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GM Vice President Mark R. LaNeve to Keynote Washington Auto Show
Mark R. LaNeve, General Motors North America vice president of
vehicle sales, service and marketing, will deliver the keynote address to the
Washington Auto Show®: "Engineered for the Future" during International Media Day on Jan. 22, 2008, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. LaNeve is expected to talk about GM's transformational performance in a challenging industry environment and the latest environmental and technological advances in the company's product portfolio. His speech is scheduled for noon, following morning press conferences as
part of Media Day activities.
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Mark Rosenker
Chairman of the
National Transportation
Safety Board (NTSB)
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"Prevent Collisions by Using Enhanced Vehicle Safety"
Rosenker Unveils High Tech Tools To Bolster Safety
Moments ago, in the kickoff speech of the 2008 Washington Auto Show Media Day, Mark Rosenker, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), unveiled a new approach to enhancing vehicle safety and preventing collisions. Among other advances, the increased use of telematics, wireless location-based services such as GM’s OnStar, holds particular promise for reducing the yearly number of accident-related fatalities by decreasing response times. In addition to vehicle-based systems, road-based systems are being incorporated into the highway infrastructure to provide drivers with real-time information of weather and road conditions. Perhaps the most startling and innovative direction in car safety is derived from systems currently in use by the nation’s airlines. Since the 1950s, aviation has seen a dramatic reduction in accidents by utilizing navigation aids, radar and ATC control technology, as well as by implementing computerized flight management systems, windshear alert systems and electronic flight control. Many of these areas could have implications for the automobile industry as well, which is committed to providing a gold safety standard for America’s motorists.
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 Government Sneak Peek, sponsored by The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, to showcase advancements in alternative fuels and advanced automotive technologies for key government agency employees and legislative staff. Contact: Charles Territo at cterrito@autoalliance.org
Green Car Summit: Automobiles, Energy, & Environment features two panel discussions, one with government leaders and the other with auto industry and energy leaders. Presentation of the Green Car Journal's inaugural Green Car Visionary Award™ honoring "a vehicle that envisions the road ahead." Nominees include advanced and/or prototype vehicles that are involved in on-highway demonstration programs or in the early phases of commercialization, but are not yet on sale.
 Green Car Journal has identified five finalists for its inaugural Green Car Vision Award, which acknowledges a limited production vehicle that best envisions the road ahead. The award will be presented during a press conference at 11:30 a.m. on January 22, held during media day at the Washington Auto Show in Washington D.C. The Green Car Vision Award nominees for 2008 are the BMW Hydrogen 7, Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell, Honda FCX Clarity, Phoenix Motorcars SUT, and Toyota Prius Plug-In HV. Additional depth on these vehicles is offered in the feature, "Top 5 Green Cars that Envision the Road Ahead," at www.greencar.com/features/green-car-vision.[Full Release]
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