Patrick Groeneveld
Before working at Cadence and Synopsys, Patrick Groeneveld was Chief Technologist at Magma Design Automation where he was part of the team that developed a groundbreaking physical synthesis product. From 2001 until 2005, he was Full Professor of Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven University. Patrick is currently teaching at Stanford University and is also the finance chair of the Design Automation Conference. He received his MSc and PhD degrees from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. In his spare time Patrick enjoys flying airplanes, running, tinkering and reading useless information.Abstract
The advanced technology that drives the next generation of vehicles will be presented. Building up from Newtonian physics and electrical engineering we will analyze motor efficiency, reliability, safety, performance and manufacturing cost. By comparing that to gasoline-powered cars we can present a unique science-based foundation for a sound economical and environmental transportation policy. For a fact-based bigger picture we will derive the full well-to-wheel cost emissions and other impacts of all propulsion options. We will show that the results are much more nuanced than the polarized information from either side of the political debate on climate change.