Arrow Electronics SAM Car Achieves New Speed Record in Veterans Day Demonstration at Nellis Air Force Base
November 13 2017 - 3:50PM
Business Wire
The Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) SAM car, driven by
quadriplegic racing legend Sam Schmidt, established a new record
top speed of 190 mph on Saturday during a Veterans Day
demonstration at Aviation Nation, the annual airshow hosted by the
U.S. Air Force at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.
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The Arrow SAM car set a new record top
speed of 190 mph on Saturday during a Veterans Day demonstration at
Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. (Photo: Business Wire)
The new record is nearly 40 mph faster than the SAM car’s
previous speed record of 152 mph, which Schmidt set in 2016 during
demonstration laps prior to the 100th running of the Indianapolis
500.
At Nellis, Schmidt completed three official demonstration runs
down a two-mile long runway, “racing” low-flying vintage and jet
aircraft during each run.
Paralyzed from the chest down since a racing accident in 2000,
Schmidt thought he would never drive again. In 2014, Arrow
engineers modified a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 to create a smart,
connected vehicle with a human-to-machine interface that Schmidt
can operate safely and independently using only the motions of his
head.
“The theme of this year’s airshow was ‘Breaking Barriers,’ and
that’s what our SAM car project is all about: breaking barriers
with technology,” said Joe Verrengia, Arrow’s global director of
corporate social responsibility. “We want to highlight to the
disabled veterans’ community how technology can provide them with
not only improved mobility, but also with inspiration and
opportunities. We wanted to do our best for them, and to hit a new
speed record on Veterans Day with the Air Force is definitely a
proud moment for this project.”
All of the technology Arrow developed for the SAM Car is
open-source and has promising broader applications for independent
living. In fact, Arrow and Schmidt are currently exploring the
potential of SAM-enabled forklifts, tractors, long-haul trailers
and other equipment that can be modified to help expand employment
options for disabled veterans.
For more information, please visit http://arrow.com/SAM/ or
follow #ArrowDriven on Twitter.
About Arrow Electronics
Arrow Electronics is a global provider of products, services and
solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic
components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow serves as a
supply channel partner for more than 125,000 original equipment
manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers
through a global network of more than 465 locations serving over 90
countries. Learn more at fiveyearsout.com.
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