We are pleased and proud to announce our first Sketchbattle Pro event in New York City timed to coincide with the New York Auto Show. Can the news get any better than that? How about we are doing the event in Jalopnik’s swanky Headquarters (full disclosure, never been there, have no idea if it is swanky or not, but you don’t either so let’s just run with it). Details are below as well as a list of our contestants (which will be updated daily as we add new sketchers daily until full)….
Recently I participated in AV19 Silicon Valley, the Autonomous Vehicles conference held annually on the west coast. As the moderator of the closing panel on Industry Standards and Governmental Regulations, I had a chance to pose questions on the future of safety to Walter Stockwell, Director of Safety Policy at Starsky Robotics and Bert Kaufman, Head of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs at Zoox. And while the 3 days of Workshops, Presentations and Panel Discussions clearly proved that self-driving vehicles will save countless lives, the question of “overall safety” kept popping up in my mind. More on that point later, here are a few things that were presented that may be of interest.
If you have any question that Detroit is the center of the automotive design universe, Sketchbattle 15 should alleviate your doubts. More than 600 people, a mix of automotive designers, engineers, suppliers, Detroit-area businesses, the local arts community, automotive enthusiasts, media and even Michigan Legislators, came together to celebrate design as a talent as the newest Sketchmaster was crowned. Before we give you a rundown of the rounds and the winner, let us take you through the activities of the evening from beginning to end…..
The following is an editorial and does not represent the opinion of any of our clients – the views expressed are mine and mine alone. The Cleveland Auto Show has a new brother, the Detroit Auto Show. I can no longer call it the North American International Auto Show because a) it is no longer truly international and b) it really doesn’t even represent North America that well either. Does all that sound a bit harsh? I don’t think so. To understand my opinion you should at least understand my point of view, so please read on…….