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Ahead of the the national championship's return to Shinnecock Hills in two weeks, Andy, Brendan, and Kevin Van Valkenburg continue their rewatch of the 1986 majors with a Flashback Friday on Raymond Floyd's U.S. Open win. The three share their favorite moments from Sunday's round, available for viewing on the USGA's YouTube Channel. They discuss the main stars of the day, including Floyd, Greg Norman, and Lee Trevino, and give some takes on the ABC broadcast itself. In a new add to these major rewatch episodes, Andy, Brendan, and KVV hand out awards such as "The Patrick Cantlay Housecat of the Week" and "The Tommy Fleetwood Memorial Yellow Square" to players who deserved some recognition for their efforts 40 years ago. Kevin sends this episode off with some detailed research about Raymond Floyd's off-the-course business ventures, including the management of a first-of-its-kind band in the United States! Welcome to 140 years of setting the standard with Mercedes-Benz. Visit mbusa.com to learn more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spike and Zuckerman go off on the new $650,000 electric Ferrari Luce designed by Jony Ive, debate whether it's a Ferrari or a very expensive Waymo, and Zuckerman reveals his freshly imported Alpina B10 Bi-Turbo. Plus, Spike recaps his wild days at the Indy 500, and an exclusive interview with the anonymous creator of viral Instagram account Angeles Death Highway. ______________________________________________

The first-ever BEV from Ferrari has been revealed! The Luce is a complete departure from Ferrari's current styling, and the technology introduced is bleeding edge, but honest; especially the sound it makes. The guys discuss other new introductions from BMW, Mercedes-Benz and RAM. They debate real-life Hot Wheels cars for JC in Michigan, who is pondering a sixth car! Then, Daniel in Texas has owned 46 cars in 30 years of driving, and just can't stop thinking about what's next. Audio-only MP3 is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and 10 other platforms. Look for us on Tuesdays if you'd like to watch us debate, disagree and then go drive again! 00:00 - Intro 01:44 - Ferrari Reveals Their First-Ever BEV, The Luce! 27:21 - BMW Announces *Manual* M3 CS For North America 31:23 - Mercedes Unveils The AMG GT 4-Door Coupé 46:23 - RAM Introduces The RumbleBee Muscle Truck Lineup 49:37 - Stellantis Strategy To Launch 60+ New Models 51:20 - Car Debate #1: Real-Life Hot Wheels 1:16:32 - Car Debate #2: 46 Cars In 30 Years 1:36:36 - Car Conclusion #1: New Emira Owner 1:38:16 - Car Conclusion #2: The 200 HP Range Of Favorites 1:40:04 - Did You See This? 1:40:40 - Audience Questions On Social Media Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and subscribe to our two YouTube channels. Write to us your Topic Tuesdays, Car Conclusions and those great Car Debates at everydaydrivertv@gmail.com or everydaydriver.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

El baño de realidad de 2026 que nadie te contó. Llevamos casi una década escuchando un mantra ininterrumpido: que el motor de combustión tiene los días contados y que en 2035 el mundo cambiará para siempre. Pero estamos en 2026 y las piezas del tablero se están moviendo de una forma que muy pocos previeron. El lema en los consejos de administración ya no es "eléctrico o nada", sino "híbrido, por favor... ¡o lo que sea que nos permita no quebrar!". No es que la tecnología sea mala, es que su implantación ha pegado un frenazo histórico. Marcas en retirada: El fracaso de las previsiones El panorama en los despachos es desolador para quienes apostaron todo a las baterías. Audi ha tenido que reestructurar su gama para mantener vivos los motores de combustión e híbridos enchufables porque la familia e-tron no logra las ventas necesarias para amortizar inversiones milmillonarias. Mercedes-Benz, que presumía de ser "solo eléctrica" para 2030, ha tenido que dar marcha atrás tras entender que el cliente de un Clase S quiere cruzar Europa sin rezar por encontrar un cargador operativo. Incluso SEAT sigue viva gracias a que los Ibiza y Arona de gasolina pagan las nóminas en Martorell, mientras el Grupo Volkswagen retrasa fábricas de baterías por falta de demanda. Los japoneses, con Toyota a la cabeza, están viendo cómo el tiempo les da la razón: apostar por la diversidad tecnológica era el camino correcto. El "Efecto Francia" y el fin de la dictadura de las ZBE Uno de los mayores argumentos para comprar un eléctrico era el miedo a las restricciones. Sin embargo, en Francia, la Asamblea Nacional ha empezado a desmantelar o relajar las Zonas de Bajas Emisiones (ZBE). ¿El motivo? La realidad social. Prohibir el coche de diez o quince años era expulsar a los trabajadores de las ciudades. Esto crea una jurisprudencia en toda Europa que quita presión al comprador: si no te van a prohibir entrar en tu ciudad, el eléctrico tiene que convencer por precio y virtudes, y ahí es donde flaquea. El drama económico: Depreciación y gestión de residuos Comprar un eléctrico hoy es un riesgo financiero. La tecnología avanza tan rápido que un coche de hace cuatro años parece una reliquia, provocando que su valor de reventa se desplome. Además, surge un problema oculto en los desguaces (CAT): muchos ya rechazan coches eléctricos tras un golpe por el riesgo de "fuga térmica" e incendios imposibles de apagar. El coche eléctrico, al final de su vida útil, se está convirtiendo en un residuo tóxico muy caro de gestionar. Infraestructura, Geopolítica y e-Fuels A día de hoy, viajar por España sigue siendo una aventura. La red eléctrica no está preparada para cargas masivas y la dependencia de las materias primas controladas por China ha encendido las alarmas en Occidente. Por eso, los combustibles sintéticos (e-fuels) están ganando fuerza. Marcas como Porsche demuestran que es más lógico y circular cambiar el líquido que echamos en el depósito que tirar a la chatarra millones de coches que funcionan perfectamente. Cronología de una realidad inevitable -Diciembre 2023: Tesla revienta sus precios para intentar mantener el volumen, hundiendo el valor de los coches de sus clientes. -Junio 2024: Ford anuncia pérdidas milmillonarias en su división eléctrica. -Enero 2025: Se confirma que el frío reduce la autonomía hasta un 40%, paralizando las ventas en el norte de Europa. -Agosto 2025: Bruselas admite una "cláusula de revisión" para el 2035 que incluye los e-fuels. -Marzo 2026: Francia oficializa el desmantelamiento de las ZBE en ciudades medianas. -Mayo 2026: El mercado de segunda mano confirma que un diésel con etiqueta C se vende mejor y más rápido que un eléctrico usado. Conclusión El coche eléctrico no va a desaparecer; es una herramienta fantástica para flotas de reparto o para quien tiene cargador en casa y hace trayectos cortos. Pero venderlo como la solución universal ha sido el mayor error de marketing de la historia. La gente no quiere condiciones al pagar 40.000 euros, quiere libertad. El futuro será una mezcla de tecnologías donde el sentido común y el bolsillo del ciudadano vuelvan a ser los protagonistas. ¡Menos ideología y más ingeniería!

#546 An Unexpected Journey. Gareth discusses the cars he sees on a trip to an interesting and important place and explains why he's going there. Plus, new On Speed music: Supra Fiery Cannonballs perform "Why Can't We All Just Get Along".

SummaryIn diesem Podcast sprechen Chiara und Emely über ihreErfahrungen im Marketing-Studium an der Fontys, ihre Auslandssemester in Südkorea und Australien sowie ihre Praktika bei Mercedes-Benz und Nestlé. Sie teilen Einblicke in Studieninhalte, praktische Projekte und ihre Zukunftspläne.KeywordsMarketing, Studium, Ausland, Praktikum, Südkorea,Australien, Mercedes-Benz, Nestlé, Fontys, Minor Abroad

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Small-Cap Spotlight, Dr. Siyu Huang, Founder and CEO of Factorial Energy, joins host Tim Gerdeman and WTR analyst Eric Goldstein to discuss why solid-state batteries are finally crossing from lab to road. The conversation covers Factorial's two platforms — FEST® for drones and defense, Solstice for robotics and energy storage — joint development agreements with strategic partners including Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, Hyundai, and Kia, a strategic investment from IQT, the venture arm of the U.S. national security community, and why defense and drone markets may generate revenue well ahead of the automotive ramp. Dr. Huang also explains the company's capital-light business model and how it plans to scale without building its own gigafactories.

In der heutigen Folge sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Daniel Eckert und Lea Oetjen über die radikale Zeitenwende bei Berkshire Hathaway, einen Mega-Deal im Energiesektor und einen drohenden Zweikampf um Delivery Hero. Außerdem geht es um Deutsche Börse, Commerzbank, UniCredit, Rheinmetall, Sartorius, Bio-Rad, Delivery Hero, Uber, Ford, EDF, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volkswagen, Berkshire Hathaway, Delta Air Lines, Alphabet, New York Times, Macy's, Visa, Mastercard, Amazon, UnitedHealth, Charter, Domino's Pizza, Chevron, NextEra Energy, Dominion Energy, Micron, Seagate, Western Digital, Sandisk, Nvidia, Broadcom, Amundi Prime All Country World (WKN: ETF151), Xtrackers Euro Stoxx 50 (WKN: DBX1ET), Xtrackers Stoxx Europe 600 (WKN: DBX1A7), iShares Treasury Bond 20+yr ETF (WKN: A12HL9), Xtrackers II Global Government Bond ETF EUR Hedged (WKN: DBX0A8), iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond ETF EUR Hedged (WKN: A2H6ZT), iShares Euro Government Bond ETF (WKN: A0RL83), Xtrackers II Australia Government Bond ETF (WKN: DBX0GG), iShares € Inflation Linked Government Bond ETF (WKN: A0HGV1), State Street SPDR FTSE Global Convertible Bond ETF (WKN: A12CZS) und iShares $ Treasury Bond 0-1yr (WKN: A2PBNQ). Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Noch mehr "Alles auf Aktien" findet Ihr bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts – inklusive aller Artikel der Hosts. Hier bei WELT: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html. Hier könnt ihr den AAA-Newsletter abonnieren: https://www.welt.de/newsletter/article232797673/Alles-auf-Aktien-Der-taegliche-Boersen-Newsletter-fuer-WELTplus-Abonnenten.html Und - ganz neu: AAA gibt es jetzt auch auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alles_auf_aktien/ Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

