Listen to “AAH #573 – The Transformation of Lincoln: Where Electrification Meets Personalization” on Spreaker.

GUESTS:
Michael Sprague, Director, Lincoln Motor Company
Patrick Lindemann, President, Transmission Systems, E-Mobility, Schaeffler

PANEL: John Waraniak, Have Blue; Gary Vasilash, on Automotive; John McElroy, Autoline.tv

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Internet Premiere: 09/30 @ 11:15am ET
Detroit Public TV: 10/10 @ 10:30am ET

PANEL:
Tu Le, Sino Auto Insights
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

China’s automotive industry used to rely on foreign automakers and suppliers to develop cars and technology. Not anymore. China set a goal to become self-sufficient by 2025. Not only is it on track to achieve that goal, it’s leading the world when it comes to electric and connected cars. Tu Le of Sino Automotive Insights shares his views on where it’s all going.

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Listen to “AAH #572 – All About Lidar And Ouster” on Spreaker.

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Angus Pacala, CEO Ouster

TOPICS:
04:55 – Ouster
31:44 – NHTSA Investigating Tesla Autopilot
36:11 – Are Vehicle Capabilities Exceeding Driver’s Ed Training?
48:23 – Executive Shuffle: Mike Manley
52:23 – Motor Bella
54:00 – Lyten Battery Breakthrough

PANEL: Pete Bigelow, Automotive News; Gary Vasilash, on Automotive; John McElroy, Autoline.tv

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Internet Premiere: 09/23 @ 12:15pm ET
Detroit Public TV: 10/03 @ 10:30am ET

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Jennifer Dukarski, Butzel
Sam Abuelsamid, Guidehouse Insights
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

The auto industry knows the future is with electric vehicles. But it’s also facing a slew of new legal issues that EVs bring with them. Battery fires are pitting automakers against suppliers. Electric utilities face legal challenges from companies that operate charging stations. And consumers are demanding protection from any of these problems. Autoline This Week tackles the legal issues that have not got the attention they deserve.

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The North American International Auto Show (a.k.a. the Detroit auto show) was cancelled this year. In its place is Motor Bella, an indoor/outdoor event with displays from automakers and suppliers around the world. Rod Alberts, Executive Director of Motor Bella, tells us all about the event, which bills itself as “the future of auto shows.”

Would racing be any fun without the drivers? While the Indy Autonomous Challenge will race driverless cars around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, that’s not the question it wants to answer. John Waraniak, one of the experts associated with the project, says it’s all about solving extreme edge cases in autonomy. It will tap university students from around the world to come up with those solutions and offer a million dollar prize as incentive.

The supplier Continental Structural Plastics has changed its name to Teijin Automotive Technologies. Steven Rooney, CEO, says it helps the company look like one global entity because previously each region had its own name. And now with the name change behind it, Teijin plans to continue its dominance in composite truck beds and is expanding into making entire battery enclosures.

Phoenix Contact makes connectors as well as charger inlets and cables for automakers and charging station operators around the world. Vince Carioti, Director of eMobility for North America, surprised us with just how many different types of connectors there are and says there’s a new one coming for China, which should address a previous design flaw.

Detect It is a company that uses audio and video data to develop artificial intelligence programs and neural nets for object detection and alignment as well as surface inspection and much more. It sounds complicated, but as President and CEO Kevin Kerwin explains, almost anyone can use it.

We hear claims of battery breakthroughs all the time, but a company by the name of Lyten Inc. appears to be on to something. It’s an advanced materials technology company that’s developing lithium sulfur batteries that utilizes 3D graphene, which makes it less susceptible to issues that face other lithium-ion batteries. Check out our interview with CEO & co-founder of Lyten, Dan Cook to learn more.