Podcasts about alfa romeos

David og Håkon er på Norgeslanseringen av helt nye Alfa Romeo Junior. Stedet er Hurdalssjøen, bilen har 280 hestekrefter og et uvanlig triks på lur som entusiastene kan like. Men så var det dette med pris da. Og Rekkevidde. Og ladehastighet. Om du er nysgjerrig på Alfa Romeos nye elbil, er dette definitivt en episode å få med seg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Car Torque, Matty, Anthony, Chad and Alam discuss their latest updates, Anthony is debating what car to get, and we continue answering questions from our listeners where we discuss Alfa Romeos. Alam takes on Chad in the car quiz!Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review!Support us and become a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/cartorquepodcastCheck out our merch here! https://car-torque-store.creator-spring.com/Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCybzrcsj4nhADsyfYKtXPzwhttps://carloop.com.auDavid and Eds Podcast Autoretrohttps://open.spotify.com/show/5aOi9R8WfqOccEfnm2vslQ

I feel like I just had a quarter-life crisis. I can't be having a midlife crisis already. At least Scandanavian synthesizers are cheaper than Alfa Romeos, although not by as much as you might think.Soundtrack"deep sea leaks" by Google Earth, James Riotto, and John Vanderslice, Street View (2024)"White Plains" bu John Vanderslice, Cellar Door (2004)"Scorpio Rising" by John Vanderslice and the Mountain Goats, Moon Colony Bloodbath (2009)"green grid" by Google Earth, James Riotto, and John Vanderslice, Street View (2024)"How the West Was Won by John Vanderslice, Dagger Beach (2013)

The Mille Miglia - a daring, 1,000-mile race across Italy - was first held on March 26th, 1927. Using ordinary dirt roads as the racetrack, competitors tore through cities, mountains, and countryside at unprecedented, breakneck speeds. Townspeople lined the streets, waving flags and throwing flowers, as glamorous Bugattis and Alfa Romeos roared past. The first winners, Nando Minoja and Giuseppe Morandi, completed the course in just over 21 hours, averaging an eye-watering 48 mph. They had to dodge wandering farm animals, slow-moving carts, and clueless pedestrians.  But for all its romance, the Mille Miglia had a dark side. The combination of high speeds, unpredictable roads, and massive crowds made it incredibly dangerous. The 1938 race saw a devastating crash near Bologna; and in 1957, two separate fatal crashes, including one involving dashing aristocrat Alfonso de Portago, that finally brought an end to the competition in its original form. The event had experienced 56 deaths over its 24-race history.  In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly reveal how having a skilled navigator/mechanic was just as important as having a fast car; discover the methods ultimate champion Sir Stirling Moss used to win the race in just over 10 hours in 1955; and explain how spectators can still taste the golden age of this iconic race, even in the 21st century… Further Reading: • ‘The first 1000 Miglia in 1927 – The history of the 1000 Miglia' (1000 Miglia Official Website): https://1000miglia.it/en/history-of-1000-miglia/1927-the-first-1000-miglia/ • ‘No seatbelts, 170mph: days of death and dynamism' (The Times, 2015): https://www.thetimes.com/article/f0b41044-bb1c-4694-afc9-947ace151afc • ‘Bracco vince la Mille Miglia' (Archivio Luce Cinecittà, 1952): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V59ZbkF5J40 #Italy #Motoring #20s #Sport Love the show? Support us!  Join 

BIO: Fabrizio has always wanted to fly jets and has had a career flying both private jets and for various airlines worldwide. He has shared the cockpit with pilots from over 65 nationalities, giving him a broader perspective on people and life.STORY: Fabrizio invested in a luxury car business in Italy but chose the wrong person to run the show, and because of this, he lost all his money and a very good friend.LEARNING: Do not mix business with friendship. Hire the right people. “Business decisions need to be made to make money. If that money helps people as well, great. But trying to mix charity with business is a very bad idea.”Fabrizio Poli Guest profileFabrizio Poli has always wanted to fly jets and has had a career flying both private jets and for various airlines worldwide. He has shared the cockpit with pilots from over 65 nationalities, giving him a broader perspective on people and life. For the last 14 years, Fabrizio has been buying, selling, leasing, and chartering private jets for the ultra-wealthy.Fabrizio is the author of “The Quantum Economy” and other books. He often shares his aviation expertise in the media and is featured in the Financial Times, Bloomberg, Social Media Examiner, and Chicago Tribune.Worst investment everBeing in the private jet business, Fabrizio decided to venture into the car business a few years ago. He figured people who buy private jets also collect cars. Fabrizio teamed up with a friend of his in Italy. The idea was to buy Vespers, Alfa Romeos, and Ferraris in Italy and sell them internationally. They bought a bunch of cars and opened a showroom in Italy on the road where the first Ferrari was driven. However, Fabrizio was in England at the time. He assumed that his friend was doing things properly.Since the showroom was on a popular road with all these flashy cars parked outside, many people were walking into the showroom, unfortunately not to buy but to look at them.Fabrizio sent over a web designer to help tweak the website and suggested that his partner let people into the showroom by appointment only. This way, he'd avoid spending 90% of his day talking to people who are not there to buy a car. The friend did not heed his advice, and eventually, the business went under.Fabrizio had invested in the right business but in the wrong person, and because of this, he lost all his money and a very good friend.Lessons learnedHire the right people and create a supportive environment for them.Separate business decisions from personal emotions and make independent evaluations.The product and the process can be great, but if you pick the wrong people to run it, they'll screw the whole thing up.Andrew's takeawaysFind an independent, objective, knowledgeable third party to help pick a business partner.Separate the business idea from the person in charge of bringing it to life.Actionable adviceIf you are going to invest with your friend, you are emotionally engaged, and that's dangerous. Bring somebody else to play the bad guy, someone who can make tough decisions and keep emotions in check if you cannot take the emotion out.Fabrizio's recommendationsFabrizio recommends reading a lot—both fiction and nonfiction—to open up new possibilities and perspectives. He also recommends listening to other business leaders to learn from their...

Som utlovat förra veckan så är Joakim Dyredand från tidningen Elbilen med denna vecka och det pratas om Alfa Romeos första elbil, Mila.. eh nej, jag menar Junior. Dessutom så får vi höra mer om nya Porsche Taycan som har slagit laddrekord i podden, NIO har ny batteriteknik i produktion, Tesla sänker priser och säger upp folk och Volvo EX30 får sig en smäll! Prova på reklamfri version av Elbilsveckan: https://plus.acast.com/s/teknikveckan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Få historien om Alfa Romeos elbil i denne uges Bilradio.Brødtekst: Salget af Alfa Romeo har været en skygge af sig selv i mange år, men måske kan elbilerne vende mærkets skæbne. Strategien er i hvert fald klar: fremover vil man udelukkende lancere nye elbiler. I denne uges Bilradio kan du høre mere om den første af slagsen. Du bliver også opdateret på Fisker, hvad der sker hos Tesla, og som sædvanlig er der lytterspørgsmål samt et kig ned i testgaragen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

what a afternoon I just had!! Danny Ricc decked out in RedBull gear in sebastian vettel's RB7 ripping down broadway is a day i'll never forget!! Tune in for a deep dive into Alfa Romeos (now known as Stake F1) history in f1 alongside some fun facts about their current drivers and stick around for my debrief on the RedBull hosted event!

Challenger and Charger order books are closing soon. Get 'em while you can! Reeves Callaway has died at 75. He started "souping up" BMWs, Alfa Romeos, VWs, Corvettes, etc etc in 1977 at the age of 29 and then established a tremendously successful tuning/racing/manufacturing company that continues to this day. RIP Reeves. Adams spots a vintage International Scout. Soon VW will begin making new Scouts in South Carolina, but those Scout SUVs will be BEVs. Our special guest Air-EMT Dustin Passeur discusses Airevac helicopters and how they can save your life. Buy Airevac insurance!!

Jon and Andy are joined by Joe Howman,  a true petrol head, who Andy met whilst running his Porsche events in the South East. www.stuttgartsouth.co.uk As it happens, Andy has also met Joe's Dad on a number of occasions too. In this episode Joe recalls a grey Cavalier GSI, a couple of Fiat Panda's, some Alfa Romeos, including one he crashed, some big Mercedes wagons and numerous Porsches. If you enjoy this episode please subscribe and if you've got time, leave us a quick review. Thank you. Andy and JonSupport the showWe'd love you to hear and share your stories, please tag and follow us on social media. www.instagram.com/mydadscar_podcastwww.Facebook.com/mydadscar podcastwww.buymeacoffee.com/mydadscarIf you'd like to support the podcast and are able to, you can ‘buy us a coffee' which will help towards costs of hosting and purchasing equipment to allow us to record guests in person, rather than just on zoom. Get in touch with us direct - MyDadsCarPodcast@gmail.com

This week, Steve and Ike talk to the incomparable Jill Ciminillo @jillciminillo, automotive journalist and digital creator. She is the Managing Editor of Pick Up Truck + SUV Talk, where she writes and films digital reviews of late-model cars of all kinds. Episode highlights: 2:10: The classic defender is for sale again, thanks to a collaboration between Lego and Land Rover, and the guys talk all about the Lego Defender set coming out soon 6:18: Welcome Jill to the show, and talk about her career as an automotive journalist 10:41- Ike and Jill talk about how honest newspaper reviews about cars are, and Jill shares some personal stories 15:16: We talk about how AI is impacting writers, and why Jill's job is still safe, as she offers valuable review information AI can't provide. 18:50: Jill sheds some light on the origin of her popular “girl in the trunk” series, and how it came to be, and even how it has influenced the build on some new cars, making “Ciminillo” a unit of measurement 24:26: Jill shares with us some of her favorite manufacturers, and sings the praises of Mazda. We weigh in on whether the new Ferrari Purosague looks like a Mazda MX-30. 27:34: Jill gives us her honest opinion on the Audi Q4 e-tron (spoiler: they missed the mark here…) 28:46 And finally, we get to some details about the Range Rover sport she's currently driving. 33:11: Ike and Steve ask about cars Jill wishes would come to North America, and we talk Alfa Romeos, Jimnys and other compact pick up trucks. 39:18: And of course, the famous Lighting Round puts Jill through her paces Where else can you find Jill writing and talking about cars (and trucks, of course!): Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillciminillo/https://www.instagram.com/girlinthetrunk/ TikTok: @jillciminillo Pick Up Truck + SUV Talk: https://pickuptrucktalk.com The Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast and radio show (airs Sundays on WCPT 820 AM Chicago): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/car-stuff-podcast/id1486182255 DriveChicago.com Jill's own YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jillciminillo The #cardujour hashtag on any social medium

Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with AutoItalia road and track test driver Roberto Gordanelli to talk about his life and career, the Alfa Romeos he's owned and driven, the future of the automobile and motorsport - and his new book Confessions of a Test Driver.    