Rassegna stampa economico-finanziaria del 19 Maggio 2026, strutturata per macro-temi e basata sulle principali testate giornalistiche nazionali.   Investimenti, Mercati e CrescitaTestate: Corriere della Sera / Il Sole 24 Ore / MF* L'America corre sull'AI, l'Europa deve accelerare. Il Corriere evidenzia il divario di produttività tra Stati Uniti e Unione europea: negli Usa l'intelligenza artificiale sta già sostenendo crescita, innovazione e lavoro qualificato, mentre l'Europa rischia di restare frenata da frammentazione normativa, ritardi negli investimenti e minore capacità di attrarre capitale umano.* PNRR, impatto più forte al Sud. Il Sole 24 Ore riporta le stime Ifel: il PNRR produce un effetto sul PIL pro capite del +3,26% nel Mezzogiorno contro +1,5% nel Centro-Nord. Anche l'occupazione cresce di più al Sud: +2,88% contro +1,22% nel Centro-Nord. Indicazione positiva: il Piano sta contribuendo a ridurre, almeno in parte, il divario territoriale.* Sport come industria: Internazionali di Roma da 1 miliardo. MF segnala che gli Internazionali di Tennis generano circa 1 miliardo di euro di impatto economico, 470 milioni di impatto sociale, 164 milioni di entrate fiscali e 417 mila spettatori paganti. Lo sport si conferma asset economico, turistico e reputazionale per il Paese.Industria, Imprese e FiscalitàTestate: Il Sole 24 Ore / MF / Italia Oggi* America's Cup 2027, pacchetto fiscale per Napoli e Cagliari. Il Sole 24 Ore segnala l'introduzione di esenzioni IRES e IRAP per nuove società e stabili organizzazioni coinvolte nell'evento. Le misure si applicano anche alla regata preliminare di Cagliari, dal 21 al 24 maggio 2026, e puntano ad attrarre operatori internazionali.* Piano Casa, pronti circa 1.000 immobili Inps. Il Sole 24 Ore evidenzia che il patrimonio Inps potrà essere utilizzato per l'emergenza abitativa. L'istituto dispone di oltre 23 mila unità immobiliari, di cui più di 7 mila abitazioni; il 70% è occupato e il 30% libero. Nel Lazio si concentra il 55% del patrimonio, in Lombardia il 13,5%.* Mercedes-Benz guarda alla difesa. Italia Oggi segnala l'interesse del gruppo tedesco per il mercato della difesa, confermando una tendenza più ampia: l'industria europea sta ricalibrando strategie e investimenti verso sicurezza, tecnologie dual use e commesse pubbliche.Fisco, Deficit ed EnergiaTestate: Corriere della Sera / La Stampa / Il Fatto Quotidiano / MF* Caro energia, l'Italia chiede flessibilità UE. Corriere, MF e La Stampa convergono sul nodo centrale: Roma chiede a Bruxelles di estendere la clausola di salvaguardia anche agli interventi contro il caro energia. La richiesta riguarda una spesa stimata tra 5 e 9 miliardi di euro, con l'obiettivo di sterilizzare parte dell'impatto su bollette e industria.* Accise carburanti, scadenza ravvicinata. MF segnala che il taglio delle accise termina il 22 maggio e vale circa 1 miliardo di euro al mese. Il governo valuta se prorogarlo, ridurlo o lasciarlo decadere. Gli autotrasportatori hanno annunciato mobilitazione dal 25 al 29 maggio.* Prezzi energia ancora elevati. MF riporta Brent sopra 110 dollari al barile, gas TTF intorno a 50 euro/MWh e PUN elettrico nell'area 120-130 euro/MWh. Secondo Cgia Mestre, lo shock energetico 2026 pesa circa 29 miliardi di euro su famiglie e imprese.* Italia con elettricità più cara della UE. Il Fatto Quotidiano evidenzia che nel 2025 il prezzo medio all'ingrosso dell'elettricità in Italia è stato di 116 euro/MWh, contro una media UE di 85 euro/MWh, circa +36%. Le fossili pesano ancora per il 52,3% della produzione elettrica italiana.Banche, Assicurazioni e Mercati finanziariTestate: MF / Il Sole 24 Ore* Euronext-Cdp, scontro sulla governance di Borsa Italiana. MF segnala l'audizione di Stéphane Boujnah in Commissione banche, fissata per giovedì alle ore 13. Il tema non è solo societario: riguarda il ruolo dell'Italia nel mercato unico europeo dei capitali.* Polizze vita, nasce il fondo di garanzia. MF riporta la nomina del CdA del fondo introdotto dalla legge di Bilancio 2024. A regime il fondo dovrebbe superare 3,5 miliardi di euro; le compagnie verseranno lo 0,4 per mille annuo delle riserve vita fino a raggiungere lo 0,4% complessivo entro dieci anni. Protezione prevista fino a 100 mila euro per cliente.* Commerzbank respinge l'OPS Unicredit. MF segnala che l'offerta prevede un concambio di 0,485 azioni Unicredit per ogni azione Commerzbank. La banca tedesca giudica l'operazione inadeguata e rischiosa; secondo il consensus citato, il target price mediano è 41,5 euro, circa +15,18% rispetto alla quotazione.Geopolitica, Energia e Rischio PaeseTestate: Corriere della Sera / Repubblica / Il Fatto Quotidiano / Domani / Foglio* Iran-USA, tensione alta ma spazio alla trattativa. Corriere e Repubblica ricostruiscono lo stop di Trump all'attacco contro l'Iran, con pressioni arrivate anche dai Paesi del Golfo. Il rischio principale resta lo Stretto di Hormuz, snodo cruciale per petrolio e gas.* Uranio e sanzioni, dossier ancora aperto. Le testate segnalano che Teheran propone una trattativa sul nucleare, ma restano dubbi sulle garanzie relative all'uranio arricchito. Il tema ha impatto diretto su energia, inflazione e mercati.* Cina e Russia rafforzano il dialogo. Foglio e La Stampa leggono l'asse Pechino-Mosca come elemento di pressione sull'ordine globale. Per le imprese europee aumenta il rischio di frammentazione commerciale e instabilità delle catene di fornitura. Lavoro, Salari e PATestate: Repubblica / Il Sole 24 Ore* Salario minimo, nuova proposta delle opposizioni. Repubblica segnala il rilancio del salario minimo a 9 euro lordi l'ora, con estensione ai contratti più fragili e interventi contro il lavoro povero. Tema rilevante per consumi, margini aziendali e contrattazione.* AI nella Pubblica Amministrazione. Il Sole 24 Ore riporta l'intervista al ministro Zangrillo: l'intelligenza artificiale può incidere su assunzioni, semplificazioni e servizi pubblici. Il punto positivo è la possibilità di aumentare produttività e qualità amministrativa, purché restino chiari controllo umano e responsabilità.

In this episode of PennyWise, host John Kiernan is joined by guest Brian Bastin to discuss how to buy a car without breaking the bank. Brian spent 14 years as a general manager and minority operating partner of Mercedes-Benz of Palm Beach, and he is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Program Director at Keiser University’s Flagship Campus, where he teaches automotive management and finance. He’s the perfect person to teach us how to navigate the car-buying process with minimal stress and maximum savings. John and Brian discuss how to prepare before you visit the car lot, how to deal with the sales team, and much more.   More on this episode from WalletHub:  Compare Car Loan Rates Car Affordability Calculator  Car Lease or Buy Calculator  Best Credit Cards for Buying a Car  Credit Score Needed to Buy a Car  New vs. Used Cars  If you want to take your finances to the next level, sign up for a WalletHub Premium subscription. You can get personalized credit-improvement help, budgeting tools, identity protection and more. And if you want to find the best financial products, always add “WalletHub” to your search!  

Christine Capone – President of MKG (Experiential Marketing)This Christine Capone is a high-profile executive in the experiential marketing and branding industry. She serves as the President of MKG, a top-tier creative agency known for producing massive live events and brand activations. Career Background: Her expertise is rooted heavily in relationship building and partner management. Before moving agency-side, she led Sponsorships and Licensing for the lifestyle brand Vineyard Vines, where she managed their "Official Style" partnership with the Kentucky Derby and orchestrated deals with the America's Cup and the New York Giants. Early Career: She also worked on the partnership marketing team at the United States Tennis Association (USTA), managing top-tier sponsors for the US Open (including Heineken, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Mercedes-Benz). She holds a degree from Lehigh University.

Welcome to Episode 269 of Pelo Buddy TV, an unofficial Peloton podcast & Peloton news show. This week we cover the following topics: Peloton's CEO teased news about hydration & nutrition coming soon. There is a new "All In: Robin's Yellow Challenge" over the next month. Melanie C (Sporty Spice) was in-person for two classes at Peloton Studios London. The details, class list, and schedule for the next lululemon members' weekend was shared. Peloton opened booking for another round of Jon Hosking in NYC + the British Summer Fest class. Peloton highlighted some classes in "This Week at Peloton." All of Peloton's devices are on sale for a new Memorial Day sale. There is another round of in-person run clubs in NYC & London at the end of the month. Tunde Oyeneyin's new apparel collection is now available for sale. Happy Birthday to Susie Chan & Matty Maggiacomo. Tunde Oyeneyin's Sports Illustrated issue is now out. Johanna Ricouz is a lululemon ambassador. Sam Yo is having a book launch event at PSNY. Susie Chan & Joslyn Thompson Rule are leading events at the Hackney Half Marathon. Several Peloton instructors are teaching classes at the Bryant Park Yoga series. Emma Lovewell gave a keynote speech. Alex Toussaint has a new partnership with Mercedes-Benz. Class Picks of the Week Enjoy the show? Become a Pelo Buddy TV Supporter!  Find details here: https://www.pelobuddy.com/membership-levels/ You can find links to full articles on each of these topics from the episode page here: https://www.pelobuddy.com/pelo-buddy-tv-episode-269/ The show is also available via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PeloBuddy This episode is hosted by Amanda Segal (#Seglo3) and Chris Lewis (#PeloBuddy).

  Today's show features: - Scott Morrison, Fixed Operations Director at Mercedes Benz of Hampton - Dave Thomas, Director, Content Marketing at CDK Global - Richard Lupo, Fixed Operations Director at Apple Tree Honda and Acura This episode is brought to you by: Uber For Business – Not every service customer needs a loaner. Uber for Business gives your dealership a lower-cost courtesy ride option for customers whose vehicles are in the shop. Same convenience, less overhead. Book a demo and they'll buy you lunch with an Uber Eats gift card. Visit https://businesses.uber.com/CDG to get started. CDK Global – CDK Global empowers dealers with the tools and technology they need to build deeper relationships with customers and sell and service more cars. Visit https://www.cdkglobal.com/ Check out Car Dealership Guy's stuff: CDG Circles ➤ https://cdgcircles.com/ CDG News ➤ https://news.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Jobs ➤ https://jobs.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Recruiting ➤ https://www.cdgrecruiting.com/ My Socials: X ➤ ⁠https://www.twitter.com/GuyDealership⁠ Instagram ➤ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/cardealershipguy/⁠ TikTok ➤ ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@guydealership⁠ LinkedIn ➤⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/company/cardealershipguy/⁠ Threads ➤ ⁠https://www.threads.net/@cardealershipguy⁠ Facebook ➤⁠ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077402857683⁠ Everything else ➤ dealershipguy.com

