Connecting SAE with China's mobility future

As the first SAE International President to hail from the ‘tech’ sector-after a long career in the mechanical-systems world-Mircea Gradu has been delivering unique perspectives on the mobility industry and its future during his global travels this year. And the insights he's gained from engaging the technical and regulatory communities across Asia and Europe-from policymakers and business leaders, to engineering students fresh out of university-are equally valuable.

No doubt being Velodyne's senior VP of Validation and chief quality officer helps draw large audiences, as happened recently at major conferences in China. But so does wearing “the SAE hat,” Dr. Gradu told me recently.