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ARTICLE · 26 JANUARY 2022

Experts Debrief OESA Members On Recent CES Highlights In EVs And Autonomy

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CES in Las Vegas has become one of the world's premier "auto show" events. I was able to see that firsthand with my Foley colleagues in January 2020, before the current unpleasantness began….

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CES in Las Vegas has become one of the world's premier "auto show" events. I was able to see that firsthand with my Foley colleagues in January 2020, before the current unpleasantness began.... This year, CES was back in a combination live and virtual format. On the live side, the large West Hall was renovated to much fanfare and housed the automotive exhibitors –demonstrating the leading role that automotive now plays at CES. All in all, 119 automotive companies exhibited at CES, amid live attendance that was about 30% of pre-pandemic levels.

Last week OESA hosted a CES debrief session with two industry experts. The presentations featured Gary Silberg, the automotive lead at KPMG, and Phil Magney and Danny Kim from VSI Labs, which conducts field research on ADAS, autonomous, and other vehicle technologies, including some onsite demonstrations at CES. All speakers shared interesting observations to guide players in the electrified mobility and infrastructure (EV)

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