It's EV News Briefly for Wednesday 13 May 2026, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free, as soon as they're ready and are part of the EV News Daily Community. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/EVNewsDailyBYD PLANS EUROPE-BUILT CARS FOR EUROPEBYD will design and develop a series of purpose-built models for European consumers over the next three years, starting with the Dolphin G PHEV — set to debut in June and making its UK public appearance at Goodwood in July. Executive VP Stella Li has directed engineers to keep European variants under 4.3 metres, with separate B- and C-segment standards, as BYD stops adapting China-market models and instead builds vehicles tailored to dense European cities.MAZDA DELAYS DEDICATED EV TO 2029Mazda has pushed back its first dedicated EV platform by two years to 2029 and cut EV investment by nearly half, shifting resources toward hybrids and China-sourced electrified products. Before 2029, Mazda will sell China-built EVs — effectively rebadged Changan Automobile models — in Europe, Australia, and Southeast Asia.AUTOMAKERS SEEK NEW EU CO2 CONCESSIONSVolkswagen Group, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz met EU officials in Brussels on 13 May to press for further flexibility on the bloc's 2035 emissions targets, despite having already won concessions just months ago. Germany's VDA lobby warned that the country's auto sector could shed up to 125,000 additional jobs by 2035 without meaningful improvement in competitiveness.OPEL PREVIEWS 207 KW CORSA GSEOpel has revealed the all-electric Corsa GSE, which it claims will be the fastest-accelerating production Opel ever built, with a 0–100 km/h time of 5.5 seconds from a front-mounted 207 kW permanent magnet motor. The car rides on Stellantis' e-CMP platform and features a Torsen limited-slip differential, Alcon four-piston brakes, lowered sports suspension, and uprated battery thermal management.AUSTRALIA DELAYS FEDERAL EV ROAD CHARGEAustralia's federal government has paused its EV road user charge, opting to first develop a coordinated policy with state and territory governments following the High Court's 2023 ruling that struck down Victoria's version. The budget also restructures EV fringe benefits tax support, narrowing the full FBT exemption from April 2027 to EVs priced at A$75,000 or below on novated leases, before shifting to a 25% FBT reduction for all EVs under the luxury car tax threshold from April 2029.GERMAN OPERATORS BACK ELECTRIC TRUCKSA German study by the Institute for Applied Ecology found that 93% of transport companies already running electric trucks are satisfied or very satisfied, citing high reliability, driving comfort, and low operating costs. The same share expect electric trucks to become the standard fleet vehicle by 2030, though operators flagged high upfront costs and depot grid connection complexity as the main barriers.AI CHARGING METHOD CUTS EV BATTERY WEARResearchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed an AI-driven fast-charging method using reinforcement learning that extends EV battery life by 23% without adding to charge times. The system adapts charging current to each battery's state of health and electrochemistry in real time, reducing internal wear and the risk of lithium plating compared to current one-size-fits-all charging protocols.FIRST BUS TESTS DEPOTS AS GRID ASSETSFirst Bus has launched a trial using its electric bus depot infrastructure to support the National Grid, intelligently scheduling charging to absorb surplus Scottish wind power that would otherwise be curtailed. The UK's largest electric bus operator, with over 1,400 zero-emission vehicles, argues the scheme can cut wasted renewable energy, support grid stability, and improve the economics of fleet electrification.LUCID PUTS UK LAUNCH BACK TO 2028Lucid has delayed its UK market entry to early 2028 — the third such postponement — with European President Lawrence Hamilton saying the firm must sequence its expansion carefully after entering seven or eight more continental European markets in 2026 first. Lucid will skip bringing the current Air and Gravity models to the UK, instead launching only on its new mid-size 800-volt platform with the Cosmos coupé-crossover and Earth SUV variants, built on the Atlas drive unit that cuts manufacturing costs by 37%.UK E-VAN RULES EASE FROM 2026From June 2026, the UK government will remove regulatory barriers for electric vans weighing between 3.5 and 4.25 tonnes, aligning them with equivalent diesel and petrol vehicles under the Class 7 MOT framework with a first MOT due after three years rather than one. Driver hours rules will also change, removing mandatory tachograph use and base-distance restrictions, with operators set to save up to 60% on MOT costs under the new regime.UK USED EV SALES HIT Q1 RECORDUK used EV sales hit a record 86,943 units in Q1 2026, up 32% year on year, with around one in 23 used car buyers choosing an EV compared to one in 30 in the same period last year. The surge is being driven by growing used EV supply from strong prior new car sales, lower prices, and improving buyer confidence in battery longevity.

Seit Jahren will sich Mercedes-Benz von seiner werkseigenen Niederlassung mit sieben Filialen in Berlin trennen. Jetzt scheint es nach längerer Suche einen Käufer zu geben. Von Johannes Frewel

Send us Fan MailIn today's fast-paced automotive landscape, there's a lot happening, especially in the realms of luxury SUVs and high-performance vehicles. If you've been following the news, you know that significant advancements and exciting new models are on the horizon. This blog post will delve into the latest buzz surrounding BMW's new rugged SUV, the competition in the luxury off-road segment, and the thrilling developments in performance cars like the Corvette and Mustang.## The Rise of BMW's Rugged SUVRumors are swirling that BMW is set to launch a new vehicle, codenamed G74, aimed at competing with the iconic G-Wagon. Initial renderings suggest a design that combines elements of the Bronco and G-Wagon, but with a distinctive BMW flair. This new model is expected to offer a more rugged aesthetic while sharing a platform with the X5. **Why This Matters**: The luxury SUV market is evolving, and BMW's entry could shake things up further, challenging established players like Mercedes-Benz. ### What to Expect from the G74- **Design Features**: The G74 is rumored to feature a boxy, upright design that appeals to off-road enthusiasts.- **Powertrains**: Expect multiple options, including high-performance electric variants and hybrid models, showcasing BMW's commitment to innovation.### Common Mistakes to AvoidOne common misconception is that luxury SUVs can't perform off-road. BMW's G74 aims to prove otherwise, merging luxury with capability.## Competition in the Luxury Off-Road SegmentAs luxury off-road vehicles gain popularity, several brands are stepping up their game. The recent release of the high-powered Defender by Land Rover is a testament to this shift.**Why This Matters**: These advancements signify a growing demand for high-performance, luxury off-road vehicles, catering to a niche market of enthusiasts.### Key Competitors to Watch- **Mercedes G-Wagon**: Continues to dominate the luxury off-road market with its powerful AMG versions.- **Ford Bronco Raptor**: Known for its ruggedness and performance, it's a serious contender in this space.- **Hyundai's New SUV**: Recently launched, it's drawing comparisons to the Bronco and is attracting attention for its design and performance capabilities.## Performance Cars: The Battle Rages OnThe competition among performance cars is heating up, with manufacturers like Corvette and Ford pushing the limits of speed and technology. **Why This Matters**: This ongoing rivalry not only benefits car enthusiasts with thrilling options but also drives innovation in automotive technology.### Corvette's Dominance- **Record-Breaking Performance**: The latest Corvette variants have been setting speed records, showcasing incredible advancements in aerodynamics and engineering.- **Diverse Lineup**: With multiple variants being introduced, there's something for every performance enthusiast.### Ford's Counterattack- **Mustang GTD Competition**: Ford has introduced the Mustang GTD, which recently set remarkable records at the Nürburgring, emphasizing its commitment to performance.- **Rivalry with Corvette**: The back-and-forth between Ford and Corvette is reigniting excitement in the muscle car community.## ConclusionThe automotive industry is witnessing an exhilarating transformation, especially in the luxury SUV and performance car sectors. With brands like BMW, Ford, and Land Rover innovating and pushing boundaries, consumers can anticipate exciting new options that blend luxury, performance, and off-road capability. The rivalry among manufacturers not only sparks innovation but also provides enthusiasts wiSupport the show

India's richest buyers still choose SIPs over Mercedes. Why? When a ₹1 Cr car loses to a ₹10k SIP, you're not fighting competitors, you're fighting mindset. In this episode, Shantanu sits down with Santosh Iyer (MD & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India Pvt. Ltd.) for a no-filter conversation on why India's luxury car market is still tiny, what really drives high-ticket purchases, and how culture, family hierarchy, and risk appetite shape consumption in this country. From selling weighing machines to building one of India's most premium auto brands, Santosh's journey is anything but conventional. He shares how early failures in Nepal, turning around Yamaha, and working across global companies shaped his belief in one core idea: trust first, everything else later. Key takeaways from the episode: 1. Why Mercedes competes with SIPs, not just BMW & Audi 2. Why a ₹1 Cr car still takes 45 days of family decision-making 3. What stops India's luxury market from scaling despite rising incomes 4. How D2C changed car buying and killed the “discount mindset” 5. What EVs, AI, and the next decade of mobility will actually look like. If you're building a premium brand, selling high-ticket products, or trying to understand Indian consumers beyond surface-level data, this episode will completely change how you think about scale in India. Navigate your way through these chapters: 00:00 Introduction 04:17 Santosh Iyer's early journey and leadership style 07:27 Entrepreneurial beginnings and risk-taking mindset 13:22 Moving into automotive and joining Yamaha 20.26 How the Indian luxury car consumer has evolved 28.00 Why SIPs are Mercedes-Benz's biggest competition 30.05 India's luxury car market vs China and global benchmarks 31:51 How car-buying decisions have evolved over the years 36:40 Inside Mercedes: teams, technicians, and execution 40:04 The D2C model and the challenge of changing dealer behaviour 46:55 Future of Mercedes in India and the EV shift 50:00 AI in automotive and marketing, and ‘make in India' for the world, and the export opportunity 01:01:12 Closing Thoughts

Imprisoned in the California Institution for Women in Chino, California, since 2024 for the murder of two young brothers killed in a hit-and-run, Rebecca Grossman is adjusting to a very different lifestyle than the one she was used to. The one-time publisher of a luxury lifestyle magazine and heir to a multimillion-dollar plastic surgery fortune hasn't taken her dramatic fall from grace lying down. Since being sentenced to 15 years to life for two counts of second-degree murder, Rebecca Grossman has tapped every resource available to her to avoid consequences, both criminal and financial. Her refusal to accept responsibility has weighed heavily on the family of the two victims, 11-year-old Mark and 8-year-old Jacob Iskander. On September 29, 2020 Rebecca was behind the wheel of a super-charged Mercedes-Benz that struck the boys in a crosswalk as their mother and younger sibling looked on in horror—having just barely survived themselves. An investigation into the crash revealed Rebecca was under the influence of alcohol and Valium, and perhaps more damningly, was engaged in a high-speed road race with her lover, former Major League pitcher Scott Erickson. After five years of conjecture and speculation, a jury will have the opportunity to decide once and for all on Erickson's level of culpability, and whether or not the Iskanders are owed a multi-million dollar sum from the Grossman's for the death of their two boys.   Subscribe to Jami's YouTube channel @JamiOnAir: https://www.youtube.com/@jamionair Follow Jami @JamiOnAir on Instagram and TikTok. Sponsors Shopify: Visit shopify.com/murderish to sign up for a $1/month trial. Dirty Money Moves: Women in White Collar Crime - Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dirty-money-moves-women-in-white-collar-crime/id1619521092. Research and writing by: K. Brant.   Want to advertise on this show? We've partnered with Cloud10 Media to handle our advertising requests. If you're interested in advertising on MURDERISH, please send an email to Sahiba Krieger sahiba@cloud10.fm and copy jami@murderish.com.  Visit Murderish.com to learn more about the podcast and Creator/Host, Jami, and to view a list of sources for this episode.  Listening to this podcast doesn't make you a murderer, it just means you're murder..ish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- Sales Below Expectations, Not Likely to Improve - Kia Slashes EV6 Pricing - Geely Buying Part of Ford's Spain Plant - GM Works to Fill Skilled Trades Shortage - VW Sets Fastest Front-Drive Car Record - Turkish Startup Partners with CATL - Lexus Gets 1st 3-Row EV - BMW iX3 Starts at $63K - Mercedes Reveals Pricing for New C-Class EV

