Moving Towards a Connected and Safer Future | Elan Nyer | TEDxWilmingtonSalon

Internationally, over 1.2 million people die in motor vehicle crashes every year. In the US alone, 37,461 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2016, representing over a 5 percent increase from 2015. According to NHTSA, vehicle-to-vehicle technology has the potential to prevent 79% of crashes when fully deployed. Growing the cellular based Vehichle-to-Vehicle network can help us save lives today. Elan is responsible for identifying and securing strategic partnerships to drive long term growth and expand Nexar's cellular vehicle-to-vehicle (C-V2V) network across numerous industries including, government, insurance, telecom, and automotive. Prior to joining Nexar, Elan worked at Mobileye as the Shield+ Business Development Manager responsible for initiating strategic public and private partnerships to promote transportation safety, drafting government regulation relating to vehicle safety, training sales team and distributors, and Smart City data analysis. Prior to Mobileye, Elan served as a NCO in the IDF foreign relations and intelligence unit, holds a Bachelor's Degree cum laude from Queens College and Master's Degree cum laude from the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, Herzliya, where he simultaneously worked as a Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant and published three papers on U.S. - Israel relations. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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