Pastors Aaron and Jon sit down to deconstruct...not their faith, but healthy responses in the wake of church trauma or difficulty. From a paradigm modeled by Jesus concerning Great Commission leadership to rebuilt Alfa Romeos, from addressing and resolving conflict to the non-endorsed music of Busta Rhymes, we invite you into conversations that matter on a meta, mega, man, and micro scale. Leaders will fail you. People will fail you. When disaster strikes, it's our response in the aftermath that can lead to true reflection, healing, and growth. Visit us at multiplythechurch.com.

(02-15-2018) - Donald Osborne, Jay Leno's car expert on his "Jay Leno"s Garage" show joins Randy and "Hot Rod" Bob to talk about his love of Alfa Romeos, sedans over convertibles, and did his singing career happen before his automotive journalism career? Did he really call Jay's car collection, the "Roach Motel" of collections? and he talks about the first ever Classic Auto Show in LA. thanks for listening and show your love by liking, subscribing and following

Ben Tarlow has a history with vintage cars unlike most who've been on this podcast. He and I were introduced by friend of the show, Kyle Snarr, and we hit it off immediately. We were less than 5 minutes in, when I learned about Ben's family business - one I've been familiar with, as well as a big fan of for decades! Ben decided to go in a different direction, professionally, however, and began his vintage car import business. Primarily dealing with Alfa Romeos in the greater New York area for several years, it wasn't until the Pandemic that he formed Morton Street Partners alongside two friends. Located in NYC's West Village, Ben and his partners have created something rather unique that blends cars, art and commerce like I've never seen before, and at the root of the operation lies inclusion and growing collector communities which I find to be really inspiring. This was a super fun, and fairly concise conversation, so I'm excited not only to share it with you, but also for the prospect of following up with the guys at MSP very soon. Links: STANDARD H https://standard-h.com/ @standardh_ @standardh_podcast Morton Street Partners https://www.mortonstreetpartners.com/ @mortonstreetpartners Ben Tarlow @midcenturymotoring Passion Fine Jewelry https://passionfinejewelry.com/ @passionfinejewelry Independent in Time https://www.independentintime.com/ @independentintime

On International Women's Day, AROC Board member, GT Registrar and Thames Valley Section Secretary Kirsty Hodson sat down to talk with 156 GTA and 916 Spider and GTV owner Susan Fuller and MiTo owners Jade Pidgely and Sophie King to talk about Alfa Romeos, AROC and the experience of being an Alfa Female.

I talk Alfa Romeos and why mysteriously nobody is buying them, despite an overall shortage in cars. Also I invite OBD1Kenobi back on the show for some technical talk about drive by wire throttles. How do they effect driving in everything from your daily driver to your race car. We talk that and more on this edition of Automotive ADHD!Support the show and get early access to episodes! patreon.com/throttlewarriorSend your car sounds to matt@throttlewarrior.com to be featured on the show! https://www.facebook.com/AutomotiveADHD

Michigan's AutoTalk Episode 37: "Alfa Romeos, Jeeps, and Maseratis...an insider's look at dealership life in the age of Covid," producer Phil Tower and host Al Schwinkendorf welcome back Ted Rabourn from Zeigler Auto Grandville. Ted is a product expert for Zeigler Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Grandville and a top-performing client advisor. Ted loves his work and his Alfa Romeo's and he gives us an inside look at the past year for the dealership. Despite a persistent chip shortage, inventory challenges, and a global pandemic, Zeigler Grandville had an incredibly successful 2021, and Ted shared with us some of the reasons why their dealership did so well.You can hear every episode of Michigan's AutoTalk podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Audio, iHeartRadio, Spreaker.com, Deezer, and Podcatcher.Thank you for listening and please leave us a review wherever you listen. And Happy New Year!Zeigler Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Grandville : https://www.grandvillechryslerjeepdodge.comFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichigansAutoTalkPodcast

Car chases! Aston Martins! Alfa Romeos! Land Rovers! Lake Garda Italy and Carrara marble – all part of the pre-title sequence in James Bond's QUANTUM OF SOLACE! We even have a piece from Roberto Schaeffer, ASC, AIC - the Director of Photography for QUANTUM! Join Dan, Tom, and Vicky of SpyMovieNavigator.com – and our Cracking the Code of Spy Movies show!  Jump behind the wheel  with us and let's race into QUANTUM OF SOLACE!  On your mark! Set! Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Feedback/Ideas: Info@SpyMovieNavigator.com  Website Podcast Page: https://spymovienavigator.com/podcast/james-bonds-quantum-of-solace-pre-title-sequence-decoded/ 

Køberne myldrer ud på markedet i et sådan omfang, at sælgerne ikke kan følge med. Det begrænser udbuddet af nye, men især brugte biler på et marked, der giver pokker i corona. Resultatet er høje priser, meget høje priser på brugte biler.Lyt til historien i denne uges Bilradio, hvor værten, Christian Schacht, vender situationen med markedsanalytiker Jan Lang fra Bilbasen.De to har også testet Volvos første elbil og uddeler både ros og ris til den høje SUV.Der er også tid til at kommentere på Alfa Romeos fremtid, hvorfor Opels firmamodel har det svært og en noget speciel situation i Sverige, hvor klassiske biler bliver forbudt indrejse i landet.Tidskoder:00:51-35:23: Ugens nyheder vendes med markedsanalytiker Jan Lang01:17: Volvos første elbil testes10:16: Alfa Romeos fremtid diskuteres17:02: Der florerer rygter om Opel Insignia21:59: Brugtbilmarkedet granskes35:23: Ugens lytterspørgsmål - med et særligt et spørgsmål, der sætter vært Christian Schacht og markedsanalytikeren på prøve.

This week we have Nic on the show to talk about his passion for Alfa Romeos and how his 105 Spider compares to his 4C.Check out our Instagram @mickandoriCheck out our YouTube channelSend us an email at mickandori@gmail.comCheck out the Mick and Ori website

On today's episode of Ed's Auto Garage, Ed has a great talk for fellow Alfisiti (someone who loves Alfa Romeos), Lance Dong.  Lance is the current Social Media Coordinator and Board of Director member for the  National Alfa Romeo Owners Club as well as former President and current Technology Director for the San Diego Chapter.  We talk about what it means to be an “Alfisiti” and about how driving an Alfa Romeo is unlike driving any other car.  Once you're hooked, you're hooked. If you're car guy or gal, you owe it to yourself to own an Alfa, at least once in your life. Ed's Auto Garage is proudly powered by Newport Beach Insurance Center, please reach out for your Commercial Garage, Classic Auto, Personal or Commercial Insurance quotes, at Ed@NPBIC.com or info@NPBIC.com.  Ed is also a Partner at CaptaIMS.com, a no-nonsense insurance agency management system, built for agents by agents.

Perez seger, Vettels pallplats, Gaslys tredjeplats och Lewis bromsproblem överskuggas alla av vad Dyredand har att berätta från sitt möte på Mantorp med Giovinazzi & Kimi. Inte ens Pirellis vedermödor kan tillskrivas så stor uppmärksamhet som när Alfa Romeos hårfagre förare och Forzapoddens utsände (Okej då, Auto Motor Sport är kanske med på ett litet hörn här) jämför man-buns.

The Apex interviews car enthusiast & media personality, Sam Fane, the driving force behind the hugely popular automotive YouTube channel Seen Through Glass. Alongside road trips, car spotting, and giving subscribers an insight into the curious world of supercars, in 2019 Sam embarked on an epic adventure entitled Drive The World, rooting out the most interesting elements of global car culture for viewers at home. We managed to catch up with him about the curious life of a YouTuber, his experiences travelling the world in a Porsche 911T, and strange things you can do with Alfa Romeos on camera...