- Sales Below Expectations, Not Likely to Improve - Kia Slashes EV6 Pricing - Geely Buying Part of Ford's Spain Plant - GM Works to Fill Skilled Trades Shortage - VW Sets Fastest Front-Drive Car Record - Turkish Startup Partners with CATL - Lexus Gets 1st 3-Row EV - BMW iX3 Starts at $63K - Mercedes Reveals Pricing for New C-Class EV

It's EV News Briefly for Tuesday 05 May 2026, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free, as soon as they're ready and are part of the EV News Daily Community. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/EVNewsDailyNORWAY BEV SHARE HITS 99% IN APRILNorway set a new monthly record in April 2026, with battery electric vehicles taking 98.6% of new passenger car registrations, up from the previous record of 98.4% in March. Of 11,103 new cars registered, 10,952 were fully electric, with diesel managing just 87 units and petrol a mere 31 units — making combustion-engine sales little more than a rounding error.TESLA CUTS MODEL 3 PRICES IN CANADATesla has slashed prices across its Canadian Model 3 line-up, introducing a new entry Premium RWD trim starting at C$39,490 — about 31% cheaper than the equivalent US price — after shifting production from its Fremont plant to its Shanghai factory to take advantage of Canada's new 6.1% Chinese-EV import tariff. The line-up now has just two trims after removing the Long Range mid-range, though Shanghai-built cars do not qualify for Canada's federal EVAP rebate of up to C$5,000.FACTORIAL BETS SOLID-STATE CAN BREAK CHINA'S LEADFactorial Energy, a Massachusetts-based startup backed by Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Hyundai/Kia, argues that solid-state batteries — which charge from 15% to 90% in 18 minutes and offer 20–50% more range than lithium-ion — are the West's best chance to leapfrog Chinese rivals rather than imitate them. The company plans to go public on Nasdaq in mid-2026 via a SPAC merger, and a Mercedes-Benz EQS prototype fitted with its cells drove 1,205 km non-stop in August 2025.IONIQ 5 SALES HOLD UP AFTER US TAX CREDIT LOSSHyundai's IONIQ 5 held fifth place among US EV sellers in 2025 despite losing the federal EV tax credit, while rivals like the Ford Mustang Mach-E saw sales collapse 60% year-on-year in Q1 2026. Domestic production at Hyundai Metaplant America in Savannah, Georgia was credited as a key factor in shielding the IONIQ 5 from the impact of Trump administration trade policy changes.VOLKSWAGEN RAISES RIVIAN STAKE TO 15.9%Volkswagen has lifted its stake in Rivian to 15.9% after completing a further $1 billion investment tranche, triggered by the RV Tech joint venture clearing its winter testing milestones, bringing its total investment to $3 billion of a committed $5.8 billion. Volkswagen gains access to Rivian's software stack and zonal architecture, while Rivian retains full ownership of its motors, batteries, chassis, and autonomy framework.VW TESTS 'GAMECHANGER' AT WOLFSBURGVolkswagen has launched a pilot production process codenamed Gamechanger at its Wolfsburg headquarters, aimed at cutting costs and enabling profitable EV manufacturing in Germany through techniques expected to include megacasting and parallel modular assembly streams. The plant is expected to eventually produce an electric Golf and an SUV counterpart on the next-generation SSP platform, potentially under the names ID. Golf and ID. Roc.TESLA LAUNCHES BASECHARGER FOR SEMI DEPOTSTesla has unveiled the Basecharger, a depot-focused DC fast charger for the Tesla Semi that tops out at 125 kW and can charge a truck from low to 60% in around four hours, using a 6-metre cable to accommodate yard layouts. The unit starts at $20,000, supports the open MCS (Megawatt Charging System) standard, and up to three units can share a single breaker — potentially serving future MCS-compatible trucks from Daimler, Volvo, and Scania.MFG EV POWER ADDS PLUG&CHARGEMotor Fuel Group has integrated its MFG EV Power network of around 2,000 rapid and ultra-rapid UK charging points with Hubject's Plug&Charge infrastructure, going live on 1 May 2026 after over a year of technical development. Compatible EVs can now begin charging automatically the moment they plug in, eliminating the need for RFID cards or apps.ALLEGO APP ADDS EUROPE-WIDE CHARGING ROAMINGAllego has transformed its app into a pan-European roaming platform, giving drivers access to roughly one million charging points from competing networks under a single account with no additional roaming fees. The app also includes a Smart Route Planner to help EV drivers plan charging stops across longer cross-border journeys.NEW AI VOICE ASSISTANTS FOR RIVIAN, POLESTAR AND VOLVO EVSRivian's AI voice assistant — first unveiled at its December 2025 Autonomy & AI Day — is now expected to reach customers in the coming weeks after slipping roughly four months behind its original early-2026 target, and will roll out to both R1 and R2 vehicles. Separately, Google has begun rolling out Gemini to Polestar and Volvo cars running Android Automotive OS, enabling conversational AI with multi-turn dialogue, trip planning, and a continuous hands-free mode called Gemini Live — with Volvo saying models dating back to 2020 are eligible for the upgrade.

In der heutigen Folge sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Daniel Eckert und Lea Oetjen über den tiefen Fall eines Rüstungskonzerns, das Amazon-Problem der Deutschen Post und die beeindruckende Rallye von Micron. Außerdem geht es um BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Porsche, Traton, Daimler Truck, UPS, FedEx, Evotec, Almirall, Rheinmetall, CSG, Micron, Unicredit, Commerzbank, GameStop, eBay, LPKF Laser & Electronics und das Urteil des Bundesfinanzhofs vom 14. Februar 2023, Az. IX R 3/22. Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Noch mehr "Alles auf Aktien" findet Ihr bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts – inklusive aller Artikel der Hosts. Hier bei WELT: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html. Hier könnt ihr den AAA-Newsletter abonnieren: https://www.welt.de/newsletter/article232797673/Alles-auf-Aktien-Der-taegliche-Boersen-Newsletter-fuer-WELTplus-Abonnenten.html Und - ganz neu: AAA gibt es jetzt auch auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alles_auf_aktien/ Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 03, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Mercedes-Benz commits to bringing back physical buttonsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47997418&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(01:56): A couple million lines of Haskell: Production engineering at MercuryOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47991802&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(03:22): Kimi K2.6 just beat Claude, GPT-5.5, and Gemini in a coding challengeOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47993235&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(04:49): OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50-55% by triage doctorsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47991981&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(06:15): BYOMesh – New LoRa mesh radio offers 100x the bandwidthOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47999636&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:41): New statue in London, attributed to Banksy, of a suited man, blinded by a flagOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48000152&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(09:08): Why TUIs are backOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48000028&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(10:34): Agentic Coding Is a TrapOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002442&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:01): DeepClaude – Claude Code agent loop with DeepSeek V4 Pro, 17x cheaperOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002136&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(13:27): A desktop made for oneOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47997947&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

In der heutigen Folge sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Daniel Eckert und Lea Oetjen über die Lehren aus der ersten Hauptversammlung von Berkshire Hathaway nach Warren Buffett, einen Kurssprung bei Atlassian und die Wahrheit hinter der „Sell in May“-Börsenweisheit. Außerdem geht es um Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Volkswagen, Porsche, Traton, Stellantis, BASF, Vincorion, Colgate-Palmolive, Beiersdorf, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, American Express, Coca-Cola, Munich Re und Amundi Core Stoxx Europe 600 ETF thesaurierend (WKN: LYX0Q0). Anzeige: Diese Folge enthält Werbung für Smartbroker+. Depot eröffnen & 60 € ETF sichern! Riesige ETF-Auswahl, flexible Trades & persönlicher Support bei Smartbroker+. Alle Informationen gibt es unter: https://get.smartbrokerplus.de/triple-aaa-podcast/ Noch mehr "Alles auf Aktien" findet Ihr bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts – inklusive aller Artikel der Hosts. Hier bei WELT: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html. Hier könnt ihr den AAA-Newsletter abonnieren: https://www.welt.de/newsletter/article232797673/Alles-auf-Aktien-Der-taegliche-Boersen-Newsletter-fuer-WELTplus-Abonnenten.html Und - ganz neu: AAA gibt es jetzt auch auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alles_auf_aktien/ Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Adam Chamberlain

China ist schnell, laut, riesig – und manchmal erstaunlich widersprüchlich. Birgit Priemer und Gerd Stegmaier waren für auto motor und sport in Asien unterwegs: in Seoul, in China und auf der Peking Motor Show. In dieser Folge sprechen sie mit Luca Leicht über ihre Eindrücke, Erlebnisse und Erkenntnisse.

In der heutigen Folge sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Lea Oetjen und Holger Zschäpitz über resiliente Börsen, das „graue Nashorn“ in China und ein dickes Versprechen bei Qualcomm. Außerdem geht es um Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Robinhood, Bloom Energy, Plug Power, Fuelcell Energy, Siemens Healthineers, GE HealthCare, Adidas, Scout24, Mercedes-Benz, Deutsche Bank, DWS, Inovance, Siasun Robot & Automation, Estun Automation, iShares Automation & Robotics ETF (WKN: A2ANH0) und L&G ROBO Global Robotics and Automation ETF (WKN: A12DB1). Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Noch mehr "Alles auf Aktien" findet Ihr bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts – inklusive aller Artikel der Hosts. Hier bei WELT: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html. Hier könnt ihr den AAA-Newsletter abonnieren: https://www.welt.de/newsletter/article232797673/Alles-auf-Aktien-Der-taegliche-Boersen-Newsletter-fuer-WELTplus-Abonnenten.html Und - ganz neu: AAA gibt es jetzt auch auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alles_auf_aktien/ Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

