IEEE International Connected Vehicles Conference Registration Underway, Discounts Available through 16 October

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The IEEE International Conference on Connected Vehicles and Expo will present the latest innovations and breakthroughs on connected vehicles, while sharing insights, discussing economic, policy and social implications, and forecasting trends and opportunities.

The fourth-annual event, held in conjunction with the APEC Internet of Vehicles Symposium, is set for the Kempinski Hotel Shenzhen (China), 19-23 October. The theme is, "Advancing transportation with connectivity, automation, intelligence and electrification."

Connected vehicles use wireless modems and sensors to connect and communicate with things like road infrastructure and systems, the cloud and other vehicles. Current technologies include speed-control accident avoidance, automated parallel parking, lane departure warning and lane keeping assist. Future capabilities include autonomous self-driving vehicles.

The wide variety of learning opportunities available at ICCVE include industry forums, keynote addresses, tutorials, technical sessions, demos, exhibits, problem-solving workshops and executive summits. Discounted registrations are available through 16 October. http://www.cvent.com/d/1rqvtc  

Session titles include, among others:

• "Emerging Technologies & Disruptive Innovations for Connected & Automated Vehicles"
• "Cybersecurity in Vehicles & Transportation Systems"
• "Connected Vehicles vs. Fully Autonomous Vehicles -- the Road Operator View"
• "Enabling Standards for Connected & Automated Vehicles"
• "Transition from Conventional Driving to Automated Driving"
• "Sustainable Transport in the Autonomous Vehicles Environment"
• "New Energy Vehicles & Infrastructure"
• "Policy & Government Support for Connected & Automated Vehicles"

For more on the program, see http://www.iccve.org/2015/index.html?page=PROGRAM.

Many of the top speakers in the world of connected and automated vehicles, including information and communications technology professionals, will present their findings and vision for the future. IEEE Fellows speaking include:

• C.C. Chan, founding president, World Electric Vehicle Association
• Vincenzo Piuri, IEEE vice president for Technical Activities
• Paul Nikolich, chair, IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee
• Stephen Dukes, vice president, IEEE Consumer Electronics Society

For more on the speakers, see http://www.iccve.org/2015/index.html?page=SPEAKERS.

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ICCVE is cosponsored by more than 20 societies and organizations, including IEEE-USA. Previous events were held in Beijing (December 2012), Las Vegas (December 2013) and Vienna, Austria (November 2014). Shenzhen, one of four Tier 1 cities in China, is the country's most important electronics industry base and is close to Hong Kong and Macau in southern China.

ICCVE is the most-searched connected vehicles conference in the world.

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