In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John are joined by Toby Rozell to discuss his professional work on Alfa Romeos and how he has grown in his faith and purpose in life. Toby Rozell is a Founder and Owner of Eurocompulsion as well as a devout Catholic and father. Learn how father wounds can heal How St. Joseph is a model for all of us How Ferrari, Alfa Romeos, and cars can bring us closer to God How God can even use the production of cars to bring men closer to Him And more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John are joined by Toby Rozell to discuss his professional work on Alfa Romeos and how he has grown in his faith and purpose in life. Toby Rozell is a Founder and Owner of Eurocompulsion as well as a devout Catholic and father. Learn how father wounds can heal How St. Joseph is a model for all of us How Ferrari, Alfa Romeos, and cars can bring us closer to God How God can even use the production of cars to bring men closer to Him And more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

KC and JonJon celebrate World Whisky Day with a fellow alcohol enthusiast, the hostile Canadian takeover nears completion, and JonJon gets emotional about the "soul" and "passion" of Alfa Romeos.

Find out who won the Speedvegas bet, what is going on with Rob's vette, why Nick Hogan has my Mercedes, who gets the theft recovery F50, what Rob thinks of Alfa Romeos, and more.

Host Sue Stockdale talks to Chris Snowdon, who has been winner of both Pinto and the Historic Pinto Sports 2000 Championship on several occasions. He has over 30 years' experience of preparing and winning with many types of race cars including Sports 2000 and Alfa Romeos. His skills were even utilised in the Sky television series ‘So you want to be an F1 Driver'. Chris is an ARDS qualified instructor and also provides driver training. Connect with Chris at http://cs-racing.co.uk Support for this podcast comes from Broad Town Brewery – the microbrewery in Wiltshire with big ambitions. www.broadtownbrewery.co.uk Find out more about the Creative Funding Sports 2000 Championship at www.sports2000.co.uk On social media:Instagram https://www.instagram.com/srcc_sports2000/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Sports-2000-Championships-327158720703344Twitter https://twitter.com/SportsCarChamp

Wanna split £100? You get £50 free AND save money on 100% green electricity by moving to Octopus Energy. Plus I get £50 to support this podcast but ONLY if you do it by using my unique referral code. I moved to Octopus recently and had been putting it off for ages,  but I kicked myself for not doing it sooner, as it’s literally a 5 minute job to give them your details.   Click here: https://share.octopus.energy/free-puma-452   On today’s podcast: Tesla Starts Volume Production of Shanghai Model Y Model 3 & Y Design Changes For China Model 3 LR In China Is Culled Aspark Owl All-Electric Hypercar On Sale Global Plug-In Car Sales November 2020: Huge New Record 400,000+ Volkswagen ID.3 2020 review from evo Fiat Chrysler will build Jeep, Alfa Romeo EVs in Poland   Show #949   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Friday 1st January. It’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to.   Thank you to MYEV.com for helping make this show, they’ve built the first marketplace specifically for Electric Vehicles. It’s a totally free marketplace that simplifies the buying and selling process, and help you learn about EVs along the way too.   TESLA STARTS VOLUME PRODUCTION OF SHANGHAI MODEL Y "Tesla Inc. will start deliveries of its China-made Model Y SUV this month to customers in the country, as it set the vehicle at a price below some of its rivals to maintain a competitive edge." according to Bloomberg: "The Model Y starts from 339,900 yuan ($52,074), while the Model Y Performance car will be from 369,900 yuan ($56,600). China is Tesla’s largest market after the U.S., with sales in Asia’s biggest economy topping 120,000 units in 2020, according to the latest local registration data."   So that's 12 months on from Model 3 deliveries.   https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-01/tesla-sets-china-made-model-y-starting-price-at-339-900-yuan   According to Teslarati: "Tesla China’s Vice President of External Affairs stated that Giga Shanghai has reached its localization supply chain goal. During the Q2 2020 earnings call, Elon Musk estimated that Giga Shanghai’s supply chain would reach around 80% localization by the end of 2020. The recent prices released for the Tesla China’s Model Y may reflect the localization of Gigafactory Shanghai’s supply chain."   "Tesla's pricing strategy for Model Y in the world's largest market for cars is simple: undercut the other guys. That's why Model Y will be slightly cheaper than offerings from Nio, for example, which retails for the equivalent of $56,329" reports CNET: "Interestingly, while Tesla's Model 3 gets the benefit of China's electric vehicle subsidy, Model Y doesn't qualify because of its price. It's also not totally clear whether there are plans in the works to equip the Model Y with the base Model 3's cheaper lithium-iron-phosphate battery cells, which would, in theory, bring the price down."   https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/tesla-model-y-on-sale-china/   "The Shanghai-made Model Ys will come with higher specifications than California-made versions to suit the preferences of Chinese customers" says the South China MOrning Post: "They include such refinements as wood panel detailing, heated steering wheels and high-efficiency particulate air (Hepa) filters for China’s frigid winters and air pollution. Online orders started on New Year’s Day, and the first delivery can be expected within. The Chinese government is throwing billions of yuan worth of incentives, subsidies and cheap loans to nurture a home-grown industry where domestic marques will eventually make up one of every five NEVs on the country’s roads, under the Made in China 2025 industrial master plan."  They add: "The price of Tesla’s competitors, such as Xpeng Motor’s P7 all-electric sedan, start from 229,900 yuan after government subsidies. Li Autos ONE SUV sells for 328,000 yuan, while NIO’s ES6 SUV starts at 346,600 yuan."   https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3116097/tesla-starts-selling-shanghai-made-model-y-electric-suvs   MODEL Y DESIGN CHANGES FOR CHINA "Among the more visible updates to the China Model Y design when compared to its US counterpart is the appearance of the updated center console that replaces Tesla’s glossy black center console cover with a matte finish and sliding center console door. The appearance of the “refreshed” center console first appeared in the Made-in-China Model 3 that, soon after, made its way to the Fremont-produced 2021 Tesla Model 3 for the US market" says Teslarati: "Another interior update that can be seen in the MIC 2021 Tesla Model Y is a revised door panel design that matches that of Tesla’s locally-produced 2021 Model 3. A visual comparison between the US and China Model 3, courtesy of @JayinShanghai, shows an additional door trim with the same finish as the dashboard trim. Taking a closer look at the China Tesla Model Y Design Studio and the wood trim that extends beyond the dashboard to wrap around to the door panel becomes more evident."   When will these come to the U.S.?   https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-y-refresh-center-console-door-panels/   MODEL 3 LR IN CHINA IS CULLED Tesla has now discontinued the Model 3 Long Range version. So you can have the SR+ or the Performance for 339,900, exactly the same price as Model Y LR.   ASPARK OWL ALL-ELECTRIC HYPERCAR ON SALE "The Aspark Owl was first introduced over three years ago at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Development continued over the next two years before its official debut in late 2019, promising blistering acceleration and zero emissions, as the Japanese hypercar is all-electric. Earlier this week, the company announced that the car is now officially for sale" says Motor1: "Aspark plans to build just 50 examples of the hypercar with 20 allocated for Europe and 20 for the Middle East and Asia, which would leave 10 for the North American market. The company says the car will hit 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) in 1.72 seconds with a top speed of 249 mph (450 km). A sprint to 189 mph (300 kph) takes a claimed 10.6 seconds. Aspark uses a 64-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery that is said to offer a range of 280 miles "   https://www.motor1.com/news/463727/aspark-owl-sale-north-america/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-all-news   GLOBAL PLUG-IN CAR SALES NOVEMBER 2020: HUGE NEW RECORD 400,000+ November 2020 was an amazing month for passenger plug-in electric cars with a new all-time monthly record of over 414,300 units! It was possible thanks to a huge new record in China (over 198,000), and also a new record in Europe (over 166,000). It also means that the rest of the world has been responsible for around 50,000 (well, North America is now far behind China and Europe)." says InsideEVs: "More than two-thirds of plug-in sales fall on all-electric cars: BEVs: roughly 289,000 (up 125% year-over-year) and 4.1% market share. PHEVs: roughly 125,000 (up 155% year-over-year) and 1.8% market share. After 11-months of this year, the total volume is above 2,544,000 (up 32% year-over-year), while the average market share is 3.8% (2.6% BEVs, 1.2% PHEVs)."   https://insideevs.com/news/463741/global-plugin-car-sales-november-2020   VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 2020 REVIEW FROM EVO ""Despite the tall roof, the ID.3 feels controlled, composed and is impressively engineered. There’s no kickback through the steering wheel, and the steering itself is well weighted, accurate and has enough heft to remind you there’s over 1800kg of car under your control."   "Driven in the colder months and at motorway speeds for a number of miles, our usage patterns were hardly ideal for the ID.3 or indeed any BEV. Despite the claimed 263-mile range of the 58kWh First Edition, after a night on charge and back up to full it read 208 miles on a 7 degree morning, before almost instantly dropping to 190 miles after setting off. From that point on though, the battery usage was fairly consistent with the on-board trip computer’s predictions"   https://www.evo.co.uk/volkswagen/203393/volkswagen-id3-2020-review-a-thoroughly-good-car-that-happens-to-be-electric   FIAT CHRYSLER WILL BUILD JEEP, ALFA ROMEO EVS IN POLAND "Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will modernize its Polish plant to build hybrid and electric Jeeps, Fiats and Alfa Romeos. The company plans to start production of the first of three new models at its factory in Tychy in the second half of 2022, the automaker said in a statement on its Polish website on Dec. 29." according to Automotive News Europe: "The models will include full-electric cars, FCA said. In its 2018-2022 plan, FCA said it will spend 9 billion euros on electrification as part of investment plans totaling 45 billion euros. FCA is planning a $38 billion merger with PSA to create Stellantis, the world's No.4 carmaker."   https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/fiat-chrysler-will-build-jeep-alfa-romeo-evs-poland.     You can listen to all 948 previous episodes of this this for free, where you get your podcasts from, plus the blog https://www.evnewsdaily.com/ – remember to subscribe, which means you don’t have to think about downloading the show each day, plus you get it first and free and automatically.   It would mean a lot if you could take 2mins to leave a quick review on whichever platform you download the podcast.   And  if you have an Amazon Echo, download our Alexa Skill, search for EV News Daily and add it as a flash briefing.   Come and say hi on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter just search EV News Daily, have a wonderful day, I’ll catch you tomorrow and remember…there’s no such thing as a self-charging hybrid.     PHIL ROBERTS / ELECTRIC FUTURE (PREMIUM PARTNER) BRAD CROSBY (PREMIUM PARTNER) AVID TECHNOLOGY (PREMIUM PARTNER) PORSCHE OF THE VILLAGE CINCINNATI (PREMIUM PARTNER) AUDI CINCINNATI EAST (PREMIUM PARTNER) VOLVO CARS CINCINNATI EAST (PREMIUM PARTNER) NATIONALCARCHARGING.COM and ALOHACHARGE.COM  (PREMIUM PARTNER) DEREK REILLY FROM THE EV REVIEW IRELAND YOUTUBE CHANNEL (PREMIUM PARTNER) RICHARD AT RSYMONS.CO.UK – THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SPECIALIST (PREMIUM PARTNER)   DAVID AND LISA ALLEN (PARTNER) OEM AUDIO OF NEW ZEALAND AND EVPOWER.CO.NZ (PARTNER) GARETH HAMER eMOBILITY NORWAY HTTPS://WWW.EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM/  (PARTNER) BOB BOOTHBY – MILLBROOK COTTAGES AND ELOPEMENT WEDDING VENUE (PARTNER) DARIN MCLESKEY FROM DENOVO REAL ESTATE (PARTNER) JUKKA KUKONEN FROM WWW.SHIFT2ELECTRIC.COM RAJEEV NARAYAN (PARTNER) IAN SEAR (PARTNER)   ALAN ROBSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ALAN SHEDD (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ALEX BANAHENE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ALEXANDER FRANK @ https://www.youtube.com/c/alexsuniverse42 ANDERS HOVE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ANDREA JEFFERSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ANDREW GREEN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ASEER KHALID (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ASHLEY HILL (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) BÅRD FJUKSTAD (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) BRIAN THOMPSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) BRUCE BOHANNAN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) CHARLES HALL (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) CHRIS HOPKINS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) CHRISTOPHER BARTH (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) COLIN HENNESSY AND CAMBSEV (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) CRAIG COLES (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) CRAIG ROGERS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAMIEN DAVIS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAVE DEWSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAVID FINCH (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAVID MOORE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAVID PARTINGTON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAVID PRESCOTT (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DON MCALLISTER / SCREENCASTSONLINE.COM (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ERU KYEYUNE-NYOMBI (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) FREDRIK ROVIK (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) GENE RUBIN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) GILBERTO ROSADO (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) GEOFF LOWE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) HEDLEY WRIGHT (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) HEINRICH LIESNER (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) IAN GRIFFITHS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) IAN (WATTIE) WATKINS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JACK OAKLEY (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JAMES STORR (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JIM MORRIS (EXECUTIVE PRODICERS) JON AKA BEARDY MCBEARDFACE FROM KENT EVS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JON MANCHAK (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JUAN GONZALEZ (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) KEN MORRIS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) KEVIN MEYERSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) KYLE MAHAN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) LARS DAHLAGER (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) LAURENCE D ALLEN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) LEE BROWN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) LUKE CULLEY (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MARCEL WARD (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MARK BOSSERT (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MARTY YOUNG  (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MATT PISCIONE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MIA OPPELSTRUP (PARTNER) MICHAEL PASTRONE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MIKE WINTER (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) NATHAN GORE-BROWN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) NEIL E ROBERTS FROM SUSSEX EVS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) NICHOLAS MILLER (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) NIGEL MILES (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) OHAD ASTON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PAUL RIDINGS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PAUL STEPHENSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PETE GLASS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PETE GORTON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PETER & DEE ROBERTS FROM OXON EVS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PHIL MOUCHET (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PHILIP TRAUTMAN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) RAJ BADWAL (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) RENE KEEMIK (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) RENÉ SCHNEIDER (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) RICHARD LUPINSKY (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ROB HERMANS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ROB FROM THE RSTHINKS EV CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ROBERT GRACE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) RUPERT MITCHELL (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) SEIKI PAYNE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) STEPHEN PENN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) STEVE JOHN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) THOMAS J. 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Die Hauptuntersuchung bei meinem 20 Jahre alten Mercedes ist fällig, also habe ich einen Termin bei der GTÜ-Prüfstelle meines Vertrauens in Hamburg ausgemacht. Da ich den Inhaber Waldemar Przyklenk schon etwas länger kenne und weiß, dass er immer für ein unterhaltsames Gespräch zu haben und außerdem Oldtimerfan ist, habe ich das Mikrofon mitgenommen. Außerdem freue ich mich, dass ich die GTÜ als Kooperationspartner für diese Folge gewinnen konnte. Erstaunlicherweise bricht Waldemar eine Lanze für das deutsche Eintragungswesen, das offenbar liberaler ist, als man gemeinhin glaubt. Ich glaube aber auch, dass er zu mir doppelt nett ist, da er als Fan und Fahrer klassischer Alfa-Romeos ein Herz und viel Verständnis für die Rostprobleme der W210er-Baureihe aufbringt…;-) Warum einem gepflegte Markenreifen das Leben bei der Prüfung leichter machen können und was auf Besitzer heutiger High-Tech-Autos zukommen wird, wenn die Wagen erst einmal ins Youngtimeralter kommen, erfahrt ihr in dieser Folge. Viel Spaß mit diesem Alte-Schule-Spezial rund um die Hauptuntersuchung in Zeiten von Corona!