La voiture autonome arrive progressivement en Europe, portée par des avancées technologiques majeures et des expérimentations concrètes. Mais derrière cette révolution se cachent des approches très différentes, portées par des géants de la tech aux stratégies opposées.La course à la voiture autonome s'intensifie avec trois visions distinctes incarnées par Waymo, Tesla et Zoox. Si l'objectif est commun — supprimer le conducteur humain — les moyens pour y parvenir divergent profondément, entre précision extrême, intelligence artificielle et refonte totale du véhicule.Waymo : la précision avant toutFiliale de Google, Waymo mise sur une combinaison de capteurs sophistiqués, dont le LiDAR, pour modéliser l'environnement en 3D avec une extrême précision. Déjà déployés dans plusieurs villes américaines, ses robotaxis atteignent un niveau 4 d'autonomie.Ce choix technologique garantit une grande fiabilité, mais au prix d'une infrastructure lourde et coûteuse. Les véhicules doivent être entraînés sur des zones spécifiques, limitant leur flexibilité géographique. En cas de difficulté, une assistance humaine à distance peut intervenir.Tesla : le pari de la vision et de l'IAÀ l'opposé, Tesla fait le choix d'un système basé uniquement sur des caméras et de l'intelligence artificielle avec son programme FSD (Full Self Driving). Inspirée du fonctionnement humain, cette approche s'appuie sur les données collectées par des millions de véhicules à travers le monde.Moins coûteuse et plus facilement déployable, cette solution reste cependant limitée à un niveau 2 d'autonomie, nécessitant une supervision humaine constante. Tesla ambitionne néanmoins d'atteindre une autonomie totale, notamment avec son futur Cybercab.Zoox : repenser le véhicule autonomeSoutenue par Amazon, Zoox propose une vision radicalement différente : des véhicules conçus dès l'origine pour être autonomes, sans volant ni pédales. Ces navettes urbaines, où les passagers se font face, visent à transformer l'expérience de mobilité.Comme Waymo, Zoox utilise une combinaison de capteurs, mais se concentre sur des environnements urbains limités. Déjà testés à Las Vegas et San Francisco, ces véhicules restent coûteux et nécessitent un entraînement préalable sur chaque zone.Trois stratégies, un avenir incertainEntre la fiabilité de Waymo, la scalabilité de Tesla et l'approche disruptive de Zoox, aucun modèle ne s'impose encore clairement. Les constructeurs européens, comme Mercedes-Benz ou BMW, semblent toutefois s'orienter vers des solutions proches de celle de Tesla. L'avenir de la voiture autonome dépendra autant des choix technologiques que des cadres réglementaires en cours de définition, notamment en Europe.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In this episode of the Suite Spot podcast, we're heading to the prestigious Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Administration at Georgia State University. We sat down with the school’s Director, Dr. Benjamin Lawrence, to go behind the scenes of one of the country's top hospitality programs. In this video, we explore: How Georgia State is shaping the next generation of industry leaders.  The innovative curriculum driving modern hospitality education. Insights into the future of the hospitality profession. Whether you’re a student, a professional, or just passionate about the industry, you won’t want to miss this deep dive into hospitality excellence! Episode Transcript Our podcast is produced as an audio resource. Transcripts are generated using speech recognition software and human editing and may contain errors. Before republishing quotes, we ask that you reference the audio. Ryan Embree: Welcome to Suite Spot, where hoteliers check in, and we check out what’s trending in hotel marketing. I’m your host, Ryan Embree. Hello everyone. Ryan Embree here with the Suite Spot for another edition of our TMG Campus Crawl Series. We are here in the heart of downtown Atlanta at Georgia State with Dr. Ben Lawrence, Director of the Day School of Hospitality Administration. Thank you so much for hosting us and being a hospitable guest. Dr. Benjamin Lawrence : Happy to have you down here. Go Panthers! Ryan Embree: Well, we’re excited about this. You know, we’re here in Atlanta. We’re gonna talk about the location. But before we get rolling with this episode, Dr. Lawrence, this is your first time on the podcast. We would love to hear. Hospitality is all about collection of stories, right. Of individuals. Share a little bit about your hospitality journey and how you came here to the Georgia State, Day School of Hospitality. Dr. Benjamin Lawrence : So, people sometimes are surprised about my past because I was born in Singapore and I grew up in Indonesia, and I came to the States when I was 18, and I came to the States because I wanted to go to the best hotel school in the world. And so, when I was 17, I went to one of those high school, like, what are you gonna be when you grow up? And this Swiss hotelier said, you wanna go to hotel school? Go to Cornell. So, I applied to Cornell and I arrived in the States when I was 18, and I went to Cornell. And so, I went to hotel school there met my wife at, she was a hotelier at Cornell. After I graduated, we ran an inn in upstate New York, historic inn, went back to get my MBA, then worked, in a couple of different industries for a while. Went back to Indonesia to help my family and their business, and then came back to the States. Then I worked in a community college, a couple of community colleges, teaching hospitality. Then I went back and got my PhD at Boston University and my PhD, focus was in franchising. And I know we’ll talk a little more about franchising in a minute. But, franchising is the primary form of distribution of our product. After I graduated from Boston University, I got a job back at Cornell. So I went back there and I was a food and beverage professor. People always laugh. What was your professor? Food and Beverage? So I taught the most of the freshman students at Cornell, Food and Beverage Management. And I also taught, a multi unit franchising course there. And then this position at Georgia State opened up and a benefactor of ours gave money for an inapt professor in franchising. And there’s nothing better as an academic to get inapt professorship in the area that you study. And the weather in Atlanta is a lot better than the weather in Ithaca. Ryan Embree: I don’t know this week my, uh, my… Dr. Benjamin Lawrence : True. We’ve been cold, but it’s gonna be 80 degrees. 80 degrees this weekend. So when my kids moved down here from Ithaca, they were like, oh my Lord, you can play soccer in January, and we have a pool. So, I really loved working here in Atlanta. Georgia State is a very dynamic place. It’s a large state university, so very different from Cornell, but we really transformed the lives of our students here. So I’ve been here, I was here for seven years as a faculty member, and then just last July I became the director of the the Day School of Hospitality. So, we’re working on a lot of interesting stuff here. I’m excited about the position and excited about the potential of Georgia State and Atlanta. Ryan Embree: Yeah. Excited to share it with our audience and your story. Dr. Lawrence is a true indication of what hospitality is international. Right? We say that all the time. Hospitality is the language spoken all over the world. Your journey is certainly a reflection of that across the globe and, and now across the country here. So, share a little bit about the school’s history, Georgia State’s history, and where you think that this program is unique based on maybe others across the country. Dr. Benjamin Lawrence : So Georgia State was founded, the university was founded in 1913 as the kind of nighttime business school of Georgia Tech. And that has evolved over time. We’re a very large university. We are over 50,000 students here. And we’re a very diverse university. So we graduate more African Americans at Georgia State than any other university in the states. So we are a majority minority institution and a research one institution, so an R1 institution. So, we are not only a research powerhouse, but we also transformed the lives of our students. So we are the Day School of Hospitality, was founded in 1973, as a school of Hospitality, and was named in the eighties by the founder of Days Inn, Cecil B Day. So that really ties back into the franchising story, into the entrepreneur story. You had a local Georgian building, a brand that became worldwide brand, which is amazing. We joined the College of Business, and now we’re a school embedded in a business school. So there’s two forms of hospitality programs. There’s hospitality programs like UNLV or University of Houston. They’re standard loan colleges. And then there’s schools like ours that are embedded in a business school. So those are two basic models. There’s advantages and disadvantages to both. One of the advantages that we have is that we are in a college of business that allows our students to take many different courses from marketing department to computer information systems. One of the disadvantages is that we tend to be fairly small. So cost guide programs in business schools tend to be smaller, than standalone colleges. I took over the program in July, and we’re working on our strategic plan right now to grow the school to get more students. Because industry’s always looking for great hospitality students. And also looking to expose hospitality to students in other disciplines. And so if you’re a real estate student, if you’re a finance student, if you’re a student, a psychology student, right? So getting those students among all university students interested in hospitality. And I think that’s, that’s a model in which, will help grow enrollment. Well, only our majors and our minors, but also students just interested in hospitality. Many of our students are working in hospitality, right? They’re working as waiters or they’re working at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. So, they’re exposed to the industry especially being here in Atlanta. Ryan Embree: Even if they’re not in hospitality jobs, you could still be using hospitality skills within those jobs. Which is very important to share because, I think there’s that common misconception of, you think of a hospitality or a hotel worker, you think of all the disadvantages sometimes, right? Of like the holidays, the long hours. It’s a 24 hour business. But at the same time, there’s these different departments, whether it’s accounting, marketing, all the HR, these different avenues within hospitality, that you can be exposed to franchising. And being, which we’re gonna talk about. But one of the things is you look for that strategic plan, I think is a huge advantage, is obviously your location. Right? You’re in the heart of downtown Atlanta. It’s massive headquarters for global brands, sports venues, I mean, state of the art sports venue. You got World Cup coming here this summer. Talk to us about how you’ve used this location to your benefit for the students and prospective students. Dr. Benjamin Lawrence : Yeah. I mean, we have people on campus all the time. We have headquarters for ISG is here. We have, you know, we can walk from our campus to Mercedes-Benz Stadium, state Farm. We have the World Congress Center here, which is one of the largest convention centers at the day school. We don’t really have that many physical facilities. We don’t have a restaurant, we don’t have a hotel, but we don’t need to because we have Atlanta. Right. So that is a huge advantage for us. When we want people to come to campus to speak, they just need to just turn the corner and they’re here. And so we get great speakers to come to campus. Our students are engaged with the local industries here. Atlanta is the capital of franchising in the us Right? So if you think about the brands that we have here, Chick-fil-A, inspire brands, Rourke Capital. Rourke Capital, which is one of the largest private equity companies that owns Inspire and go-to Foods and over 50 franchise brands. And Atlanta’s growing. Right? And so if you’re a student and you come here, you can stay here afterwards, right? So if you’re a student at Cornell and you go to Ithaca, you’re probably not staying in Ithaca, right. Because there’s not much there. People have to get on a plane and they gotta fly to Ithaca to be in class. And so that is a huge advantage for us, right? Absolutely. For universities that are based in cities where people wanna work, that is a huge advantage for us, not only for our students to get internships, but afterwards to be able to live and work with, within the community. Ryan Embree: A hundred percent. And some of the schools and programs that we’ve visited, have laboratories and incubators that they use. Your lab and incubators are right outside these walls, right? So it’s almost like your classroom is the city of Atlanta and, and ’cause so much hospitality is going on every single day in those moments. So, incredible advantage that the students have here and the alumni network, which we’re gonna talk about here in a minute. But, you know, you talked about your, your strong background and franchising and entrepreneurship. Obviously you have a passion there. It’s, it’s kind of your strength and background share with us how you kind of incorporated that into the curriculum, into the day school hospitality. Sure. Dr. Benjamin Lawrence : So when I came here to Georgia State, one of the things that my endow professorship they wanted me to do was basically talk about franchising for students overall. So I teach an undergraduate franchising course. And in that course, even though franchising obviously is central to the distribution of hotels and restaurants, franchising is everywhere. Everything in a strip mall is franchised. And students don’t understand that, right? Students don’t realize that. The other thing that we have here in Georgia State is we have an entrepreneurship innovation center. And so I have a joint appointment with them, and one of my passions is to get entrepreneurship students to think about franchising as one route to entrepreneurship. We have all these headquarters here. Even if you’re not gonna become a franchisee, you might go work for a franchising company Sure. As accountant, as somebody in marketing or in sales. These are large companies. Or you go, might go work for a franchisee. You know, one of the pathways to franchising is ownership. Now that can be difficult for students, and that’s one of the things that we’re gonna be working on in our strategic plan, is figuring out how do we get students in ownership positions, right? So we are a public university that, 40% of our students are Pell Grant eligible. Right? So they don’t come from money. It’s figuring out how we can change the trajectory of our students’ lives and transform their lives is something that is, one of one of our goals and franchising is a wealth creator, right? Some of the wealthiest people I know are franchisees, right? If you own 20 Dunking Donuts, you’re doing pretty well. You probably have a license plate that has donut on it, right? So, I’m very passionate about franchising. Now there’s good franchising and there’s bad franchising, right? So, there are some franchise brands that I don’t suggest students invest in. And part of that is kind of understanding what franchising is about, right? It’s a partnership. So in the class we talk a lot about, you know, these are two options. These are two options for that you might wanna pick as a franchise, which one would you pick? And understanding kind of the owner who owns a franchise brand, what are the parameters of the contract? And exposing students to that pathway. There’s not that many programs in the US that focus on franchising, and there’s very few endowed professorships in franchising. And so one of our goals going forward is to work more on exposing more students to franchising in general. Ryan Embree: It’s such a great opportunity. I mean, I think all of those success stories where franchises were sometimes built from these schools and now are such job creators of what you’re talking about. So to kind of arm your students with that knowledge, whether again, they’re looking to start their own franchise, become a part of a franchise, or work for a franchisee. Incredibly wealth of knowledge there. So really, really cool work that you’re doing there. The school has really deep roots in the business community. You mentioned some of the major brands. How have you seen this kind of fast track students hospitality careers or even like through internships that you’re doing at the on on school? Dr. Benjamin Lawrence : So we, so one of the things we tell students is get internships right away. So, start with doing internships and get into those businesses and start working. ’cause once it’s the best way for them to kind of feel out the company and know if it’s the right fit for them as well as the company filling them out. So we, we have, we have more internship opportunities for our students than we can fulfill, right. Everything from going to the masters or engaging with Mercedes-Benz Stadium or working at State Farm Arena, working local hotels. We could have double the number of students and we still have opportunity for them. I think, you know, Atlanta’s a growing city, right? We’re continually growing. We have a great ecosystem of universities here in Atlanta, not only Georgia State, but Kennesaw State, Georgia Tech, university of Georgia’s not that far away. Georgia Southern. So we have a great ecosystem of universities here, and that helps to kind of feed the need for the businesses, and especially in the hospitality business. Where, we’re building one of the largest entertainment centers here in Atlanta. $5 billion is going to create, create this Centennial Yards, which is this transformation of downtown. So it’s a really exciting place to be. And businesses want our students, our students tend to be the way we describe Georgia State. Students are students with grit. Many of our students are working while they’re going to school.They can’t afford not to work. Luckily in the state of Georgia, we have Hope Scholarship. So most of our students are going, are getting their education covered. And at the day school, we provide a lot of scholarship money. So if you’re a Georgia State Day School student and you don’t get a scholarship, I’m saying, why aren’t you getting a scholarship? You should be applying for one. We have a lot of good, you know, we have Hunter Scholarship for the Hunter family. We have lots of industry partners that understand the benefit of providing our students with scholarship money and offering paid internships that get them, get them engaged and working, in the industry. And we have FIFA coming. So what a great opportunity for students to get a front seat to an amazing event, is to work a FIFA event. Ryan Embree: It’s wonderful advice. And would encourage, students that might be finding this, if you have required internships, would you even I had them when I went to school, get eclectic with it. Like, expose yourself to as many things as possible, because this industry has so much to offer. And this is like a first time glance at what you might wanna do in your career. A lot of the hospitality professionals I’ve talked to have fallen into these types of careers where you could have a