SPECIAL GUEST: William Lee, President & CEO, Hyundai Motor North America

Hyundai says its long awaited Santa Cruz pickup truck is close to getting the green light and it will likely be built in the U.S.A.

SPECIAL GUEST: Kumar Galhotra, President, Ford North America

Despite a tough 2018, Ford expects 2019 to be a great year with one of the freshest lineups in the industry.

SPECIAL GUEST: Lauren Fix, President, North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year

Join us from just outside the doors of the Detroit auto show where the North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year awards are announced.

Vehicles that can talk to one another and the infrastructure will play a critical role in road safety. Ford announced that it’s going to adopt Cellular Vehicle to Everything or C-V2X communication and is demonstrating key scenarios where the technology can have big impacts.

Arity is a new transportation data and technology start-up that was spun off from insurance company Allstate. Learn how it’s using data to accelerate the transformation in transportation.

Holoride is a new start-up technology company that was co-founded by and spun off from Audi. It’s developed a technical solution to create virtual worlds that backseat passengers can enjoy in the vehicle. It’s able to match car movements with movement in the virtual world.

Gentex may best be known for its digital rear view mirrors and at this year’s CES it’s showing how the technology is continuing to evolve. President and CEO Steve Downing also says its dimmable glass technology can make the interior more relaxing as well as hide unsightly sensors.

Giant Tier 1 supplier Magna is working to address the mobility ecosystem of the future. Swamy Kotagiri, the Chief Technology Officer at Magna take us through some of its seating, racing, powertrain and autonomous technology.

Ivan Espinoza is the Corporate VP for Product Planing and Strategy at Nissan Motor Company and he helps describe the three pillars of Nissan Intelligent Mobility.

Mercedes chose CES, not an auto show, for the global debut of the new CLA. So why would it do that? As Dietmar Exler, the CEO of MB USA explains, it’s all about the technology in the car.