AutoSens Brussels 2018: The market is in flux and the path is not set…
by Robert Stead, Managing Director of Sense Media, organisers of AutoSens Another stellar AutoSens draws to a close. Twelve months of build-up consigned to the past, but we relish in the fruits of our labour living on for far longer. AutoSens has gone from strength to strength with its return to Brussels, delivering another “best […]
Read moreFinalists for AutoSens Awards 2018 revealed
AutoSens Awards finalists represent those at the forefront of vehicle perception systems development Finalists in the running to receive a trophy at the second edition of AutoSens Awards (Atomium Brussels, 19 September 2018) have been announced. The 41 high-achieving finalists have been carefully whittled down from over 100 nominations across 7 categories. Nominations have come in […]
Read moreAutoSens wins silver at the Conference Awards 2018
The Conference Awards 2018 took place on Friday 29 June 2018 at City Central at the HAC. Now the largest gathering of conference professionals in the UK, the Conference Awards recognise, celebrate and encourage achievement in conference & events. They salute and acknowledge attainment within an industry that is continuously evolving and re-drawing the boundaries of best […]
Read moreThree years in
Written by Rob Stead, Managing Director at Sense Media I’ve just returned from a two-week trip to the US including hosting the P2020 meeting at Intel’s headquarters in San Jose, attending two conferences in San Francisco and a quick stop in Detroit to meet stakeholders ahead of our next edition of AutoSens. On the flight […]
Read moreLiving the dream
Written by Sophie West, Co-Founder and Marketing Director at Sense Media. It’s our third anniversary, but I had only planned for our second… Last month, I was reminded that we planned to send a 2nd anniversary gift out to our friends and supporters but these were still sitting in a box, unsent, complete with “It’s […]
Read moreIt’s a playground, no, really
Written by Alex Lawrence-Berkeley, Head of New Projects and first employee at Sense Media Rob and Soph are blogging about their three year journey, so I can write about my two year journey but perhaps aim for 1/3rd the length… equitable treatment. Not equal, as I learned this week when I saw a cartoon neatly […]
Read moreRob Stead joins judging panel for Conference Awards
Sense Media Group’s co-founder and Managing Director, Robert Stead, has joined the judging panel for the Conference Awards 2018. Celebrating its 9th anniversary, these awards represent the pinnacle of professional achievement for event professionals. Conference Awards organisers Claire Wormsley and Rory Ross Russell welcomed Rob to the panel, highlighting his international business as one to […]
Read moreAsk the dumb question
If you’ve seen any of our video interviews from AutoSens, you’ll know that these provide a heady mixture of technology, jargon, explanations, demos and of course, insightful comment from interviewees. I’m also there, asking questions and trying my hardest to understand it all. Not being an engineer, or technologist, or PhD researcher, I don’t have […]
Read moreOur unsuccessful application to Innovate UK
In July 2016, we learned that Innovate UK was inviting applications to part-fund projects in a variety of areas relating to Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, guided by a policy from the Government’s specialist policy unit, CCAV. We decided to apply, and with two ideas in mind, began filling our limited spare time with research, background […]
Read moreWhy Amazon could be the biggest disruptor in Driverless cars
Lots of big tech companies and automotive manufacturers are investing money and effort into autonomous vehicles, but none could be as influential and disruptive than the world’s largest online retailer, Amazon. Here’s what we know Amazon have invested so much of their income into R&D and service expansion over the past 20 years they generally […]
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