fast track of being like, I know exactly what I wanna do. ’cause I had the experience of this internship. So it’s great that you continue to put your, your students in positions like that. And the learning from it will last you here until the end of your career and until their alumni, which we’ll, we’ll talk about, right? Dr. Benjamin Lawrence : And then also study abroad, right. We have two study abroad programs that we do. One is fully funded, so we pay for everything for the students. Unfortunately, location, it was Dubai in Abu Dhabi, so we had to, we’re gonna have to retool that for this year. But we pay for everything for our students to have an experience that is just out of this world. And we also have a European study abroad experience. So I’ll say, you know, the getting, taking advantage of those experiences and trying different things, right. Don’t go to the same company for four years. Try something else. Try something new. And when you’re in Atlanta, you can do that. You don’t have to go anywhere else to go work at State Farm and then figure out like, I wanna go to Mercedes-Benz or gonna work at Inspire Brands. It’s all here. Ryan Embree: It really is. And a lot of, obviously, alumni have come and worked at those organizations. Talk to us about, you know, the alumni network, how you continue and your role to try to foster that. Because if you can show a student, Hey, this is the path you can take and this is where you can get to, and the opportunities that kind of expand and open up to you when you graduate from here it’s a powerful thing and, and powerful way to get people through the doors. Dr. Benjamin Lawrence : Yeah, absolutely. We are a large university, so we have over 300,000 alums. And if you think about it, students who go to Georgia State are probably most likely gonna be living in Atlanta or somewhere else. We’re a large city and we have lots of opportunity. So vicinity wise, you have a lot of alums living in this area. And because we have, we’re such a large school. If you ask someone, do you know anybody from they went to school at Georgia State, probably they did, or they, they got a master’s degree at Georgia State. Or you know, their, their, their sister did. So everyone’s always willing to help too. Right. So this feeling of like, you know, the idea that, you know, you’ve come from a certain background and, and you’ve achieved, graduated from Georgia State. There’s always people willing to help. And I’ll say the hospitality industry is, this is an a industry of opportunity. So there’s people that work, start working in as a waiter and then become CEO of the company. That trajectory happens. It might take some time, but this is an industry that values hard work, grit, personal attention to customer satisfaction. But it’s doable. And so that’s what inspires, that’s what inspires me about Georgia State, is that I can see our students grow over time, and I can see those students in management positions in the future, and that’s gonna change the trajectory of their life. Or they might own a franchise, or they might start a franchise. If you think about a company like Zaxby’s, right? It’s was started by students, you know, it was started at Georgia Southern. And those two founders are now worth billions. So the idea that we can change the life of students and, and we can do that here in Atlanta, is something that I’m really passionate about. Ryan Embree: And, you know, so we kind of spoke to the students now, the hospitality professionals that might be listening to that be open to being a mentor for these younger students. Because, I sit across the table. I had the privilege and honor of sitting across the table for some incredible hospitality leaders. And every single time I ask them about their hospitality journey, there’s typically always a name in there that they attribute a lot of their success as a jumping off point or a starting point for their career. So be on either side of that, right. To be the person that helps someone, or be the person that reach out to someone for help. It’s hospitality. It’s a people serving people industry. That’s why we love it. That’s why we’re in it. So definitely recommend doing that as well. You know, the success of the program has been recognized as Top Hospitality School across the country, multiple accolades. You talked about the research at the top of the episode. Talk to us a little bit about, you know, that what the accolades mean to you and kind of how it’s helped prospective students kind of recognize Georgia State as one of the top hospitality programs. Dr. Benjamin Lawrence : Absolutely. The, you know, one thing is we’ve been around a while, right? So we’ve been around over 50 years, and I think being embedded in a business school helps us as well. Our students have a very strong business background. They have to pass accounting and finance courses. They have that strong kind of analytical background. And then they take their hospitality courses. We have a lot of students that are, we’re known for students with grit. That don’t get their hands dirty and are willing to like, do the, do the operations type jobs. I’ll say that, you know, operations jobs are the foundation of kind of understanding the business, right? You might wanna be a revenue manager, but you don’t really understand what revenue management is about until you work the front desk and understand that business. Absolutely. So, you know, for a long time, we’ve, you know, we’re at a top business school. We’re at a large state university for a long time. We’ve put students into the ecosystem. So when people think about us, they think about those students, and we’re gonna build upon that going forward. So, we we’re working on a strategic plan to kinda strengthen those fundamentals as well as specialize in and expand our portfolio to things like entertainment and sports, which is all about hospitality, right? Absolutely. Because students today, they really passionate about live events and sports and entertainment. And that’s all part of that hospitality ecosystem, right? Hospitality is part of most things we do. It’s like we’re in a service economy. We’re in experience economy. Most of the qualities you learn in a hospitality degree, you can apply in any type of business. So I’m very proud of the fact that we are at, we’re an ACSB accredited school, so we have that business foundation. At the same time we have specialized interest in things that are really important to hospitality. So franchising is one of those that I think we can build upon going forward. Ryan Embree: I mean, you talk about that younger generation loving live events. I mean, look on social media and you also see, them standing in line for food and beverage item. Like that there’s such passion, and that younger generation that they can bring to hospitality and we get the privilege of serving them. So, one of the places where you have a strong alumni presence and even student presence. And the reason we’re here is covering the Hunter Conference 2026 over at the brand new beautiful Signia Hilton, Atlanta. Like I said, a lot of, Georgia State involvement there. Special relationship between the two organizations. Give us some history there and how that’s evolved over the last couple decades. Dr. Benjamin Lawrence : Absolutely. So it’s a very special relationship. We are one of the co-founders of the Hunter Conference, starting in 1989, with less than a hundred people. And now we have 2000 industry professionals coming to Atlanta from one of the largest hospitality real estate conferences, in the U.S. So obviously the Hunters have a scholarship. We have students, our students run the conference, right? So Sarah [Moss] is the Chief of Staff, is one of our former students. Maddie [Thibodeaux] runs a conference, is one of our former students, previously an intern. So we have an internship program, that we run where this year, Heather was the, the intern there, really helps us to get those students start working in, you know, an amazing event and expose those students and all our students have access to the Hunter Conference. So regardless if you’re a real estate student or a finance student, a hospitality student, psychology student, you can access the conference. We also, Mitch Shaw, endowed the Bradshaw Speaker series, in honor of his father. And every year, we have amazing, amazing person from industry come and talk about their life journey. And so Tony Ressler was the speaker this year, transformer of the Centennial Yards, investing in the owner of the Hawks, and exposes our students to those industry professionals. And so I look forward to every year for us to have that event. It’s very special relationship that benefits our students and benefits our faculty. Getting access to that. And it’s less than a mile from here. Right. So we, I can walk from my office down to the Signia Hotel, look at all the development down there, engage our students with amazing content. Ryan Embree: What, what an opportunity for your students to be involved in that event. And, you know, we just talked about the power of mentors, right? And there could be, your mentor is sitting right there. I mean, it, it’s an incredible conference. We have the privilege of covering it over the past couple years. Now, as it enters its new chapter at the Signia, it continues to just grow and grow and really appreciate the relationship that Georgia State has there. And it’s so cool to see those students, we’ve seen students at that conference from, from all over the country, love to see that. Because again, those are those opportunities that we talked about where it’s like, you gotta take advantage of that and you have it less than a mile, you know, away from your campus. Dr. Benjamin Lawrence : Yeah. And the thing is that when you talk about mentors is that, you know, many of our students, their parents, they’re first generation college students. They’re first generation college graduates. Like, I’m a first generation college graduate immigrant to the U.S. Your parents really don’t know how to help you in that. So, especially for our students and other students, they’re first generation graduates, they need those mentors to help them. So they don’t have parents that are working in the corporate environment that are telling them to get this internship. And so I would say, you know, if you’re if you’re opportunity to mentor a student, you can change the trajectory of their lives. And that is gonna pay dividends in the future. There’s nothing more rewarding than looking at a student and seeing their, their change over time and their position in an industry. Ryan Embree: It’s a great segue ’cause we’re gonna give some advice here to a couple exciting chapters and young professionals lives. What advice would you give to hospitality students right now? Because right now, you know, I pose this question by always saying, if I were, going into hospitality, there’s a lot of noise outside of our industry right now about AI and technology taking jobs. And we’ve talked about this where it might kind of be an opportunity for hospitality right now. So what advice would you share with them kind of hearing this? Dr. Benjamin Lawrence : I tell all the marketing students and the finance students, the CIS students come to hospitality. We got jobs. AI is gonna impact our industry, right. But we’re always gonna need that personal touch. We’re always gonna have to have that touch with the customer and have those personal relationships. And so understanding how AI is gonna impact the industry is important. We’re even changing some of our courses to better understand how we can use these tools to improve performance, to improve customer satisfaction, to reduce wait times. But at the end of the day, we’re in a human business, right? We’re about human experiences and people crave human experiences, right? So, you know, the live events, the reason why we love live events is because we live in the digital world a lot. And so this is the, this is I think a turning point for hospitality for us to really become central to people’s lives. Post pandemic, people want to connect with other people. We are in the business of creating amazing experiences. And if we can create American amazing experiences and bring people together, that’s what hospitality is about. So I would tell students, students that are graduating, this is an amazing opportunity for you. Go out there, find a company that you are passionate about and work hard and work in operations, understand the business. This is your opportunity to, people say, I don’t wanna work in operations. I understand the business. You’ve got your whole life ahead of you. Who knows what’s gonna happen in the future. But I’ll say, we have jobs and we will have jobs in the future. Ryan Embree: Absolutely. And when you said that operations point, I love it. ’cause you’d be surprised how many front desk agents, bellmans, I’ve talked to across the, across the table that are now in corporate America because, but that’s where they had their start, and they attribute a lot of their success to saying, I was on the front line doing these jobs, doing these work. That’s where again, whether it’s a first job, entry-level job or whether it’s an internship can be so formative and foundational for your career. Now, let’s turn our attention to maybe incoming freshmen, right? They got the next four years daunting before they graduate and get out into the, to the world. What advice would you give them coming to Georgia State and the Day Hospitality School? Dr. Benjamin Lawrence : I would say take advantage of that time, right? So these are four years in which you can do anything you want. So have some fun, right. Go to events, post pandemic. You know, we we’re somewhat of a commuter school. We have dorms on campus, but a lot of our students are still living at home. So it may take some effort to get in a car drive downtown and meet up with an industry professional, but that’s where the value is. That’s why you’re in Atlanta, right? That’s where the school is about network. Meeting people, learning about other people, creating that network. And I would say get an internship from day one, look for an internship every year, get an internship. That summertime is a time in which you can invest in yourself. And classes are one thing, but really college is a lot about trying to figure out what you wanna do besides just the classes. Select your classes you want to take, and then engage in clubs and go do study abroad. Both my kids are Georgia State. Were Georgia State students, and go do study abroad. Go do whatever you want. This is a time in your life to explore. And you don’t have a mortgage. You might not have a car. You can do anything you want. And we’re there to support you. If you want an internship in Atlanta and you’re a Georgia State student, we can find you one. So, I mean, that to me is like, just be excited about that time of your life and AI, you know, AI is gonna impact our industry, but it’s not gonna take our jobs. Ryan Embree: And, and raise your hand and volunteer. I mean, this you got the World Cup. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to be involved in something in this amazing city. I mean, there was only a select number of cities, Atlanta being one of them. What an opportunity to be involved in an event that is gonna span maybe something you look back on, where people are coming from all over the world, to be here in Atlanta. So I love that advice, especially for those younger freshmen, just starting their journey. Well, so now we’re gonna, now we’re gonna share a little bit about your vision. So as we wrap up today, you talked about the strategic plan. What’s your vision as you look at the second half of the 2020s for the school here? Dr. Benjamin Lawrence : So we’re really focused on broadening, hospitality past hotels and restaurants and focusing on experiences. And so we really want to be the school that drives and understands how people wanna live their lives through experiences. And so focusing on, on entertainment, focusing on sports focusing on live events, focusing on hotels and restaurants. But people go to restaurants for, for different reasons, right? The transactional component of a restaurant, ordering online and Uber, that’s important. But the other side of going to restaurant is celebrating, right? Sure. And engaging with the people. And like, and you gotta understand where you are. Are you providing a transactional type approach where you’re just giving a meal or you are providing an experience. And we feel that the, there’s lots of value in creating those experiences. And so when you think about hospitality as creating memorable experiences, really broadens the perspective. Every time of service is about creating an experience. And so our plan is to focus on experiences generally, and then also to invite students that aren’t hospitality students to understand the business. So, you know, hospitality programs and business schools are never gonna be huge, right? You have other departments, but what we can do is we can get a marketing student say, listen, come to Hunter and you realize that like they may be maybe 20% of people in that pool are marketing people, right? Sales and marketing. Or accounting. So exposing hospitality to a broad set of students to show them the opportunities, right? We have a lot of opportunity for students. The trajectory of those students that are hardworking, that wanna it is, is very steep. And so that is our strategic plan going forward to figure out how do we can expose hospitality generally to the whole university, not just the school of business. And then to focus on being experts in creating memorable experiences. And I’m excited about the future. We’re in Atlanta, we’re at Georgia State. We have so many positive attributes. We’re investing $80 million in our campus downtown. If you haven’t had an opportunity to come downtown Atlanta, let me know. Send me an email, because we are transforming, downtown Atlanta, and it’s a place that people want to work, play, and stay. And, that’s just gonna improve as we invest in Centennial Yards and the stadium complex. Ryan Embree: One of the advice I always received was talking about the investment behind a school. If you see that it’s growing, it’s a growing university, there’s investment into it, it’s a place that you want to be so, certainly reflected here at Georgia State. Those experiences that you talked about so important. I mean, think about when you were in hospitality school, even when I was in hospitality school. Now the, the lanes of hospitality and specialties that you can get your degrees in because it encompasses just so much right now and it continues to grow. And as far as exposing more and more people to hospitality and its opportunities, it’s exactly what we’re here to do on the TMG campus cross. So we are so happy that you had us here and, sat down with us and, and took some time outta your day to do this with us. Dr. Benjamin Lawrence: Thank you so much. You’re doing important work. And go Panthers! Ryan Embree: Alright. Thank you so much. We’ll talk to you next time on the SuiteSpot. To join our loyalty program. Be sure to subscribe and give us a five star reading on iTunes. Suite Spot is produced by Travel Media Group. Our editor is Brandon Bell with Cover Art by Bary Gordon. I’m your host Ryan Embree and we hope you enjoyed your stay.

