Automotive & Transportation Champion
The World Wide Web Consortium has opened
position (possibly part-time) to hire
'global leader focusing on applying open web
technologies to the automotive & transportation ecosystem.
the era of the
connected car" there has been a proliferation of networking technology to support vehicle communications. This
includes in-vehicle, vehicle-to-cloud, and vehicle-smart-cities infrastructure. Usage includes internal measurements, connections to
remote services; infotainment; collision avoidance_
and leveraging smart city applications. The scope of this position is not
restricted to automotive, but also considers related enhancements required in a broader transportation ecosystem. As the
convener for open web technology standards; W3C has several efforts to apply web technologies to these applications and create
unique extensions required for automotive_
The Automotive & Transportation Champion drives the overall strategy of applying open web standards to the automotive sector:
The Champion is a thought leader who has a deep understanding of the needs of the automotive industry and a working
understanding of web technology: The Champion engages with other automotive thought leaders from W3C Members and with
technologists in W3C . By bringing these groups together; the Champion identifies new technology needs for the industry and
identifies technical and business approaches to satisfy those needs_
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will develop strategies to improve automotive technologies,
propose new charters within W3C to frame
that work; persuade the W3C community that these technologies help both the automotive sector as well as the Web at large,
and
provide technical guidance to resulting groups on how to achieve new web standards for automotive. The successful candidate will
engage with thought leaders at W3C Member companies who work in auto-tech to jointly develop a vision of how web technologies
can solve problems for the industry: The successful candidate will work with people in W3C Business Development on outreach to
the broader ecosystem of automotive industry organizations who would benefit from this work: The successful candidate will be a
frequent lecturer at Automotive and Smart Cities conferences who could add descriptions of this work to those presentations:
This effort both addresses auto-tech functional needs, but also ties these needs together with key web imperatives
including
accessibility; internationalization, privacy; and security:
The work will be directed by the W3C Industry Lead, and the Champion will work closely with other functions at W3C; particularly
Project Management; Strategy; and Business Development
The Champion will also work with staff that develops technologies in companion areas, such as: Smart Cities, Web of Things, and