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US Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao used a keynote address at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to reveal an initiative entitled: âEnsuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0â. The guidelines are intended to unify efforts across 38 federal departments and agencies that are working to advance the safe use of such vehicles. As the Trump administration signals strong support for AVs, an increasing number of suppliers worldwide are taking a keen interest in serving the self-driving market. Continuing our series of research snapshots, this one turns a spotlight on some of those exhibiting CASE (Connectivity, Autonomous, Sharing/Subscription and Electrification) technologies at the CES.
So what happens to the threesome in the pros? Let s look at some history .
The first quarterback taken from Ohio State in the NFL Draft was Don Scott. Drafted ninth overall by the Bears in 1941 he chose a military career and was killed during a training flight in England. Since then, 20 quarterbacks have been drafted out of OSU, with few of them making a name for themselves in the NFL.
Jack Graf (1942) chose a higher education over the NFL. Dave Leggett and John Borton followed in 1955. Leggett went into the Air Force and then to the CFL. Borton was out of football after just one season. Frank Kremblas (1959) was part of the 1957 Buckeyes championship team; his college success did not transfer. Rex Kern (1971) was taken in the 10
It s a Hummer, GM, but not as we know it
Well, that was 2020, a year none of us will forget in a hurry. Editor Dave Leggett takes a look back month-by-month through the prism of just-auto s industry coverage. Safe to say, things didn t quite go quite as expected for anyone in 2020. This second part covers the second half of the year.
July
Ineos Automotive reveals the exterior design of the Grenadier, its upcoming, no-nonsense 4×4 vehicle for the world . (There s a bit of controversy later in the year on the manufacturing plans though.)
August
Ford announced that Jim Hackett is to pass on the CEO reins to COO Jim Farley. The consensus reaction seems to be that Hackett has laid the groundwork to put Ford on a better platform - with a number of significant steps taken, in terms of internal organisation and also product offerings - to address the major auto industry challenges ahead, but that it was unspectacular as far as investors were concerned. The Ford share price stubbornly