Bryan and Myles dive into a discussion on the world of outlaws, restomods, customs and bespoke builds to get a better understanding of why certain modified classics are more valuable than others. They also debate how electric-powered conversion fit into the scene. The guys discuss everything from Emory 356 Outlaws to Magnus Walker's Urban Outlaw 911s, as well as iterations on the concept such as Porsches reimagined by Singer, retro-classic Benzes from Mechatronik, perfected Alfa Romeos from Alfaholics, and posh Defenders.

Mark Quinney of Quinneys Bush Camp talks Alfa Romeos, Alfa Romeos and oh a bit about Alfa Romeos?

In this episode we talk predictions for the 1st race of 2020 in Austria. We share our predictions regarding the outcome of the Austrian Grand Prix along with the 2020 season. We celebrate Saubers 50th year of motorsport, Alfa Romeos 110th, & Formula 1's 70th anniversary. Also, we talk McLaren & Williams financial woes.

Unless you just don’t care about anything, it’s wise to have a pre-purchase inspection, or PPI, on any car you’re purchasing. And not just by a random friend who can kick the tires for you, but by a marque expert. That’s especially important because more important than noting overall condition is finding things that aren’t “correct.”Using the incorrect hose clamp isn’t a problem. Nor is the wrong bolt here or there. But recognizing those items’ incorrectness means that a mechanic has needed to touch that area, and that he either didn’t know which proper parts to use, or didn’t care. Anytime you see something incorrect, it points to something that should be investigated further. Most of the time, it’s meaningless; occasionally it can be evidence of something disastrous. Both Jason and Derek have experience with Alfa Romeos that had been cut in half — and only noticed the evidence of welding once the car was in the air. And both of them have bought cars unseen - from Derek’s Daimler Double-Six to Jason’s $300 Isuzu P’Up.In this episode, they exchange war stories of buying cars with and without PPIs. And why sometimes it’s necessary to show up with a baseball bat. Hey, pretending you’re crazy is a perfectly valid negotiation tactic. If you’re from Brooklyn. And stupid.The Carmudgeon Show is a comedic, information-filled conversation with Jason Cammisa and Derek Tam-Scott, two car enthusiasts who are curmudgeonly beyond their years. Proving you don’t have to be old to be grumpy, they spend each episode talking about what’s wrong with various parts of the automotive universe. Despite their best efforts to keep it negative, they usually wind up laughing, happy, and extolling their love for cars. Which just makes them angrier and more bitter.Jason Cammisa is an automotive journalist, social-media figure, and TV host with over 250 million views on YouTube alone. Jason’s deeply technical understanding, made possible by a lifelong obsession with cars, allows him to fully digest what’s going on within an automobile — and then put it into simple terms for others to understand. Also, a Master’s Degree in Law trained him to be impossible to argue with. Derek Tam-Scott still tries. He’s a young automotive expert with old-man taste in cars, and a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering — which means he knows how to be civil to Jason. Or at least he tries. With a decade and a half’s experience buying, selling, driving and brokering classic and exotic cars, he’s experienced the world’s most iconic cars. And hated most of them. Don't forget to visit: https://www.issimi.com/ISSIMI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/issimiofficialISSIMI Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/issimiofficial/ Podcast available on: ISSIMI Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/issimi-officialISSIMI Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS82OTU5MjYucnNzISSIMI Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1FcYevGiXYFvfqhjg6noyPISSIMI Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-carmudgeon-show/id1489576059Support the show (http://www.issimi.com)

This week on Just A Few Things, Sean and Abi go on tangents about everything from Alfa Romeos to sliced bread. Check us on Instagram, Spotify, and iTunes. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abi-cox/support

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I denne episoden tar jeg for meg Alfa Romeos historie fra 1910 til 1945. Neste del kommer i neste episode. Dette er et merke med en lang og spennende historie. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blodtypeblyfri/message

