Car and race companies to build ventilators

Coronavirus Ventilators

Fighting the Coronavirus is not just about medicines.  Respirator are critical to help sick people breath and the car manufacturing and racing industries are stepping in to help the fight.

When Apollo 13 had its mishap the engineers on the ground had to apply their skills to get a quick solution.

The motor industry thinks it has skills that can help the Coronavirus situation.

They can’t produce a vaccine but can help expedite the building of respirators for those who have caught the virus and are having trouble breathing.

General Motors is offering its logistics, purchasing and manufacturing expertise to help Ventec Life Systems build more of its ventilators.

Some formula 1 teams have offered to use their skills in rapid development in a similar way while Ferrari is to contribute help in providing machinery needed for intensive care such as fans and respirators.

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David’s boyhood passion for motor cars did not immediately lead to a professional role in the motor industry. A qualified Civil Engineer he specialised in traffic engineering and transport planning. What followed were various positions including being seconded to a government think-tank for the planning of transport firstly in Sydney and then for the whole of NSW. After working with the NRMA and as a consultant he moved to being an independent writer and commentator on the broader areas of transport and the more specific areas of the cars we drive. His half hour motoring program “Overdrive” has been described as an “informed, humorous and irreverent look at motoring and transport from Australia and overseas”. It is heard on 22 stations across Australia. He does weekly interviews with several ABC radio stations and is also heard on commercial radio in Sydney. David has written for metropolitan and regional newspapers and has presented regular segments on metropolitan and regional television stations. David is also a contributor for AnyAuto