BRAZIL: Mobility engineering under discussion

Author: Fernando Calmon | 22 October 2010

Two important events fuelled mobility engineering in Brazil this month. The most recent, the SAE Brasil 19th International Congress and Exhibition, focused on the competence of Brazilian engineering for the mobility of the future. There were three days of presentations and debates, 20 panels and 140 technical papers, besides numerous stands, almost a mini motor show.

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