{"683290":{"#nid":"683290","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Engineering the Car of the Future","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom the humble beginnings of the three-wheeled Benz Patent-Motorwagen in 1886, the automobile has been a continuous story of technological progress. Each era has seen cars push the boundaries of innovation, evolving from early mechanical systems into sophisticated, computer-driven machines.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019re now in a new generation of automobiles, where roadways are increasingly shared by electric vehicles (EVs) and autonomous vehicles (AVs).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEVs are projected to dominate global car sales by 2030,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rmi.org\/insight\/x-change-cars\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eaccording to an RMI report\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Meanwhile, AVs are gradually entering the mainstream, with 37 percent of new passenger cars expected to be equipped with advanced driver-assistance technologies by 2035,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/industries\/automotive-and-assembly\/our-insights\/autonomous-drivings-future-convenient-and-connected\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eaccording to McKinsey \u0026amp; Company\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (ECE) researchers are at the forefront of advanced automotive technologies, working on everything from electric engines and computer vision, to modernizing the power grid to support EV charging.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGiven current advancements and future possibilities, ECE is helping bring the future car into view, though many surprises and uncertainties remain. Learn what\u0027s on the horizon \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/engineering-car-future?utm_source=newsletter\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_content=Full%20Story\u0026amp;utm_campaign=Daily%20Digest%20-%20July%2022%2C%202025\u0022\u003Eon the ECE Newspage\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom the humble beginnings of the three-wheeled Benz Patent-Motorwagen in 1886, the automobile has been a continuous story of technological progress. Each era has seen cars push the boundaries of innovation, evolving from early mechanical systems into sophisticated, computer-driven machines.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019re now in a new generation of automobiles, where roadways are increasingly shared by electric vehicles (EVs) and autonomous vehicles (AVs).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEVs are projected to dominate global car sales by 2030,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rmi.org\/insight\/x-change-cars\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eaccording to an RMI report\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Meanwhile, AVs are gradually entering the mainstream, with 37 percent of new passenger cars expected to be equipped with advanced driver-assistance technologies by 2035,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/industries\/automotive-and-assembly\/our-insights\/autonomous-drivings-future-convenient-and-connected\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eaccording to McKinsey \u0026amp; Company\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (ECE) researchers are at the forefront of advanced automotive technologies, working on everything from electric engines and computer vision, to modernizing the power grid to support EV charging.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGiven current advancements and future possibilities, ECE is helping bring the future car into view, though many surprises and uncertainties remain. Learn what\u0027s on the horizon below.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ECE experts look to the future of the automotive industry, and how new technology will not only transform vehicles, but reshape the power grid, influence policy decisions, and impact numerous aspects of society."}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2025-07-25 17:53:18","changed_gmt":"2025-07-27 20:22:31","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-07-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-07-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677490":{"id":"677490","type":"image","title":"Top-Photo_Car-of-the-Future-Graphics7.jpg","body":null,"created":"1753466136","gmt_created":"2025-07-25 17:55:36","changed":"1753466136","gmt_changed":"2025-07-25 17:55:36","alt":"Graphical Illustration of a futuristic car","file":{"fid":"261394","name":"Top-Photo_Car-of-the-Future-Graphics7.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/07\/25\/Top-Photo_Car-of-the-Future-Graphics7.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/07\/25\/Top-Photo_Car-of-the-Future-Graphics7.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":321115,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/07\/25\/Top-Photo_Car-of-the-Future-Graphics7.jpg?itok=NRtA--TH"}}},"media_ids":["677490"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/engineering-car-future?utm_source=newsletter\u0026utm_medium=email\u0026utm_content=Full%20Story\u0026utm_campaign=Daily%20Digest%20-%20July%2022%2C%202025","title":"Read Full Story on ECE Website"}],"groups":[{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"}],"categories":[{"id":"194607","name":"Batteries"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"194609","name":"Industry"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"186858","name":"go-sei"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EZachary Winiecki (zwiniecki3@gatech.edu)\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["zwiniecki3@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}