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TOPIC: Reporter Roundtable

NEWS:
07:45 – CES vs. SAE: is CES killing NAIAS?
31:32 – Dr. Data
35:20 – Tesla Model 3 Issues: What did Munro & Associates discover?
52:30 – NAIAS: The Big Three’s Big Bet on Trucks

PANEL:
- John McElroy, Autoline.tv
- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production
- Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press
- Todd Lassa, Automobile

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Join John McElroy as he moderates a panel organized by MichAuto during NAIAS 2018.

Guests Include:
John McElroy, Autoline.tv
Aine Denari, SVP, Global Electronics & ADAS, ZF
Glenn Stevens, Executive Director, MichAuto
Alisyn Malek, COO, May Mobility
Chris Thomas, Founder & Partner, Fontinalis

Join John McElroy as he moderates a panel organized by OESA during NAIAS 2018.

Guests Include:
John McElroy, Autoline.tv
Peter Lake, Board of Management, ZF
Karen Manardo, Global Director, Marketing & Communications, Inteva
Rob Wildeboer, Executive Chairman, Martinrea
Ann Wilson, SVP, Goverment Affairs, MEMA

With many experts predicting that ride- and car-sharing will heavily impact vehicle sales we’re seeing many traditional suppliers venture into new fields of technology. So, who is responsible for damage when 6 people have driven the same car that day and how do you communicate with pedestrians if a vehicle is covered in mud or salt? Here Steve Lietaert, President of the Hella Corporate Center USA shares some of the sensor and lighting technology the supplier is working on.

There’s so much new technology going into vehicles that automakers are still trying to figure out the right balance between providing the customer what they want and making it perform to their expectations or needs. At the supplier Continental it’s working on how to better provide information to the driver. Its 3D display uses haptic feedback to give the illusion of buttons, so a user knows where their hand is at without looking at the screen and it’s also developing new head up displays that provide even more information and greater depth of view. And Jeff Klei, President of Continental North America says some of the more advanced technology is only a few years off.

Steve Miller is the President and CEO of International Automotive Components and he gives a quick update on where the company stands in 2018 and how its responding to all the different trends in the automotive industry.

Continental Structural Plastics is a composite manufacturing company that’s been around for 50 years, making parts for Jeep, Toyota and Ford just to name a few. Steve Rooney is the CEO of the company and he says their composites are even lighter than steel.

With ride sharing becoming more and more popular and autonomy right around the corner, the interior of vehicles could completely change. Eric Mitchell is the Executive Vice President of the supplier Adient, and he demonstrates one possible solution for a shared autonomous vehicle.

Mike Manley is the head of the Ram & Jeep brands and he’s excited to have two new versions of its popular models in dealer showrooms, the 2019 Jeep Cherokee and Ram 1500.

Swamy Kotagiri is the Chief Technology Officer at Magna International. And he explains why radar is key to making self-driving cars a reality and how Magna is taking a different approach with the technology than its competitors.