Automotive engineers work in a very diverse field that impacts the American public in a plethora of different ways.
What role do engineers play in motorsports?
Race engineer daily jobs
Creation of new motorsports
Required education
How has the rise in popularity of electric vehicles effected the United States?
influx of electric charging stations
Number of taxi/uber/etc drivers use electric vehicles
Electric vehicle incentives & promotion of clean air vehicles
How are engineers innovating fuel systems to create better fuel economy in vehicles?
flex fuels/ethanol
Turbochargers
Cylinder deactivation
With the use of todays modern electronics in vehicles, does it cause more harm than good for drivers?
crashes related to multimedia devices
Reliance of cameras and other modes of blindspot indicators
hands free technology
sources: -research data from the government where investigators determined an automobile accident to be phone/nav/music/etc related. -research studies/polls on the use of hands free devices vs cell phones
Sources: -Peer reviewed journals from a subject matter expert in race cars -biography of a race engineer or a director of engineering for a race team
Sources: -national statistics of electric car sales -encyclopedia of transportation -government websites showing US law and tax incentives on electric vehicles
Sources: -encyclopedia of energy -ebook about biofuels and ethanol as fuel
