Listen to “AAH #526 – Cadillac: American Luxury, No Apology” on Spreaker. 

GUEST:
Brian Smith
Exterior Design Director, CadillacTOPICS:
00:01 – Cadillac Design
32:45 – Thoughts on Cadillac
39:22 – Ford & CARB
41:05 – VW Launches ID.4: EV for ICE Money
45:24 – Tesla Battery Day: Boom or Bust?
55:14 – Mustang Mach-E: Dullsville to Peter
58:18 – More Tesla Talk
1:03:17 – Milton Exits Nikola

PANEL:
Peter DeLorenzo, Autoextremist.com; Gary Vasilash, AutoBeat; John McElroy, Autoline.tv

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Listen to “AAH #525 – ZF” on Spreaker.
GUEST:
Jörg Trampler, ZF North America Inc.TOPICS:
05:02 – GM Making Ultium Motors: Something to Put into Badgers?
31:21 – Nikola/Hindenburg
40:00 – LG Chem Spin-Off & GM Making Ultium Motors: Something to Put into Badgers?
43:58 – Kia Following Hyundai to EV Strategy?
49:51 – Tesla not on S&P
51:40 – Why Is Ford Emphasizing Americanness?
1:02:10 – Demand for Oil

PANEL:
Bill Visnic, SAE International; Gary Vasilash, AutoBeat; John McElroy, Autoline

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All cars have mechanical parts and components, but they are increasingly controlled by software. In fact, we’re now on the verge of all cars being defined by software. Of course all of that software can be updated over-the-air at almost any time and any place. Danny Shapiro, the Senior Director of Automotive at NVIDIA, talks about the role they played in the development of the new Mercedes S-Class. And he drops some hints as to where all this technology is headed in the future.

You know that autonomous cars use sensors like lidar and 3D stereo cameras. But why would a real estate company start putting them in its parking structures? Kevin Bopp, the Vice President of Parking and Mobility at Bedrock, explains why they’re investing in autonomous technology and describes a future where cars can park themselves.

Listen to “AAH #524 – Talking GM Product With GM’s Product Guy” on Spreaker.

GUEST:
Tim Herrick
VP, Global Product Programs
General MotorsTOPICS:
08:30 – Talking GM Product
37:05 – Is a $100K+ Grand Wagoneer a bridge too far?
44:27 – Is GM the world’s most-clever OEM?
57:22 – Lucid Air debuts
1:02:12 – Mercedes S-Class
1:08:23 – Tesla tooling
1:13:25 – Beijing Show to happen this month—what will happen in the US next spring?

PANEL:
- Stephanie Brinley, IHS Markit
- Gary Vasilash, autobeatonline.com
- John McElroy, Autoline.tv

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Public transportation all around the world was disrupted when the pandemic hit. So May Mobility, which operates autonomous shuttles in several markets, knew it had to sanitize its vehicles on the go or lose all of its ridership. Erin McCurry explains how May Mobility got its shuttles back on the road.