BorgWarner recently opened a new tech center in Noblesville, Indiana. Its engineering, prototype building and testing for electric motors and other power electronics is all under one roof. Dave Fulton the Director of Electric Drive Innovation at BorgWarner, talks about the advantages of this new facility.
MAHLE developed a fascinating system they call Jet Ignition. It uses a pre-chamber to boost the efficiency of a piston engine by 20% at the same time it slashes emissions. Ferrari likes it so much, they use it in their F1 race cars. Mike Bunce from MAHLE tells us all about it.
ZF is pouring on the R&D coals developing active safety for cars. Manfred Meyer, SVP, Engineering of Active Safety at ZF talks about the latest safety technology that is about to come out. He talks about automatic emergency steering, lane change assist, vehicle to vehicle communication, and how it will all be enhanced by over-the-air updates.
Past President, Society of Automotive Historians Cole Cunnien
Global Director of Engineering, Magna Lighting
TOPICS:
48:40 – Doctor Data 53:15 – Rosie the Respirator Builder: Detroit Takes on COVID-19 59:16 – Digital NASCAR: Sure Cuts Down on the Repair Costs 1:02:56 – Polestar Goes Into Production in China: A Post-Virus Beacon? 1:05:16 – Elon Gigafactory to produce ventilators
PANEL: Joe DeMatio, Hagerty; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production; John McElroy, Autoline.tv
Automakers are equipping cars with ADAS, or advanced driver assistance systems, including radar, sonar and video cameras. This is the technology that can make cars safer with blind spot detection, automated emergency braking and lane keeping. But if your car gets bent up in an accident, who’s going to make sure these sensors are properly aimed and calibrated? In collaboration with I-CAR, the independent collision auto repair association, we have three automotive repair experts weighing in on what the industry needs to do to make sure ADAS technology truly keeps your car safe.
Hyundai Sonata Hybrid offers exceptionally good fuel economy for a mid-size sedan. Hyundai is able to do this without using a CVT! Autoline’s John McElroy interviews Mike Evanoff, Manager of Product Planning for Hyundai Motor America.
Ford is not wasting any time to quickly ramp up medical supplies to fight the coronavirus. In fact, Ford was inspired by the crisis management approach during the ill-fated Apollo 13 moon launch. Autoline’s John McElroy interviews Jim Baumbick, VP, Enterprise Product Line Management, Ford.
TOPICS:
02:08 – Trumble Incorporated & Manufacturing Breakthrough 37:40 – Hyundai’s New Elantra: Upping the Ante for Compacts 45:37 – Kia’s New Sorento: On the Heels of the Seltos and Telluride 56:35 – BMW Ends i8: Will Anyone Notice?
PANEL:
Bob Gritzinger, Wards Intelligence; Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production; John McElroy, Autoline.tv
Automakers have to sell electric cars. It’s the law. But so far EVs only account for 1.4% of all new car sales. So how can automakers grow the EV segment? Escalent is a research firm that’s identified six different groups of new car buyers and what motivates them to buy a new car. You might be surprised by its findings because “saving the environment” is not high on their list. Instead, automakers need to key in on other attributes, which is the topic of this show’s discussion.
GUESTS:
Gail May, Performance Manufacturing Center, Acura
Rob May, VP, Honda of America Manufacturing
TOPICS:
02:20 – Making Cars While Making a Marriage Work 33:05 – Coronavirus Impact on Auto Industry 40:25 – Tesla Makes a Million: A Real Car Company Now? 42:30 – Fast Company Names Transportation Innovators 49:36 – Car Ownership
54:54 – Test Vehicles
PANEL: - Paul Eisenstein, The Detroit Bureau - Gary Vasilash, AD&P - John McElroy, Autoline.tv