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In this episode, Christian Stein, co-founder and CEO of Threedy GmbH, explains why CAD data remains so difficult to use outside engineering, even inside companies like Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Spun out of the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research, Threedy has spent years helping enterprise teams make massive industrial 3D data usable across web, tablets, and XR. He also shares where headset deployments still struggle, why tablets remain more practical in many enterprise settings, and how AI could become the orchestration layer that connects 3D data and business systems across industrial workflows.Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter

De gestolen patiëntgegevens bij softwareleverancier ChipSoft zijn volgens het bedrijf vernietigd en niet gepubliceerd, maar zekerheid daarover ontbreekt. Cybersecurity-expert Jort Kollerie waarschuwt dat criminelen kopieën kunnen achterhouden en later opnieuw kunnen afpersen, terwijl de lijst met getroffen organisaties blijft groeien. Zorginstellingen die afhankelijk zijn van ChipSoft-software blijven daardoor langdurig kwetsbaar. Bijna 20 jaar na het invoeren van de regeling dienstverlening aan huis, houdt bijna niemand zich eraan. Negen op de tien huishoudens betalen hun huishoudhulp niet door bij ziekte, terwijl ze dat wel moeten doen. Dat stelt socioloog David de Kort van de Universiteit Utrecht in een interview met BNR Nieuwsradio. Vooral vrouwen in een kwetsbare arbeidspositie lopen zo inkomen en bescherming mis. Beleggers bereiden zich voor op een drukke beursdag met een cijferlawine in de auto- en technologiesector, met resultaten van onder meer Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet, Amazon, Mercedes-Benz en Ford. Ook Universal Music Group komt met cijfers, terwijl aandeelhouders letten op de overnameplannen van investeerder Bill Ackman. De dag eindigt met het rentebesluit van de Fed in de VS, dat naar verwachting ongewijzigd blijft voordat Kevin Warsh het stokje overneemt. Deze omschrijving is met AI gemaakt en gecontroleerd door een BNR-redacteur.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the podcast is part two of our interview with Los Angeles-based dancer, Kitty McNamee. She's an artist, a creator and most importantly a collaborator. Her early years in LA were spent honing her craft as Artistic Director of Hysterica Dance Co., a prolific collective that redefined dance in Los Angeles. Kitty's dance films have screened at over 50 festivals worldwide and she currently has several dance-centric documentary projects in development.The long list of musical institutions and theaters she's worked with include the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the LA Opera, the San Francisco Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the LA Ballet and the Pasadena Playhouse.In addition to her staged works, she's collaborated on campaigns for businesses that include Target, Mercedes Benz and Uniqlo. You won't want to miss Kitty's inspiring and collaborative approach to arts entrepreneurship. https://www.kittymcnamee.com/about and https://www.lapopsup.com/about

In der heutigen Folge sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Lea Oetjen und Holger Zschäpitz über den absurden SOX-Kursanstieg, die erste große Polymarket-Verhaftung und was sonst noch so wichtig wird in dieser Woche. Außerdem geht es um Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Apple, Robinhood, Coca-Cola, eBay, Booking, Starbucks, T-Mobile US, Carvana, Chipotle, Visa, Mastercard, Merck, Altria, Roblox, Exxon, Chevron, Linde, Deutsche Börse, Airbus, adidas, Deutsche Bank, Mercedes-Benz, Scout24, BASF, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Post, ING, MTU Aero Engines, Volkswagen, TEQ General Artificial Intelligence ETF (WKN: A41AXG) und Inyova Impact Investing Active Equity Fund EUR (WKN: A4193H). Anzeige: Diese Folge enthält Werbung für Smartbroker+. Depot eröffnen & 60 € ETF sichern! Riesige ETF-Auswahl, flexible Trades & persönlicher Support bei Smartbroker+. Alle Informationen gibt es unter: https://get.smartbrokerplus.de/triple-aaa-podcast/ Noch mehr "Alles auf Aktien" findet Ihr bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts – inklusive aller Artikel der Hosts. Hier bei WELT: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html. Hier könnt ihr den AAA-Newsletter abonnieren: https://www.welt.de/newsletter/article232797673/Alles-auf-Aktien-Der-taegliche-Boersen-Newsletter-fuer-WELTplus-Abonnenten.html Und - ganz neu: AAA gibt es jetzt auch auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alles_auf_aktien/ Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

This week on TechRadio we're diving into the timely tech stories you'll want to know about — including Microsoft's huge $1 million sweepstakes (plus a chance at a Mercedes-Benz)!We also cover: The clever new noise-cancelling bike bell designed to be heard through headphones What's coming with Apple's smart glasses expected in 2027 How to get more AI power right on your PC Smart ways to reuse your old phone for handy everyday tech Another Olympics ticket draw is coming up soon Windows 11 update changes that give you more control Our latest tops in streaming recommendations Whether you love giveaways, practical tech hacks, or staying ahead on gadgets and entertainment, this episode is packed with useful tips and fun insights explained in plain English. Tune in for your friendly weekly tech update!