Japans Grand Prix på Suzuka är för många en av säsongens höjdpunkter, både bland förarna och alla som följer tävlingen på TV. Björn Wirdheim har kört tusentals varv runt banan och i veckan gästar han podden för att berätta mer om Suzukas utmaningar, entusiasmen bland fansen och de kulturella skillnaderna mellan japansk och europeisk racing.Vidare så går vi en spännande racehelg till mötes där det på förhand känns tämligen vidöppet runt vilket av toppteamen som kan tänkas vinna på söndag. Ferrari har bra form, Mercedes är starka på Suzuka och Red Bull kommer att ge allt för att ge Honda en seger på hemmaplan.Runt nyhetsfronten finns det också en del att prata om: Datumen för vintertesterna presenterats, Haas funderar på hur de ska täcka upp minskade intäkter, Hamilton är nöjd över simuleringarna inför 2021 och två nya team har visat intresse för att gå in i F1. Och just det, Alfa Romeos team manager, Beat Zehnder, ger oss sin syn på Japans GP från teamperspektiv i Betsafes Race Preview. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ä N T L I G E N är semestern över och det är racevecka igen! Och inte vilken racevecka som helst, utan den som leder upp till Belgiens Grand Prix på Spa-Francorchamps och banans klassiska kurvor Eau Rouge, Pouhon och Blanchimont. Men, kurvor som Eau Rouge är kanske inte det de en gång var? Varför det är så och var utmaningarna har hamnat istället är någon som Janne och Erik diskuterar i veckans avsnitt.Vidare så brukar Belgiens GP vara något av ett startskott för att den så kallade silly season ska sätta igång på riktigt allvar. Bytet mellan Gasly och Albon var stora nyheter, men nya rykten börjar florera för varje dag som går – det senaste innehåller bland annat trion Esteban Ocon, Nico Hülkenberg och Romain Grosjean.Dessutom bjuds det på en Betsafe Race Preview med Alfa Romeos team manager Beat Zehnder och en gnutta IndyCar i slutet som grädden på moset. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

