"The motivation to go to autonomous vehicles, of course, varies depending on the industry and depending on the segment. ... For me personally, I have a personal request and challenge. Two years ago, I adopted a girl from China that is blind and deaf, and I know that she will never be able to drive a vehicle or be able to go to the grocery store. So I think for me, autonomous driving is very important for my child."
Farid Khairallah, portfolio director for safety domain control units, ZF
"We're going to need to drive regulation into the 21st century, because we're stuck with the regulation of the 20th century, and it no longer makes sense."
Mouse McCoy, CEO, Hackrod
"Before, the traditional automobile was essentially a manufacturing engineering exercise. Now, it's far less that and much more computing and software engineering. It's a complex platform."
Robert McMahan, president, Kettering University
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