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The automotive industry is undergoing 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 associatedwith 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 Corp. and Navigation Technologies Corp.

* 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 Corp., 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 Corp. and Delphi Automotive Systems

* Distractions-Minimum; Attractions-Maximum 9:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Oct. 18 Presenting companies: Nissan Motor Co., 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 Corp. 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 Co.; C. Michael Armstrong, CEO, AT&T; William Ford, Jr., chairman of the board, Ford Motor Co. and John F. "Jack" Smith, Jr., chairman, General Motors Corp..

Convergence 2000 is sponsored by the Convergence Transportation Electronics Association(CTEA), which founded the conference more than 25 years ago; the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).

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