EP006 - Chief Technology Officer at Designated Driver, Walter Sullivan http://www.vehicle2.getspiffy.com Episode 6 is an interview with Walter Sullivan, Chief Technology Officer at Designated Driver; recorded on April 2nd, 2019. Walter and Scot discuss a variety of topics, including: Walter’s career path from Microsoft to Designated Driver, which launched last October. What Designated Driver offers to the autonomous vehicle space, as well as Walter’s thoughts on the implementation of AVs. How the transition to 5G will positively impact companies and startups moving forward. Realistic expectations for the current shift in car ownership, with reports showing up to 80% of new cars sold in 2030 being owned by fleets or shared services. Regulatory hurdles for Designated Driver, as well as autonomous vehicles at large. Defining the future tipping point for electric vehicles to outperform internal combustion engines. Be sure to follow Walter on LinkedIn!  If you enjoyed this episode, please write us a review on iTunes! The four pillars of Vehicle 2.0 are electrification, connectivity, autonomy, and changing ownership models. In the Vehicle 2.0 Podcast, we will look at the future of the auto industry through guest expert interviews, deep dives into specific topics, news coverage, and hot takes with instant analysis on what the latest breaking news means for today and in time to come. This episode was produced and sound engineered by Jackson Balling, and hosted by Scot Wingo.   Transcript:   Scot: [00:52] Welcome to the vehicle 2.0 Podcast! This is episode 6 and it's being recorded. Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019. Welcome back, Vehicle 2.0 listeners. I am a serial entrepreneur and my first company, which I started way back in 1995, worked really closely with Microsoft. That was called stingray software. And I worked real closely with the Visual C++ team and that is where I met today's guest, Walter Sullivan. So doing the math on that, it's over 20 years. And then my career took me to eCommerce and Walter's took him to the automotive world. And now I am in the automotive world. Walter is now the CTO of Designated Driver and I really look forward to hearing more about what he's done since we last talked to probably 15 years ago. And I'm excited to have him on the Vehicle 2.0 Podcast! Walter: [01:49] Awesome. Thanks Scot. You're making me feel old. Scot: [01:52] Well, I didn't say we met when we were 12. Walter: [01:55] That's true. Okay, good. Good point. Scot: [01:56] So, I know your career path and I had a couple of highlights in there, but I'm sure there's a lot more on the journey. Tell listeners about your career path and how you ended up where you are today. Walter: [02:11] Yeah. Great. Yeah, so I, as you mentioned, I started my career at Microsoft. I spent really 25 years there in different capacities. Started up building development tools, which was where I was lucky enough to be able to work with you and a number of other really interesting people. So that was a lot of fun, that was sort of my first half of my career at Microsoft. Second half I moved into our embedded operating system group and started leading parts of a emerging team there that was building embedded technologies for vehicles primarily for, you know, navigation systems and infotainment or entertainment systems in those vehicles. And from there, I took an opportunity to move to a German automotive software company called Electro Pads. I opened up a research and development office for them down in California. So until that time I was living in Seattle. Microsoft is in a suburb of Seattle essentially and moved down to California to the San Francisco Bay area, open up a research office, spent a few years running that research office and last November, left that to start a new company, designated driver. Scot: [03:29] Very cool. So if anyone listening has Windows Mobility in their car, they can call you for tech support. Is that how it works? Walter: [03:40] Yeah, pretty much. Exactly. I'm sure you'll poke, give him my phone number at the end of that. At the end of the podcast here. But yeah, I built a number of systems for Ford or Kia, BMW. quite a number of car makers. That platform, actually, even today is still in quite a number of cars being, probably no longer that helpful from a support standpoint. Scot: [04:05] Okay. All right. We'll have to go online and figure it out. Walter: [04:11] Probably. Scot: [04:12] Cool. Or ask Clippy Walter: [04:13] Or ask Clippy. Exactly. Scot: [04:15] So let's talk about designated driver to, I know it, I know the name from the, context of, you know, obviously if you're out drinking you need a designated driver. but, but tell me more. That's not what you guys do. Tell me what you guys do, do. Walter: [04:33] Yeah, I mean, the name, it comes a little bit from that idea. Designated driver is really about providing, what we call tell operations for autonomous vehicles. And, and let me break that down just a little bit, is we're sort of moving into this world of autonomy. Vehicles that are carrying passengers are good. So, or other, other things, many of them will start to become more and more autonomous. And which is I think great from a shared mobility perspective and a usage perspective. And you know what to think. There's a lot of promise for the technology, but a is we're actually getting closer to the commercialization of that. The realization is that there's still some scenarios where we just haven't been able to train or develop autonomy systems to, to handle correctly. And this is where it designated driver comes in. So we provide the designated driving services. I'm a human foreign to autonomous vehicles that needs that human assistance essentially. and so the, the name is a play a little bit on the, on the concept. Have you been out drinking too long and you're really not safe for you to drive home because there are situations where maybe it isn't safe or just not feasible for an autonomous vehicle to drive itself. So that's the, that's the basic background. Scot: [05:58] Cool. Let me, let me give you a kind of a scenario just to see if this is, if I'm, if I understand it. So I saw the CEO of Waymo earlier this year said he doesn't think we'll ever get to 100%, and he cited weather. So for example, when it rains, the rain makes it very hard for the lidar to see the, you know, not only the surroundings but the, the lines in the road, for example. so is that a scenario where you guys would automatically kick in and a human driver somewhere would kind of take over or in some way augment what they view is doing? Walter: [06:29] Yeah, I think eventually we do get to something like that. I, I do think that a lot of weather conditions that we struggle with today in autonomy, we'll figure out how to solve. there's, there's new generations of sensors coming that can address some of that. There's better, you know, there's additional training for the, for the machine learning and artificial intelligence systems that we're working on to, to improve that. So, so maybe that specific scenario, we'll eventually get addressed. But conceptually that's exactly it. So things that I think quite a lot about art or when a autonomous vehicle pulls up onto a road that is closed because of construction, you know, maybe there's a path that the construction workers are guiding vehicles around the construction area, but that path may violate road rules that the autonomous vehicle has learned and, and hold sacred so to speak. Walter: [07:28] And we might need a human to actually step in and either tell the autonomous vehicle it's okay to break a certain road rule or in fact the human may actually just, step in and drive the vehicle as if they were sitting in the driver's seat of the vehicle and just remotely maneuver through, through the, through, in this case, the construction site. But in addition to that, there are maintenance facilities or, or other kinds of really kind of specialty purpose environments that have vehicle might be to operate that an autonomy system will just never be trained for because it takes quite a bit of effort and money to train an autonomous system to drive through a specific environment. And sometimes the return on that training investment just won't be worth. And then I think the last, the last scenario and the one that, we also picked quite a bit about is these things are still vehicles and they will still be operating on roads with human drivers. Walter: [08:28] And there's still the possibility that there will be collisions and accidents and, and, other kinds of failures other than vehicle, a flat tire or something like that. And then the autonomy system just won't really be able to cope with those kinds of circumstances very well and kind of human will, we'll be able to take over a vehicle and maneuver it into a safe location for a tow truck or for whatever the, you know, the action that needs to be taken for that vehicle. So there's quite a number of these scenarios where, where autonomy just would never even be able to, to handle it in any case. Scot: [09:03] Cool. And then where are you guys in the development of the solution? Is this kind of Napkin diagram stuff or do you have deployments or you're an in kind of in the middle there? Walter: [09:13] Yeah, we're, so we are beginning our first deployments. It just kind of to maybe give you a bit of the history in the company. We started the company October of last year. As I mentioned, I joined 1st of November, you know, we spent the last four or five months kind of building up the core technology and two weeks ago in San Jose at, invidious what they call their GTC, their GPU technology conference, we'd launched the company kind of formally. So maybe some press that you've seen recently is really sort of the result of that that company launched. But it, in that launch we drove, participants in a car around the convention center in San Jose from our office in Portland. So the driver of the vehicle is basically 700 miles away, remotely operating the car that people in San Jose we're riding. And so that was kind of the launch of the company. And that's, that's really, you know, that the state of our technology where we're pretty confident in it and it's Lisa is mature enough that we were, we were comfortable, you know, driving journalists and customers and other conference participants around, around a conference center from 700 miles away. So, as I said, we're, we're now starting our first deployments, some of the technology. Scot: [10:30] Cool. What's, what's the passenger, for that demo, maybe we talk about the passenger experience. Am I, can I talk to you kind of like an Onstar type of scenario or can I see a little video of my operator? How, how, what's the cabin experience? Walter: [10:43] Yeah, that's, you know, it's pretty much exactly the passenger experience we developed entails screens and the rear seats of the car. So the passengers essentially would sit in the backseat. I was actually sitting in the front seat talking to them answering questions and the, the screens show, you know, a realtime position of the vehicle. They show the state of the vehicle whether the vehicle is driving autonomously or whether there was a remote operator controlling the vehicle. And, and when a remote operator takes control of the vehicle, there's a kind of series of introductory screen. So the passengers most likely, at least in the scenario we were talking about there, which is the autonomy system encounters some sort of failure, the passenger of the vehicle is most likely going to recognize that there was a failure. So we thought, you know, let's have the remote operator introduce themselves and establish a a video. Walter: [11:41] They have a two way video, a link into the car, and they can sort of make the passengers feel comfortable than actually someone is taking control of the vehicle. We're going to move new or the vehicle into a safe location. You know, everything is sort of being taken care of as a passenger. You don't need to worry about the fact that maybe that was a failure in the vehicle and sort of establishing this human connection, would help maybe ease the ease, the anxiety of people who might be in their vehicle. Ultimately, I think the passenger experience will be defined and determined by the, the company who is operating that vehicle. So, if you imagine, maybe it's a writing company, you know, the ones that many of us probably use every day, they might have a specific passenger experience, they want to have it in their cars and we would certainly help them implement that. But but yeah, for us it was a two way video link to the remote operator apartments so passengers could see them, could talk to them, could ask them questions. Scot: [12:44] Cool. And is your, is your business model where you could, you could have the remote drivers yourself or you could even just license the whole system and someone else could have their remote drivers? Walter: [12:55] Yeah, so we're building the technology and the business so that we're actually licensing the technology. So we do have our own trained a remote drivers that we make available to, some of our early customers really for their sort of trial or pilot fleets, not, not their mass scale commercial fleets. Because we expect the evolution of the, of this tell operations industry to be that larger fleet providers. You know, maybe like a ride hailing service. They would probably operate their own tell operation center. Yeah, I'll call it where they have a group of, of remote operators that are sort of monitoring and managing your speed. And I just want to, I want to live, I'm on a license on the technology that they're using to do and basic. So that's the US the business that we're planning to build. Scot: [13:48] Got It. Very cool. Well, congrats on the launch. I didn't, I didn't realize we were this close to when you launched. yeah, yeah, it was very timely actually. Like, yeah, I feel like we've got a scoop and I didn't even know it. so, so the whole idea on this podcast is to really look at, it seems like everyone has one of these frameworks, but ours is the vehicle to oh framework. And we think about conductivity, all these new ownership models, electrification and autonomy. and you know, you're kind of sitting squarely in, in all of those, which is great. So you've, you've thought a lot about autonomy. Obviously, if you guys are already kind of seeing some of these edge cases where you'll, you'll need to tell our operations to be involved and whatnot. yeah. What's your point of view on, on when, when we're going to have autonomy at mass scale and it seems like you guys are going to be, you know, kind of sit between that level three, four or five area. I would love to hear your thoughts around just autonomy in general. Walter: [14:44] Yeah. I think I always felt, I always tell friends of mine that I think this is the most exciting time to be working in the automotive industry, especially the technology side because of the really those four points they knew that you raise, I mean connectivity I think is really a foundation to, to enabling sort of the new business models and ownership models and autonomy and, and so I, I think that autonomy, what's clear to me is autonomy has coming. I think where the debate is, is how, how quickly do we start to see it? You mentioned mass scale. No. The question in my mind is what do you think is mass scale? Like we will, I will deploy my technology in on top some autonomous vehicles operating in the public offering rides to the public this year. So we'll will be on the road this summer. Walter: [15:36] Other companies, you know, there's a number of companies operating sort of limited service shuttle programs or other kinds of, there's a company here in the bay area called neuro. It's doing kind of a grocery or package delivery, autonomous shuttle and they, they've began testing. There's an Arizona and you know, the, I think we're at the stage where the very first sort of significant test fleets are getting deployed. You know, those tests. Fleets are there to gather data together, training data to improve their autonomy systems, to gather operational data, to understand what are the, you know, the costs and the, and the operations needs of these vehicles. And this is a multi year process probably to gather all of that. I think you are, I will be riding in and autonomous Uber or Lyft or whatever, ride hailing vehicle, you know, by the middle of the next decade by, you know, by mid 2020s. I think it's quite a bit longer before you or I, and we'll buy our own autonomous vehicle if we ever do this. Sort of maybe gets to your other point about the, the ownership models it may be then that private vehicle ownership of autonomous vehicles just never really happens because the business model for them is really better. you know, operated in a ride hailing kind of service, but, but I think it's, it's you know, Mass Dale, it's probably measured in decades rather than years. Cool. Scot: [17:00] dude, so it seems like Waymo is kind of out front and then you have Uber and Lyft to all working on things who've got an apple doing something as a long term fan of Microsoft. I've always been surprised they're not really active. Do you think you think they kind of step into this in some way or do you think this isn't really their scene now and they're, they're more into like cloud computing and other stuff? Walter: [17:21] Yeah, it's a good question, which probably no longer really know too much information about. I mean, I think just based on what I see, which is the same stuff you see that, that what they're really looking at is how do we enable all kinds of interesting automotive scenarios with their cloud technologies. So, and so it's clear. I mean it seems, it seems every week they're announcing a new partnership with a carmaker or some other automotive related business using their Azure platform in the cloud. Did that. That to me seems clearly what they're, or at least primary focuses, whether they get into the vehicle side of things again or not. It's a good, I really don't have any insight on that. You know, apples a little bit, I would say pretty secretive about what they're doing in this space as well. I'm not really sure what apple intends to do. Waymo is the one who cause Ben most public. Right. And they, they, they really have, they had the most, the most experience, the month, the most mature technology I think out there from. Scot: [18:26] Cool. oh, pivoting from ab to conductivity, one kind of question about designated driver. you know, we're in a 4G world heading to 5G is that data connection and the coverage is good enough for you guys to do the, the remote driving solution? Walter: [18:42] It, it sort of is I of course connectivity, throughput, latency, these are, you know, these are all things that can always be improved. But let me just maybe describe a little bit one what our technology, what we use for technology today to remotely operate a vehicle. We have to equip the vehicle with some technology that allows us to safely operate it remotely and that rarely includes cameras that give us essentially 360 degree view of the vehicle. We need to be able to get the position of the vehicle so that we can always know where the vehicle is and we can, we use that to identify certain environments that the vehicle might be struggling with. We need a computing module in the vehicle that has a pretty significant amount of computing horsepower that, that we use for processing that video from those cameras. And it handles the communication with the driver's station, essentially both the up and down communication and then, and then the interface with the vehicle control system. Walter: [19:43] But when we talk about the connectivities specifically, we use a multi radio cellular modem in the car. So it's, you know, it's traditional 4G LTE cellular radios, but there's four of them that we use in the car to provide the connectivity to the back end. And the four is not necessarily because we need that bandwidth. What we actually use multiple radios for is to try and ensure the robustness and reliability of that connection. So we actually communicate over those four radio simultaneously because each of those radios is provisioned independently. So it could be on each, could be on a different cellular network. we actually, in our development vehicles, we use two on one carrier and two on a second carrier and essentially, but, but, but each could be on, on its own carrier. And that's really to try and ensure robustness of that connection. And then we have some proprietary algorithm about that divide the communication across four radios and send some redundant communication across multiple radios to try and just to ensure that we're successfully communicating with the backend. But we can do that all with, with LTE or 4G today. It's not really too big a problem in our view. Life just gets better when 5G gets here. Scot: [21:07] Yeah you could probably go down to two antennas. You still want to have double coverage so you don't have it single point. Walter: [21:12] Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. We still need some of the robustness and redundancy, but I mean 5G has the promise of reducing some of the latency that we see. So, so we we try and stay, we have a magic number. We try and stay under about a hundred milliseconds with a hundred and 150. We actually stop remote controlling a vehicle, but we try and stay under a hundred milliseconds for that communication latency it feel. So that's video up and the commands back down into the vehicle. That's pretty fast. But you know, it can always be faster. I think