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How do standards improve vehicle design? | with Tim Yerdon of SAE International
How do standards improve vehicle design? | with Tim Yerdon of SAE International
Recorded live at Auto Tech 2026, host John Heinlein interviews SAE International’s Tim Yerdon on how standards bodies unite industry competitors to solve billion-dollar challenges in software-defined and autonomous vehicles. The conversation highlights key initiatives like the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium and SAE's efforts to balance open-source collaboration with technology differentiation.