Synopsis
Futurismo is a podcast about the next quarter-century in the auto industry. Each season, well take a specific trend or technology that exists in some form today, and look forward to how it will evolve in the not-too-distant future to reshape how we think of transportation and cars.Futurismo is a production of Automotive News, the leading publication covering the auto industry. Check out our reporting online at autonews.com and follow us on Twitter @Automotive_News.
Episodes
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CES Week Ep. 4 | Elaine Chao, Showstoppers and thermal cameras
09/01/2020 Duration: 32minOn this episode: -U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao discusses the new “AV 4.0” guidance. -Flir’s Frank Pennisi on the company’s thermal cameras for driver-assistance and autonomous-driving systems. -Highlights from the Showstoppers and Digital Experience! events at CES.
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CES Week Ep. 3 | Vehicle cybersecurity, Bosch AI and TomTom mapping
08/01/2020 Duration: 33minIn this episode:-Upstream product chief Dan Sahar talks about automotive cybersecurity.-Bosch North America President Mike Mansuetti discusses AI developments.-TomTom’s George de Boer and Willem Strijbosch share what the navigation company is doing with advanced driver-assistance systems.
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CES Week Ep. 2 | Flying vehicles, EVs and AV sensor subscription
07/01/2020 Duration: 37minIn this episode:-Robin Lineberger, global aerospace leader for Deloitte, talks autonomous flying cars.-Byton’s Dre Nitze-Nelson discusses the Chinese EV company’s digital focus.-Luminar CEO Austin Russell explains the lidar maker’s shift from “high-value component company to solutions company.”
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CES Week Ep. 1 | Intel’s Jack Weast and supplier preview
06/01/2020 Duration: 29minJack Weast, senior principal engineer at Intel, talks about autonomous vehicle safety, CES memories and the China transportation market. Later, Alexa St. John shares what to expect from automotive suppliers at CES.
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CES preview with Gary Shapiro (Episode 23)
16/12/2019 Duration: 48minGary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, talks about the upcoming CES and looks back at the electronics extravaganza through the years.
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Jay Rogers on 3D vehicle printing and autonomous shuttles (Episode 22)
09/12/2019 Duration: 41minLocal Motors CEO and co-founder Jay Rogers talks about the company’s shuttle, transit equity and how his time in the Marines inspired him to create Local Motors.
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Nikola Motor’s Trevor Milton on electrification, Tesla and a beer delivery (Episode 21)
02/12/2019 Duration: 42minTrevor Milton, Nikola Motor Company CEO, discusses the company’s “battery breakthrough,” his thoughts on Tesla and what a successful delivery of Budweiser beer means for his business.
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LG Chem Power’s Denise Gray on everything batteries (Episode 20)
25/11/2019 Duration: 42minDenise Gray, CEO and president of LG Chem Power, talks about the status of battery tech, when EV adoption will reach its tipping point and her work on the Chevrolet Volt.
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ICYMI: Retail Realities, an Automotive News special podcast series
20/11/2019 Duration: 01minIn this four-part series, our reporters were dispatched to dealerships across the U.S. to examine dealers’ challenges and progress from right inside their stores. To listen, subscribe to the Automotive News Special Reports podcast or check out the full special report at autonews.com/retailrealities.
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Midwest Mobility Testing (Episode 19)
18/11/2019 Duration: 44minCraig Hoff and Diane Peters from Kettering University in Flint, Mich., discuss the university’s Mobility Research Center and how a recent grant allows startup companies to use the center for testing. Later, Maryn Weimer, from the Transportation Research Center in East Liberty, Ohio, and Patrick Smith of DriveOhio talk about the state’s role in the smart mobility conversation.
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Missy Cummings on AV testing and levels of autonomy (Episode 18)
11/11/2019 Duration: 43minMissy Cummings, a professor of engineering at Duke University, discusses her time as a fighter pilot, the role of safety drivers in AV testing and her thoughts on the levels of autonomous driving.
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PSA’s Larry Dominique on car-sharing, Peugeot’s U.S. return (Episode 17)
28/10/2019 Duration: 36minPSA’s Larry Dominique talks about the company’s return to the U.S. after a two decade absence. He also discusses Free2Move, the company’s car sharing service which currently has operations in Washington, D.C.
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AV sensors with WaveSense CEO Tarik Bolat (Episode 16)
14/10/2019 Duration: 36minWaveSense CEO Tarik Bolat talks about sensors needed for widespread autonomous vehicle adoption and the work his company is doing with ground-penetrating radar.
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Motor City mobility with Mark de la Vergne (Episode 15)
30/09/2019 Duration: 40minMark de la Vergne, chief mobility officer for the City of Detroit, discusses a recent grant the city received from the US Department of Transportation and city’s new mobility efforts, including scooters and e-bikes.
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Ford’s Marcy Klevorn on transformation and transportation (Episode 14)
16/09/2019 Duration: 37minIn her last interview before retirement, Ford chief transformation officer Marcy Klevorn discusses her career at Ford, along with the company’s past, present and future mobility efforts.
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Anita Sengupta on air taxis and landing on Mars (Episode 13)
02/09/2019 Duration: 30minAirspace Experience Technologies co-founder and Chief Product Officer Anita Sengupta joins Pete and Leslie to talk about her past at NASA helping the Curiosity rover land on Mars and her current role in getting personal air transportation off the ground.
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AV safety expert Robbie Miller on self-driving “science fiction“ (Episode 12)
19/08/2019 Duration: 39minIn this episode, Leslie and Pete talk to Robbie Miller, chief safety officer at Pronto, a company developing advanced driver assistance systems for trucks. He discusses how he became a whistleblower at Uber, why miles driven may not be the best way of measuring safety, and what he’s up to now.
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CAR’s Carla Bailo on mobility, union negotiations and what’s next for MBS (Episode 11)
05/08/2019 Duration: 53minIn this episode, Pete and Leslie sit down with Carla Bailo, president and CEO of Center for Automotive Research, who previews this year ’s Management Briefing Seminars. She also talks about smart cities, industry trends and what’s next for MBS.
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Argo AI’s Bryan Salesky on VW partnership, DARPA lessons and approach to AVs (Episode 10)
22/07/2019 Duration: 41minOn this episode, Leslie and Pete speak to Bryan Salesky, co-founder of Argo AI about the company’s partnership with Volkswagen. He also discusses how lessons learned from the DARPA challenge and his work at Google helped form his approach to building a self-driving system.
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Airless tires and upcoming AV deployments (Episode 9)
08/07/2019 Duration: 43minOn this episode, Pete discusses V2X, the role of data in mobility and upcoming autonomous vehicle deployments with ITS America CEO Shailen Bhatt. Later, Leslie sits down with Michelin’s Cyrille Roget to examine the company’s recent airless tire announcement.