin – Director of Strategy, Nelson/Nygaard.
  • Mark Bünger – VP of Research, Lux Research.
  • Wade Bryant – Senior Consultant and Design Manager, General Motors Advanced Design and Urban Active Solutions
  • Moderator: Gerry Tierney – Associate Principal, Perkins+Will

Cybersecurity Next Steps Creating a Secure Tomorrow features:

  • Karl Heimer – Sr. Cybersecurity Consultant to the State of Michigan.
  • Daniel Thunberg – Global Head of IoT, Irdeto.
  • Jon Allen – Director, Booz Allen Hamilton.

Navigation New Frontiers features:

  • Giles Rhys Johns – CMO, what3words.
  • Johann Hiebl – Continental
  • David Cummins – Senior Vice President, Xerox.

Register for AutoMobility LA conference (Use code ACCN2016 for $200 off).

GO GO GO

Recently, the Los Angeles Auto Show introduced “GO,” an all-new destination on the show floor dedicated to featuring the latest smart mobility devices and apps. It claims to be the largest showcase of these and several other innovations will these exhibitors

  • ARCIMOTO – Arcimoto is an alternative automotive manufacturer that prides itself on catalyzing the shift to a sustainable transportation system.
  • Honda-UNI-CUB – The UNI-CUB is a personal mobility device, designed to assist people who have trouble walking for long periods of time or over long distances. The product features the world’s first omni-directional driving wheel system and provides freedom of movement going forward, backward, side-to-side and diagonally by shifting body weight. T
  • Inboard-Electric Skateboards – Inboard designed the world’s first skateboard with motors in the wheels. From its streamlined look to its feel under foot, every detail of the M1 is based on the idea of uninhibited flow.
  • Juicer Bikes – Juicer Bikes are custom electric motorbikes made from durable, renewable metal and riders can choose from copper, aluminum, stainless or steel.
  • Micro Kickboard – Micro Kickboard is the U.S. distributor for an innovative Swiss company Micro-Mobility, maker of the world’s best-rated scooters and kickboards and other innovative products used for urban mobility.
  • SKURT – Skurt is a car in your pocket, giving you the freedom to drive anywhere. Choose a car from the app, enter when and where you need it, and Skurt will deliver and pick it up.
  • uBox – uBox, an urban utility, activity concept vehicle, is the sixth concept car in the Deep Orange series, a collaboration between graduate automotive engineering students at Clemson University CU-ICAR, and transportation design students at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California.
  • URB-E – URB-E is a foldable electric scooter designed and built in Pasadena, California, by hand out of carbon fiber and aircraft aluminum. E
  • USCOOTERS – USCOOTERS is an in fusion of a classic scooter with the performance of an electric motorized scooter.

Register for AutoMobility LA conference (Use code ACCN2016 for $200 off).