latency is the thing that is really the, the critical aspect of, of remotely operating a vehicle, a vehicle going 30 miles an hour in a hundred milliseconds travels about four and a half feet and in you, so, you know, you can't, you don't want to have significantly more latency than that just for the safety of, of operating the vehicle. And, and in fact, if you could cut that latency in half, you wouldn't, you would certainly love to do. Yeah. Scot: [22:12] Interesting. I never thought of it in those terms. That's pretty interesting. How about now that you live in San Francisco? I know you're, you're a car guy. did you have all of your cars? Cause it's, it's unhip to have a car in San Francisco. Walter: [22:27] I guess I'm just uncool cause I, I have two cars and two motorcycles down here, which really just means like, I, I have a pretty hefty parking bill every month to park my vehicles. Yeah. It's, it's funny whenever I was just going say, I mean as you said, I'm a car guy so it's hard for me to imagine not owning a car. But that said, when I'm in this, when I'm traveling in the city, I pretty much never drive. So I always either take a ride sharing service or, or public transit because parking in San Francisco and it's kind of just ridiculous both from an availability standpoint and an expense standpoint. Scot: [23:06] Yeah. And if I remember right, and this is really stressing my memory, your, your guilty pleasure is Aston Martins. Sorry, Alfa Romeo. Walter: [23:15] No, I used to have us, I no longer any Alfa Romeos actually, but yeah, I have, I have two, nine 11 actually. So it's a different kind of guilty pleasure. Those are fun on this San Francisco Hills. Then they, yes, this, the hills don't bother me so much, but the quality of our street pavement here and needs a little bit to be desired. So then the cars are not too far. That perspective being a lot of rims. Yes, exactly. Exactly. Scot: [23:50] Cool. Well, where do you see car ownership going? You're, you're kind of living in the heart. There were, you know, most people don't own cars anymore and, and they're using the ride shares and it seems like we get contacted by a new company trying a different type of car sharing pool and there's seems to be like 80 different models under test right now. do you see car ownership kind of leaving from individuals to kind of more of a fleet model, over the, over that same kind of timeline we talked about with AVs? Walter: [24:18] I think that there will be, there are certain environments and certain people who, I think car ownership, remains for four decades. You know, you're, you're, you're in a city like San Francisco or Chicago or New York or you know, a densely populated city. The benefit of owning a car is that, I mean, I even asked myself this question and you know, so a little bit questionable, but when you, you know, go to start a family, you move out in the suburbs, suddenly a card becomes much more a utilitary and then then maybe in the city. and certainly if you're even in more rural environments, having access to or or ownership of your own vehicle I think makes a lot more a sense for those people. I see car ownership surviving for actually quite a wild. However, what I think is clear is that people younger than, than you or I are, are much more happy with different kinds of mobility services and, and they're delaying the purchase of their first car or even they're getting a driver's license can. I certainly would expect that to continue. Well, younger people who who at least earlier in their lives or are living in more urban environments and they just, you know, they're probably making a wise decision just not to bother with a car. Especially when you have such convenient, you know, point to point mobility services of animal. When do we reach a tipping point of car ownership? I know, I have no idea. That's a really good question, which I'm, I don't know how to speculate on, Scot: [25:53] well a lot of these fleet solutions, so we had a guest on that was talking about, you know, you have kind of station based, which is like the zip car model where you go between station a and B then yeah, more fluff free flowing ones. one of their challenges is, you know, so if I, if I get in a car and an apartment building and then kind of take it to maybe an, an area out in the suburbs, they have to send these valets out to kind of rebalance the fleet. Is that a possible solution for your technology where you could equip these cars with, with the, the tell operations and at night, you know, I remote driver could be driving these things kind of even outside of autonomy? Walter: [26:29] Yeah. Actually I think, I think that's a great observation and it's definitely one that we've, we've talking to a couple of companies about the possibility of doing that. They send a fair amount of money repositioning and optimizing the, the location their fleet for, for the next, renter. Essentially that business survives on utilization of those vehicles. You're trying to amortize the cost of that vehicle over as many people as you can. So it doesn't do much good for that thing to be out in the middle of, of a neighborhood where very few people are gonna walk by and rent it. And I think that's definitely a possibility for us to, to offer a service to help reposition those fleets. And there's a couple of car share companies that are interested in and exploring that. So yeah, I think it's a definite possibility. and the benefit for me as you pointed out is I don't necessarily like, you know, and for, for my businesses, I don't necessarily have to wait before autonomy to, to scale my business. I can, I can develop businesses before maybe autonomy. Is that a mass scale? Scot: [27:33] Yeah. And then, in the ecommerce world, drone delivery, you know, everyone talks about it, but the regulatory hurdle is so high for autonomous drones, that I think deaf a is doing more, allowing kind of, you know, remote driven drones and I could see the tell operations having a little bit easier kind of, you know, getting through some of the regulatory hurdles, especially you guys seem to have it all dialed in. The of, you know, what happens if there's not conductivity and all in and all that kind of stuff. So it seems like maybe that would be an easier on ramp into things through the regulatory hurdles too. Walter: [28:05] Yeah. I mean there, there are some challenges particularly we have to the first, pretty much, there's not a single state that has contemplate at the fact that they driver of a vehicle might be not in the vehicle. Yeah. so they make all kinds of assumptions like law enforcement and can identify who the driver is. They can get their driver's license and insurance information that the operator of the vehicle or has certain control over the vehicle. And, and you know, we can guarantee a lot of that, a lot of the same things to law enforcement. For instance, in fact, that's when we were doing our company launched down in, in San Jose, one of the, I actually contacted the San Jose police department as well as the California highway patrol just to make sure I wasn't crossing any lines I shouldn't cross doing, doing this remote driving essentially. Walter: [29:01] And they, they basically told me that, you know, as long as I wasn't doing this for hire, because there's a set of regulations that would apply if I were doing it for hire. But as long as I wasn't doing it for higher, which in this case I wasn't, and I would be able to provide law enforcement with the driving license of whoever was in control of the vehicle when, you know, at the time the police maybe became interested in the vehicle, I'll say then. Then they were okay with, with what I was doing actually. And that was the, that was the first, my first interaction with law enforcement just to see what the, you know, what the feasibility have of doing this might be. And it was, I, I would say, surprisingly positive actually. So, so I am hopeful that we'll be able to cross some of those regulatory hurdles like you said, but okay. But today I would say it's really a vague spot in the loss. It's not contemplated really at all. Scot: [29:55] Yeah. It's gonna be interesting to see how all these rules and regulations keep up with, yeah, they've struggled with scooters, let alone, you know, cars that are being driven remittent Walter: [30:04] exactly, exactly. But we'll get there. I'm that I'm pretty sure. Scot: [30:09] Do, do you have a prediction of which of these different ownership models ends up winning? You know, is it, is it going to be ride shares, subscriptions or, or more kind of shared pools of cars? Walter: [30:19] I think there's a viability for all, to be honest. I'm not sure it's one, I don't know that one wins. I think that each, each actually has some interesting applicability under specific scenario. So, so I could see a world in which, you know, they all continue to exist in. Maybe it'll vary a little bit by geography, but I think they, I think, I think we're, you know, all of them, I would say all of them are sort of mature enough now that I think they understand the business model and the operational cost and efficiencies that they need to achieve. And you know, I could easily see them all surviving, you know, sort of in their current form. The question is whether somebody comes up with a new one that's going to kind of displace all of them. I don't let that, I don't know. Scot: [31:04] Yeah, you could kind of see the moat multimodal thing that both Lyft and Uber are doing around, you know, car bike, scooter. You can almost see different use cases, which would be, do you need a car for a trip a day, a weekend, a week, a month, and know exactly. Like choose one and there's all, yeah, Walter: [31:22] yeah, we're or, or do you, yeah. Or do you just need you know, to get from the bus stop to your office or the train station to your office? Right. I mean, that's, I think what Uber and Lyft are doing with their bike and in scooter acquisitions is really pretty interesting that that's certainly the, there is, you can imagine they're very popular here in San Francisco because we, we have a fair amount of, of public transit here and more or less all forms, whether that's a train and our assembly or or a street car or or a traditional boss. And, and there's a lot of people that use these bikes and scooters as sort of that, you know, the proverbial last mile sort of solution. And I think it works. I think it works pretty well. But I think, you know, a company like such as Lyft or Uber, I mean these, these are, these are mobility providers and I think they're getting, they're gonna look at every model of mobility, you know, that they can offer to their customers. So a multimodal solution makes a lot of sense. Scot: [32:20] Yeah. How about that? So the last leg of the stool we haven't talked about is electrification. it seems like your solution works. You, you don't care if it's an internal combustion or electric vehicle. But do you have a point of view on, on when we get to some kind of a tipping point with evs? Walter: [32:38] I'm pretty of the power, the propulsion system, so to speak. but you know, electric vehicles, there's a lot of advantages to an electric vehicle in enabling autonomy, both from the power available. So, you know, the, there's a lot of power to run very powerful computing systems that we need an autonomous vehicle. the architectures of electrical vehicles, electric vehicles are more or less, you know, developed new from the, you know, there's very few electric vehicles that carry over historic vehicle architecture. And so that allows us to really build systems that, that an autonomy system can remotely interact with much easier. you know that, I was reading the news the other day actually about the Tesla launching the model three in Norway. And this, I can't remember, it was last the last month or the last or the first quarter of this year here, but Norway now, 58% of the vehicles sold in that month or quarter, whichever it was, our zero emission vehicles, which is, this is really pretty interesting because that's a lot of those Scandinavian countries are pushing for, for these, you know, reusable, recyclable, zero emission technologies. Walter: [33:57] And to see that they at least one of those countries has, has, has crossed the majority, you know, market share and to electric vehicles I think is very interesting. I think for, for a country like the U s were probably 30 years away from seeing the majority of vehicles sold in this country being electric. But I think we're on our way. I think, I think it's, it's definitely the future of, of powertrains in my opinion. So if Porsche comes out with an electric nine 11, are you switching over? You just be like that. You're like the home of the, the engine. Well, I, what I do like the hum of the engine. I wish I would not, I would not shy away from an electric non 11 by any means. And they do have an electric sportscar coming my, I'll say my, my personal business model doesn't really support me driving brand new Porsches does. So my, my forces are little older, so until those electric courses become, a few years old, probably I will be switching. Walter: [35:05] All right, we'll have you back on in five years and we'll, we'll do a check in. There we go. That sounds good. That sounds good. one thing I would, I mean, electric motors, I was just going to say, I mean the Torque of an electric motor is addictive. Oh yeah. I think, you know, someone, someone who's, who loves internal combustion engines, which I love. I love the smell. I love the sound, I love the feeling of them. But you get in an electric car and you stomp on the gas and you get pin back into your driver's seat and that's that's a feeling that gets, gets addictive really fast. Scot: [35:39] Yeah. I'm I'm a tussle guy, so I've lived that many times. Walter: [35:42] Yeah. There. You're there. Yeah, exactly. Scot: [35:47] And then so as a guy that's been around the mobility space as an ecommerce person, it's interesting because the OEMs would, their dealer network, they feel like they're kind of stuck in their current model. A lot. Like some traditional retailers were once ecommerce came around and they kind of went through these different phases of denial and then like, oh crap. And then kind of like, you know, existential threat. And at that point some of them made the decisions and have survived and others didn't. What do you think happens to kind of the, as we kind of play through these different trends, like maybe out 15, 20 years, what do you think happens to that traditional dealer network and that traditional OEM, Walter: [36:26] The traditional OEMs? I think most of these guys really, their product portfolio changes obviously. So when we move into autonomy and electric power train, these guys, you know, the traditional OEMs will definitely be producing those kinds of vehicles. I don't see electrification or autonomy is any kind of doomsday scenario. Okay. That might not, there may be some smaller manufacturer or some manufacturer of it. It just fails to make the transition. But as far as the general industry grows, how it goes, I think the number of vehicles sold in 50 years is not going to have to look that much different than the number of vehicles sold today. Maybe it's even a bit more. And so I think the industry from that perspective, we'll remain pretty healthy for them. From the dealership perspective. That's a good question. I think dealerships, I think, I suspect that their businesses will just evolve. Electric vehicles still have maintenance requirements and they still have, you know, servicing is cleaning and other kinds of, of services. And I can see how traditional dealerships could, I mean they still have to sell the vehicles, you know, from as new to begin with. but I think that their, their businesses evolves a bit whether they are there as many dealers in 30 years as there are now. And I'm not really sure. I think that's a good question. Scot: [37:55] Yeah, I think the ownership one's tricky. So if we do move to kind of like, you know, half personal ownership, half more of these shared services, or do the dealers kind of become suppliers into there and service centers or are they kind of left out of the picture? We'll have to see how that goes. Walter: [38:09] Yeah, I mean, I would assume that they would become, you know, service centers for fleet operators and they will compete, you know, a fleet operator doesn't necessarily need to to build up their own expertise in cleaning and servicing and maintaining the vehicles of their fleet that can be contracted on and that can be contracted out to a dealership as you know, as well as any other company. So, you know, I could certainly see their business evolving, but I think that's where some guys will evolve and they will, you know, thrive and in sort of an, business climate like that, maybe some guys will, they're still there. There are still places where people board their horses and ride their horses and you know, people will take care of your horses for you. And maybe that's the future of some dealerships. If you, if you believe the analogy then maybe our, our old gas driven cars or you, they're the horses of the future. Where are we? We drive them occasionally and in special environments and whatever. And so they might get dealerships that specialize in that. But yeah, I dunno, I, I wouldn't be if I were a dean, if I owned a dealership, I wouldn't be that concerned about the future of my business. I would just be thinking about how do I evolve my business to, to serve as the, you know, to service this new industry in this new market. Scot: [39:32] Yeah. One, a couple last questions here. I know we're, we're going to run up against time in a second. The, so you, you've spent a lot of time kind of at your time at Microsoft thinking about the in dash experience. and no, so Microsoft was kind of early. They're within bedded windows and then now we have kind of apple, Google and Amazon battling it out for that experience. And then the Em's kind of all have their own experience too. How do you think about what's going on in there and is there a winter or do you end up with a lot of different kind of experiences? Walter: [40:01] I haven't been thinking about that space in quite a while now actually. I don't know that there's a winner. And then you have companies like Tesla for instance, that have really defined the Tesla experience in the car. Right. And, and I think a lot of the traditional manufacturers, they still prefer to present their own experience in, in the car to, to the passengers and drivers of their car. I don't know that I see that changing that much. I think a lot of companies, whether it's Microsoft or Google or whomever are, are today focused on helping those OEMs present a bespoke experience. But at the same time we see carplay and android auto becoming more and more prevalent for, for basic services and car. But I don't know, I don't know if I have an opinion on whether there's a winner or not. Actually, I haven't thought too much about in recent years. Scot: [41:00] Fair enough. You had to, you had your fill of worrying about that back in the day? Walter: [41:03] I had my fill of worrying about. Exactly. Indeed. Scot: [41:08] Now you're just trying to drive the cars remotely and that's a much beefier problem. I think. I'm just trying to provide your designated driver. Exactly. Cool. Well this has been really awesome to hear. you know, from someone that's been in the industry for awhile where you think we're going. Any last thoughts on the future of vehicles you want to share with listeners? Walter: [41:28] Well, I think I would just go back to one of the things that I said for people in the industry, like myself working on technology, it's, it's the most, I think it's the most exciting time to be working in this industry because we're, we're sort of on the brink of, of some pretty interesting a revel evolution or, and maybe even revolution in transportation. I'm, I'm excited for her personally and I think, hopefully your lessons listeners are as well because I think we're going to, the next 10 years is going to be a pretty interesting time for those of us interested in vehicles. Scot: [42:04] Awesome. Last question. for listeners that want to learn more a and follow you online, your website is designated driver.ai. do you publish, are you a prolific tweeter or linkedin writer? Where can people find you? Walter: [42:18] No, not really. I am on Linkedin so people might, people can certainly look up my profile on linkedin. I'm not much of a Twitter. I do write or contribute to some of the blogs that we've put up on our website, designated driver dot. Ai. That's probably the, the easiest place to see what my thinking is in the industry. Scot: [42:36] Awesome. Well we really appreciate you coming on today and excited to keep an eye on what you guys are doing. We'll have to have you back on after you kind of have some deployments out there and hear what you've learned and see if, see if your perspective on the future vehicles has changed. Walter: [42:49] Yeah, that'd be great, Scot. Appreciate it. It's been fun to talk to you again. Scot: [42:51] Yeah, we have to, you know, catch up more than every 15 years. Walter: [42:55] I think so, yeah. That would probably be a good idea. We're on opposite sides of the country though, so it's a little bit challenging. Scot: [43:03] Yeah. Yeah. Well next time I'm in San Francisco, I'll swing by and we'll, we'll grab a beer. Walter: [43:07] That would be awesome. I look forward to it. Scot: [43:09] Thanks for coming on the podcast. We really appreciate it. Walter: [43:11] Thanks a lot, Scot. Take care.

