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Mobile Infotronics and Multimedia Take Center Stage at Convergence

12 September 2000

Mobile Infotronics and Multimedia Take Center Stage at Convergence 2000

    TROY, Mich., Sept. 12 As people spend more and more time
in their vehicles, the automotive industry is driving a mobile electronics
revolution with infotronics and mobile multimedia changing the driving
experience.  How to balance the use of mobile multimedia and keep drivers'
hands on the wheel and eyes on the road is a key topic at Convergence 2000,
the world's premier automotive electronics conference, coming to Cobo Center
in Detroit, Oct. 16-18.
    Sessions focusing on infotronics at Convergence 2000 will offer three
discussions:
    *  "Dynamic Route Guidance," highlighting navigational systems,
    *  "Mobile Information," plugging into the telecommunications world,
    *  "Mobile Entertainment," delving into satellite radio and how to
download television with the extraordinary bandwidth needed for full-motion
pictures.

    Convergence 2000 will also feature a session on minimizing the
distractions often associated with using automotive infotronics, such as
wireless phones, navigation systems and e-mail.  This session's objective is
to discuss the human-machine interface as well as other human factors that
affect driving.  It will also address regulations and legal issues for
minimizing distractions to drivers.
    The infotronics technical session schedule is as follows:

    *  Dynamic Route Guidance    2:30 to 5 p.m.    Monday, Oct. 16
       Presenting companies:
       DENSO International, Robert Bosch GmbH, ETAK, Inc., Metro Networks,
University of Florida, University of Michigan, Clarion Co., Ltd., Toyota Motor
Corporation and Navigation Technologies Corporation

    *  Mobile Information        9:30 a.m. to noon    Tuesday, Oct. 17
       Presenting companies:
       Delphi Automotive Systems, Motorola, Inc., Mecel AB, Robert Bosch GmbH,
Toyota Motor Corporation, e-GM, Temic Telefunken GmbH and Temic Automotive
North America

    *  Mobile Entertainment      2:30 to 5 p.m.    Tuesday, Oct. 17
       Presenting companies:
       Visteon Automotive Systems, Sony Electronics, Inc., Sirius Satellite
Radio, Clarion Corporation and Delphi Automotive Systems

    *  Distractions-Minimum;
       Attractions-Maximum       9:30 a.m. to noon    Wednesday, Oct. 18
       Presenting companies:
       Nissan Motor Company, Ltd., Nissan R&D, Inc., Laboratory of
Accidentology & Biomechanics of PSA, CEESAR, University of Michigan
Transportation Research Institute, Nissan Cambridge Research, Japan Automobile
Research Institute, Toyota Motor Corporation and the University of Iowa

    "Today, vehicles are serving as much more than a means to get from one
place to another," said J.T. Battenberg III, chairman, CEO and president of
Delphi Automotive Systems, and chairman of Convergence 2000.  "With high-tech
automotive infotronics, vehicles now serve as an office away from home, a
mobile entertainment center, a navigation system and other non-traditional
automotive functions.  Convergence 2000 will be the launch pad for many of
these new technologies."
    Convergence 2000 provides the backdrop for more than 6,000 industry
leaders participating in this unparalleled global forum.  With the theme of
"Automotive Electronics:  Delivering Technology's Promise," Convergence 2000
will feature much more than state-of-the-art exhibits, leading-edge technical
sessions and breakthrough white papers.
    This year's conference boasts an impressive list of keynote speakers,
including Scott McNealy, CEO, Sun Microsystems; Shoichiro Irimajiri,
representative director and vice chairman, Sega Enterprises, Ltd; Carly
Fiorina, CEO, Hewlett-Packard Company; C. Michael Armstrong, CEO, AT&T;
William Ford, Jr., chairman of the board, Ford Motor Company and John F.
"Jack" Smith, Jr., chairman, General Motors Corporation.