GridNEXT 2019 Speaker
BILL KHAN
Principal Engineer
Peterbilt
Bill Kahn is a Principal Engineer at Peterbilt Motors and is the Manager of Advanced Concepts. An engineering graduate of Texas A&M University, he has over 30 years of experience in the trucking and aerospace industry. His last 20 years while at Peterbilt have been dedicated to evaluating emerging technologies and developing timelines for their viability within the Peterbilt product. His Group’s work includes innovation in the areas of autonomous operation, next generation combustion engines, electrified vehicles, hybrid powertrains, alternative fuels, and lightweight materials. Mr. Kahn’s Group at Peterbilt has been responsible of late for fielding industry leading Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS) demonstration vehicles, all-electric port drayage and refuse trucks, and range extending series electric trucks. Success in these trials facilitate a path to production for the Company, by reducing the amount of lessons learned need moving into volume quantiles.
Mr. Kahn is a member of the University of North Texas Faculty Advisory Board, and the Society of Automotive Engineers among other groups.