In an ever-growing populous world, the automotive industry is faced with opportunities and challenges, which have been driving fundamental and revolutionary changes to the automotive DNA. In the coming years, advances in vehicle electrification, connectivity, and autonomous driving capability will combine to make our cars and trucks much different and much safer than those on the road today. Extensive automotive research, conducted over the past 10-15 years, has paved the way for the commercial introduction of these capabilities. With these new technologies, in addition to a substantial enhancement in fuel economy, the industry will experience a dramatic leap in active safety systems and hopefully a dramatic decline in injuries and fatalities on our roadways. Speaker(s): NADY, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/324202