Listen to “AAH #494 – Autonomous Is Cool, But Level 2 Is Where The Money Is” on Spreaker.

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GUEST:
Aaron Jefferson
Vice President, ZF Electronics and ADAS Division

TOPICS:
05:13 – ZF: ADAS, L2+ & coAssist
35:25 – Doctor Data
38:30 – Tesla Reports 4th Quarter Earnings
43:42 – GMC Electric Hummer
49:47 – UPS Orders Trucks from Arrival
55:20 – Private Vehicles Banned on Market Street in San Francisco

PANEL:
Stephanie Brinley, IHS Markit; Gary Vasilash, AD&P; John McElroy, Autoline.tv

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Audio-only version:Listen to “Autoline This Week #2405: Troubles Ahead for The U.S. Tool and Die Industry” on Spreaker.

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Internet Premiere: Thursday, 01/30 @ 4:00pm ET
Detroit Public TV: Sunday, 02/03 @ 10:30am ET

PANEL:
Laurie Harbour, President & CEO, Harbour Results Inc.
Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

There’s a lot of talk about a U.S. manufacturing renaissance. But to make new cars and trucks you need tools, dies, molds and fixtures. And in the U.S., the tool and die industry is under a lot of stress. What will it take to make this vital industrial sector thrive or can it even survive?

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Listen to “AAH #493 – Would You Ride in the Cruise Pod? And Other Automotive Adventures” on Spreaker.

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GUEST:
Jeff Schuster, LMC Automotive
TOPICS:
06:45 – 2019 Look Back
10:23 – New Tech in Vehicles
14:00 – Nissan’s Massive Drop in Sales
36:50 – Doctor Data
44:05 – Cruise Launches Origin: Too Bad GM Gave Up on the U-vans
53:26 – Tesla Can Sell & Service in Michigan: Henry Payne’s Happy
59:22 – 2020 Look Ahead
 
PANEL:
Mike Austin, Hemmings Motor News; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production; John McElroy, Autoline.tv

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Audio-only version:Listen to “Autoline This Week #2404: Supplier Insights: Struggles and Opportunities” on Spreaker.

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Internet Premiere: Thursday, 01/23 @ 4:00pm ET
Detroit Public TV: Sunday, 01/26 @ 10:30am ET

PANEL:
Julie Fream, President & CEO, OESA
Sig Huber, Senior Managing Director , Conway MacKenzie
Mark Barrott, Principal, Plante Moran
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

Automotive suppliers account for 80% of the parts and components that go into cars. They are also a major source of technological innovation. Right now, they face a lot of financial pressures and economic uncertainty. But if just a few things fall into place, the future could look a lot more optimistic.

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Listen to “AAH #492 – Deconstructing The Tooling Cost on Tesla’s Cybertruck” on Spreaker.

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GUEST:
Sandy Munro, Munro & Associates

PANEL:
Frank Markus, Motor Trend; Gary Vasilash, AD&P; John McElroy, Autoline.tv

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Audio-only version:Listen to “Autoline This Week #2403: The World’s Best Engines and Propulsion Systems” on Spreaker.

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Internet Premiere: Thursday, 01/16 @ 4:00pm ET
Detroit Public TV: Sunday, 01/19 @ 10:30am ET

PANEL:
Tom Murphy, WardsAuto
Bob Gritzinger, Wards Intelligence
Drew Winter, Wards Intelligence
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

Every year, the editors from Wards evaluate the newest engines and propulsion systems from the world’s top automakers. Then they pick what they believe is the best of the best, from V8s to battery electrics to fuel cells. On Autoline This Week, they announce which engines made the list and why they were chosen.

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SPECIAL GUEST: Carsten Breitfeld, CEO, Faraday Future

After wrapping up our scheduled interviews with Faraday Future CEO, Carsten Breitfeld, he asked us if we’d like to go for a ride in the all-electric FF91. With no other obligations at the time, we took him up on the offer. The crew slapped some microphones on and set the camera to record. We ask him all kinds of questions and at some point we think Mr. Breitfeld forgot the camera was on. It turned into a pretty candid conversation, including what it was like moving from a traditional OEM (BMW) to a startup (Faraday Future).

SPECIAL GUEST: Dennis Clark, Managing Director of Strategic Venture Partnerships, Honda Innovations

Honda, like other automakers, really wants to connect with high-tech startups. So it established a division in Silicon Valley called Honda Innovations. And as part of that it launched Honda Xcelerator. It provides workspace, mentors, and prototyping and testing capabilities to people who have ideas but don’t have the means to develop them. Dennis Clark, the managing director of strategic partnerships, takes us on a tour of several of the products that are coming out of Honda Xcelerator.

SPECIAL GUEST: Tamara Snow, Head of Research & Advanced Engineering, Continental N.A.

Public transportation is predicted to continue to increase over time and more people will turn to shared mobility. In the future, many of these vehicles will be autonomous and that raises the question, how do pedestrians and road users communicate with them when there’s no driver? With its new CUbE concept, Continental is working on new ways for robo vehicles to communicate with people. But it’s also a testing platform for how customers will experience future mobility.

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Audio-only version:Listen to “Autoline This Week #2402: North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year Award II” on Spreaker.

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Internet Premiere: Thursday, 01/09 @ 4:00pm ET
Detroit Public TV: Sunday, 01/12 @ 10:30am ET

PANEL:
Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production
Jeff Gilbert, WWJ NewsRadio 950
Lindsay Brooke, SAE International
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

The North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year (NACTOY) jury comprises roughly 50 automotive journalists from the U.S. and Canada. Every year they vote on the best new cars, trucks and utility vehicles that came out in North America. Three of the NACTOY jurors join us on Autoline This Week to discuss the three utilities that made it to the finalists list, as well as some of the utilities that did not make the list. They also predict which vehicles will win the awards for best car, truck and utility.

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