Electric Cars and Autonomous driving all the rage at NAIAS

The automobile world is going electric, like it or not

Tens of thousands of auto and tech industry executives, designers and analysts kept the product buzz and mobility conversation going today at Industry Preview as they examined products and technologies that will drive the industry’s transformation.

With 750 vehicles on display and a full schedule of AutoMobili-D presentations covering the spectrum of mobility – from connected and autonomous vehicles to ridesharing and urban transport – Industry Preview Day One brought together the best products in the industry and the key minds behind them.

Today included a full lineup of AutoMobili-D programming featuring 16 presentations and panel discussions.

Attendees heard insights from helping manage the energy demands that will come with autonomous vehicles to how the design community will incorporate various methodologies when it comes to autonomous driving. There were shared rides strategy discussions in addition to exchanges about the increasingly electrified automotive market. It was a full day of shared insights in the mobility arena.

Industry Preview continues tomorrow, Thursday, with AutoMobili-D presentations (10 a.m. – 6 p.m.) continuing on two different stages inside Cobo Center. For those that can’t make it down to Detroit, NAIAS will livestream all the AutoMobili-D action via naias.com.