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Vehicle Electronics Converging on Real Customer Needs

The value proposition of meeting real customer needs will be met by how features are implemented, not necessarily how many. Complex user interfaces render features unattainable and of little real value. Today's market savvy customer expects features that are intuitive and easy to use while minimizing driver distraction. Emphasis on ease of use will require a more thoughtfully designed user interface than previously imagined. This is where the competitive advantage lives.

Andreas Schell, Vice President Engineering Core, Electrical/Electronics, Chrysler

A Look Back at Convergence 2008

Convergence 2008 Leadership Team

Andreas Schell Convergence 2008 General Chair
Andreas Schell, Vice President - Electrical/Electronics Engineering Core, Chrysler
Judy K. Bridgeman Convergence 2008 General Vice-chair
Judy K. Bridgeman, Director of Electrical/Electronics Core Program Management, Advanced Packaging, Quality, and Validation, Chrysler
Alan J. Amici Convergence 2008 Technical Program Chair
Alan J. Amici, Director of Body Electronics and EE Architecture, Chrysler
Stephen Buckley Convergence 2008 Technical Program Vice-chair
Stephen Buckley, Senior Specialist, Driver Assistance Systems, Active Chassis Controls, E/E Core, Chrysler

Convergence 2008 Technical Council

Andreas Schell, Chrysler
Judy K. Bridgeman, Chrysler
Alan J. Amici, Chrysler
Stephen Buckley, Chrysler
James A Buczkowski, Ford Product Development
Christopher S. Cook, Infineon Technologies AG
Bruce Emaus, Vector CANtech, Inc.
Reiner Emig, Robert Bosch Corp.
Andreas Eppinger, Johnson Controls GmbH
Helmut Fennel, Continental Teves AG & Co GmbH
Paul Grimme, Freescale
David Harrington, Hyundai
Harald Heinecke, BMW AG
Norimasa Kishi, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
Kevin Kott, dSpace Inc.
Ted Mabley, KPMG
Erhard Muesch, ELMOS Semiconductor AG
Toyohei Nakajima, Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Japan
Gerald Neely, Hyundai-Kia American Technical Center, Inc.
Douglas Patton, DENSO Corp.
George Perry, Yazaki North America, Inc.
Patrick Popp, General Motors Corp.
Venkatesh Prasad, Ford Motor Co.
Liu Qiao, Toyota Motor Manufacturing NA Inc.
Wolfgang Runge, ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Robert W. Schumacher, Delphi Electronics & Safety
Leonard Tedesco, Laird Technologies
Peter Thoma, Elmos NA, Inc.
James Tung, The Mathworks Inc.
Kregg S. Wiggins, Siemens VDO
Cary A. Wilson, Panasonic Automotive System of America Co.