Alex Kade

Alex Kade was born in Klagenfurt, Austria, on June 6, 1956. With the sponsorship of the Tolstoy Foundation, the Kade family immigrated to the United States of America, arriving at Ellis Island in 1955, with nothing but one trunk of clothes.
Alex continued his education at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, where he received a BSEE in 1974 and a MSEE in 1976. He then became a Project Manager in the General Motors Advanced Product Engineering (APE) group in 1986 and became the interim Department Head of A.P.E. Electrical and Electronics in 1991. After the 1992 re-organization of GM, Alex became the Advanced Electrical/Electronics Department Manager in the newly formed Engineering Centers. Alex was also an Electrical Patent Review Board Member, North American Lead Electrical Lab Manager as well as a GM Technical Fellow. From 2006 thru 2008 he participated in the G.M. product development for the Global Technology Engineering group as a Senior Technical Fellow.
During his career at General Motors Alex invented and developed advanced systems, including Electric Power Steering, the ABS-6, Traction Control, and Electric and Electro-hydraulic Brake applications, including the regenerative brake system for GM’s EV-1 electric car. He guided the inventions of Adaptive Cruise Control, Forward Collision Warning, Blind Spot Warning, Ultrasonic Park Assist, and Rear Vision systems.
Alex Kade has focused his career on Automotive Safety Systems. He has attributed to his name 32 U.S. patents for safety related automotive devices. He has received a GM Chairman's Honors Award, GM "Boss" Kettering award, SAE Henry Ford II award, Popular Science “Best of” award for the ABS-6 anti-lock brake system, and the 1984 Car and Driver “Ten Best Technical Advances” award for Electric Power Steering.

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