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Max Banks joined Alfaholics in July 2004 after graduating from the law department at Bristol University.  He is the director of Sales & Product Development when he’s not on the track racing Alfas. He’s also responsible for the preparation and on going development of the Alfaholics 2.0 Sprint GT race car and he’s in charge of building the Alfaholics FIA 1600 GT race car. Max is joined by his brother Andrew and his father Richard who started his passion for 105 series Alfas in 1975. Together they provide parts, advice, and service to Alfaholics around the world. They also buy, sell, build, restore, and maintain Alfa Romeos for their own collection and their client’s enjoyment.

Bill Noon runs the classic road and racecar side of Symbolic Motors in La Jolla California. If you’ve been to any of the prominent concours or auction events in the country, you’ve probably seen Bill running around with his brief case, phone and pen in hand. Bill is a veteran of the United States Navy and the Merchant Marines. He’s owned over 100 different vehicles over the past 35 years and he’s always looking for the next one. He writes for several different magazines and has appeared in a variety of different television and cable automotive documentaries. Most of his time is dedicated to buying, selling, trading, and racing classic automobiles and participating in tours. His focus is on classic Sports Racing Ferraris, Maseratis, Porsches, Mercedes, and Alfa Romeos. - See more at: http://carsyeah.com/ourportfolio/bill-noon/

Former World Touring Car champion Rob Huff will break new ground at the Goodwood Revival as he becomes the first current professional racer to take part in the Goodwood Trophy. Huff, 34, will drive Richard Last’s Parnell-MG, which contested the 1938 Donington Grand Prix, in the race for pre-1950 Formula Libre machinery. Among the 2012 WTCC champion’s rivals will be Alfa Romeos formerly raced by Raymond Sommer and Achille Varzi and ERAs once campaigned by Prince Bira and Dick Seaman. His St Mary’s Trophy machine will be an Austin Westminster in the same specification as the car taken to the inaugural British Touring Car Championship crown by Jack Sears in 1958. He will contest part one of the event on Saturday. The Westminster will be campaigned by Nick Naismith in part two of the event for 1950s production saloons on Sunday, with Huff aiming to go one better than in 2012, when he and Desmond Smail were second overall in an Austin A40 – Huff having won his part of the contest after an entertaining battle with Anthony Reid’s Jaguar.