SPECIAL GUEST: Carsten Breitfeld, CEO, Faraday Future

Kick off your shoes, rest your feet, put on a warm blanket and turn on the TV. Sounds pretty good, right? That’s the kind of experience Faraday Future wants you to have inside its first vehicle, the FF91.

SPECIAL GUEST: Carsten Breitfeld, CEO, Faraday Future

Faraday Future debuted with a big splash at CES four years ago. Then it ran smack dab into major financial problems which set off a whirlwind of problems with investors. It cancelled plans to build a greenfield plant, and retrenched. Now it looks like they might be putting those problems behind them. Carsten Breitfeld, the CEO, talks about how the company will launch its car this year and how they plan to revolutionize mobility services.

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The technology advances in 3D printing have made huge progress in recent years. This is actually a 3D printed engine component by Voxeljet that received FAA approval to be used in aircrafts. Now if you aren’t aware, the process to get a printed part through FAA certification is rigorous and challenging. If companies today are capable of doing this, imagine what doors it opens up for the future in 3D printing 5 years from now. #InternYazaki #CoOpYazaki #CARMBS

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Autoline is partnering with Yazaki to offer a unique perspective of the 2019 CAR Management Briefing Seminars. During the week of CAR MBS, Yazaki interns will be posting their insights to Instagram and Twitter using #InternYazaki as well as Snapchat. We’ll be sharing some of the most interesting of those posts right here on Autoline.tv, so check back often. The opinions and reports from the intern correspondents are their own and do not reflect the editorial position of Autoline.

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SPECIAL GUEST: Uwe Grebe, EVP, Global Business Development, Sales & International Operations, AVL

AVL is a company that does powertrain research and according to a new study it conducted, if a C-segment BEV is made using the average U.S. energy mix, it will take 80,000 to 85,000 miles for that BEV to break even with an ICE vehicle, in terms of greenhouse gas emissions.

SPECIAL GUEST: Vladimir Bacik, Senior Sales Account Manager, Continental

How car doors operate hasn’t changed much in 100 years, but anyone that’s opened a door on a windy day knows there’s flaws in the system. Not only is the supplier Continental making door operation safer, it’s also looking at how the system can be adapted to an autonomous future.

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Laser etching is something that I have never seen until today. It is crazy that we have the technology to use lasers for things like this business card holder. I am excited to see how the industry will integrate this more and more. #InternYazaki #CARMBS

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Autoline is partnering with Yazaki to offer a unique perspective of the 2019 CAR Management Briefing Seminars. During the week of CAR MBS, Yazaki interns will be posting their insights to Instagram and Twitter using #InternYazaki as well as Snapchat. We’ll be sharing some of the most interesting of those posts right here on Autoline.tv, so check back often. The opinions and reports from the intern correspondents are their own and do not reflect the editorial position of Autoline.

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SPECIAL GUEST: Stephen Lambright, VP of Marketing, AEye

The human visual cortex will only focus on a small portion of what we’re capable of seeing. AEye, which stands for artificial eye, is trying to mimic that functionality within its sensor system, so ADAS and autonomous systems can respond more accurately and in a timely manner.

SPECIAL GUEST: Bob Kruse, CTO, Karma Automotive

The updated Karma Revero is getting ready to launch and it’s about as all-new as you can get, without being all-new. Watch to see what’s changed.

SPECIAL GUEST: Neal Ganguli, Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting

Deloitte had a couple of big takeaways from its 2019 Global Automotive Supplier Study. It found that 99% of the shareholder value created by suppliers was generated by the top 3rd of companies. That means it’s a tough business for lower 2/3rds, but if they plan their strategies right (consolidate, partner, ect.) there’s still a ton of profit to be made, even in shrinking areas, like ICE and hard parts.

SPECIAL GUEST: Bo Andersson, President, Yazaki North America, Central America, Europe & Africa

As the auto industry evolves, so must the companies that operate within it. Yazaki is finding new opportunities, especially in the areas of hybrids and electronics and it’s becoming more of a full-service supplier.