Tim Cook prépare sa sortie, John Ternus sera-t-il à la hauteur ? • Les lunettes numériques sont-elles l'assistant santé du futur ? • Les Tesla autonomes arrivent en Europe.Soutenu par FreePro, le meilleur de Free pour les entreprises.Avec François Sorel (BFM Business) et Bruno Guglielminetti (Mon Carnet).===============Sommaire détaillé : ===============Un tournant historique pour Apple (0:06)Nous revenons sur l'annonce majeure du mois : Tim Cook quittera la direction générale d'Apple après quinze ans à la tête du groupe, pour être remplacé par John Ternus, patron de l'ingénierie hardware. Cette transition marque la fin d'un cycle ouvert après Steve Jobs et pose une question centrale : Apple va-t-elle retrouver un souffle produit plus audacieux ? Le bilan contrasté de Tim Cook (3:22)Nous dressons le bilan d'un dirigeant qui a fait d'Apple une machine financière hors norme, en développant les services, l'écosystème et les puces Apple Silicon. Mais on s'interroge aussi sur ce qu'Apple n'a pas osé lancer sous son mandat : la voiture, la télévision, ou encore une vraie rupture comparable à l'iPhone.John Ternus, l'homme du produit (14:01)Nous analysons le profil discret de John Ternus, ingénieur maison entré chez Apple au début des années 2000. Son arrivée peut être lue comme un signal fort : Apple choisit un homme du matériel, du design et de la culture interne, plutôt qu'un profil logiciel ou services.Les lunettes numériques : objet tech de demain ? (23:12)Alors que les annonces en matière de lunettes "intelligentes" se multiplient, nous évoquons les avancées technologiques dans ce domaine. EssilorLuxottica, confirme son partenariat avec Meta sur les Ray-Ban Meta. Google relance aussi le sujet avec Gucci, tandis que Apple et Samsung sont attendus sur ce terrain. Les lunettes pourraient devenir le prochain grand wearable, mais leur poids, leur autonomie, leur style et leur acceptation sociale restent des obstacles.Des lunettes pour entendre, filmer, assister et soigner (28:46)Nous évoquons les Nuance Audio d'EssilorLuxottica, des lunettes capables d'amplifier les voix pour les personnes ayant une légère perte auditive. On explore aussi les usages possibles des lunettes intelligentes : assistance par IA, prise de vue, aide aux personnes malvoyantes, usages professionnels, mais aussi les limites liées à la caméra et à la vie privée.La santé vue par les yeux (33:41)Nous nous intéressons au virage santé d'EssilorLuxottica, qui travaille sur des capteurs intégrés aux lunettes et sur l'analyse du regard pour détecter certains signaux physiologiques. Rythme cardiaque, mouvements oculaires, signes de pathologies neurodégénératives ou métaboliques : les yeux pourraient devenir une porte d'entrée vers un check-up beaucoup plus large.Tesla ouvre la voie à la conduite autonome en Europe (47:03)Nous analysons l'autorisation accordée aux Pays-Bas à Tesla pour déployer son système FSD supervisé, une première étape importante pour l'Europe. Le dispositif reste une conduite autonome de niveau 2+, avec obligation pour le conducteur de rester vigilant, mais il pourrait accélérer l'arrivée de ces technologies dans d'autres pays européens. À lire sur Monde Numérique.Caméras contre lidar : le pari Tesla (52:13)Nous comparons l'approche de Tesla, fondée sur les caméras et l'intelligence artificielle, à celle de Waymo ou Zoox, qui s'appuient davantage sur cartographie et capteurs lidar. Le débat porte sur le réalisme du comportement routier, la capacité à généraliser à de nouveaux territoires et les limites en cas de pluie, de brouillard ou de neige.L'industrie automobile face à un basculement (59:00)Nous évoquons les hésitations de BMW, Mercedes-Benz, BYD, XPeng ou Toyota face à la montée de la conduite assistée avancée et des véhicules chinois. Au-delà de la technologie, c'est tout le modèle de mobilité qui pourrait changer, entre robotaxis, voitures partagées, autonomie des personnes âgées ou handicapées, et futurs services comme le Cybercab de Tesla.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Microsoft is begging you to use Edge and Copilot. In fact, they're giving away millions of dollars in cash and prizes to incentivize you to sign up -- including Mercedes-Benz automobiles. But so few people use Edge that it took the internet a whole month to realize this promotion existed. Then we talk abut Xbox walking back its Game Pass pricing. Watch the podcast episodes on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer's point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles. Get more news, views and reviews on Clownfish TV News - https://more.clownfishtv.com/ On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ClownfishTV On Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4Tu83D1NcCmh7K1zHIedvg On Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clownfish-tv-audio-edition/id1726838629 MORE CLOWNFISH TV - Official Merch Store: http://ClownfishMinus.com Facebook - https://facebook.com/ClownfishTV X - https://x.com/ClownfishTVcom Clownfish TV subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClownfishTVOfficial/ Disclaimer: This series is produced by Clownfish Studios and WebReef Media, and is part of ClownfishTV.com. Opinions expressed by our contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of our guests, affiliates, sponsors, or advertisers. ClownfishTV.com is an unofficial news source and has no connection to any company that we may cover. This channel and website and the content made available through this site are for educational, entertainment and informational purposes only. These so-called “fair uses” are permitted even if the use of the work would otherwise be infringing. #Microsoft #Windows11 #Copilot #AI #Tech #Podcast #Commentary #News #Reaction #Gaming #Comedy #Entertainment #Hollywood #PopCulture #Tech #Anime #FYP Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's pumped-up episode of Quick Charge, we notice how funny it is that Tesla makes a big Robotaxi announcement every time the TSLA earnings call looks like a disappointment. Tesla's tiny territory maps in Houston and Dallas underscore just how difficult it's been for the brand's camera-only autonomous driving ambitions to yield anything like Elon's early promises, and the timing of the announcement – just days ahead of what's bound to be a tough, tough Q1 earnings call – leaves a lot to be desired. We've also got a massive, 600-ton electric excavator in India and a 40+ tonne quad-axle electric semi from Mercedes-Benz that is ready to do some real dirty work. All that and the results of our "pain at the pump" survey, when you hit "play." Source Links Tesla launches ‘Robotaxi' in Houston and Dallas with tiny geofences Tesla's ‘Robotaxi' expansion looks like another stock pump before earnings MASSIVE 600 ton Liebherr mining excavator converted from diesel to electric Hot and ready: Mercedes is taking orders for its new eArocs 400 vocational truck Survey Sunday: how much pain at the pump will it take to switch to EV? Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are (allegedly) recorded several times per week, most weeks. We'll be posting bonus audio content from time to time as well, so be sure to follow and subscribe so you don't miss a minute of Electrek's high-voltage podcast series. Got news? Let us know!Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show. If you're considering going solar, it's always a good idea to get quotes from a few installers. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage, a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. It has hundreds of pre-vetted solar installers competing for your business, ensuring you get high-quality solutions and save 20-30% compared to going it alone. Plus, it's free to use, and you won't get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.  Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you'll get access to unbiased Energy Advisors to help you every step of the way. Get started here.

"Do I have to take these meds forever?" It's the most common question psychiatrists hear, but the answer is rarely a simple yes or no. In this episode, hosts Gabe Howard (living with bipolar) and Dr. Nicole Washington (board-certified psychiatrist) dive into the risks, the realities, and the honest conversations most doctors avoid when it comes to stopping bipolar medication. They break down why "cold turkey" is a recipe for disaster and explain the equally dangerous "hot turkey" otherwise known as restarting a full medication cocktail after a long break. Gabe shares his own journey of switching doctors to find a specialist in titration, illustrating the difference between "Mercedes Benz care" and trying to navigate a "hoopty" ride on your own. Dr. Nicole explains the science of brain receptors, the logistical hurdles of compounding pharmacies, and why the medical community is often resistant to "deprescribing." Listeners Will Learn: ·  Instead of "stopping" try reframing the conversation as "decreasing reliance" ·  Why lowering your medication slowly gives you better results ·  Finding a psych doctor who understands "deprescribing" may take time ·  A successful, safe medication adjustment can take a year or more—it is a marathon, not a sprint  Whether you're struggling with side effects like brain fog and sexual dysfunction or you simply want to feel more in control, this episode offers a roadmap for having an honest, data-driven conversation with your treatment team. Learn why "decreasing reliance" on medication is often a more successful goal than quitting entirely, and how to treat bumps in the road as data points rather than failures. "Most people think stopping meds is like flipping a light switch—on Monday you're on them, and on Tuesday you're not. But in reality, it's a slow, medical taper. It's more accurate to describe this as 'decreasing our reliance' rather than just quitting, so we can actually see what the data tells us." ~Gabe Howard, Host Our host, Gabe Howard, is an award-winning podcast host, author, and sought-after suicide prevention and mental health speaker, but he wouldn't be any of those things today if he hadn't been committed to a psychiatric hospital in 2003.Gabe also hosts Healthline's Inside Mental Health podcast has appeared in numerous publications, including Bipolar magazine, WebMD, Newsweek, and the Stanford Online Medical Journal. He has appeared on all four major TV networks, ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX. Among his many awards, he is the recipient of Mental Health America's Norman Guitry Award, received two Webby Honoree acknowledgements, and received an official resolution from the Governor of Ohio naming him an “Everyday Hero.” Gabe wrote the popular book, "Mental Illness is an Asshole and other Observations," available from Amazon; signed copies are available directly from the author with free swag included! To learn more about Gabe, or to book him for your next event, please visit his website, gabehoward.com. Our host, Dr. Nicole Washington, is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she attended Southern University and A&M College. After receiving her BS degree, she moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma to enroll in the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed a residency in psychiatry at the University of Oklahoma in Tulsa. Since completing her residency training, Dr. Nicole has spent most of her career caring for and being an advocate for those who are not typically consumers of mental health services, namely underserved communities, those with severe mental health conditions, and high performing professionals. Through her private practice, podcast, speaking, and writing, she seeks to provide education to decrease the stigma associated with psychiatric conditions. Find out more at DrNicolePsych.com. Tell a Friend: Sharing the show with the people we know is how our podcast will grow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the podcast is part one of our interview with Los Angeles-based dancer, Kitty McNamee. She's an artist, a creator and most importantly a collaborator. Her early years in LA were spent honing her craft as Artistic Director of Hysterica Dance Co., a prolific collective that redefined dance in Los Angeles. Kitty's dance films have screened at over 50 festivals worldwide and she currently has several dance-centric documentary projects in development.The long list of musical institutions and theaters she's worked with include the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the LA Opera, the San Francisco Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the LA Ballet and the Pasadena Playhouse.In addition to her staged works, she's collaborated on campaigns for businesses that include Target, Mercedes Benz and Uniqlo. You won't want to miss Kitty's inspiring and collaborative approach to arts entrepreneurship. https://www.kittymcnamee.com/about and https://www.lapopsup.com/about

- Trump Admin Considers Tougher Auto Import Rules - Mercedes Debuts New Electric C-Class  - Investors Warn Mercedes To Focus on Tech in China - Detroit Automakers Scramble to Re-Enter the Sedan Market - GM Breaks Camera Systems to Advance Level 3 Tech - High Fuel Prices Drive European EV Sales Surge - UK Electric Vehicles Now Cheaper Than Gas Cars  - China Vehicle Exports Skyrocket 73% In March  - BMW Uses AI to Optimize Battery Cell Production - Ford Uses AI to Colorize Vintage Mustang Concepts

- Trump Admin Considers Tougher Auto Import Rules - Mercedes Debuts New Electric C-Class  - Investors Warn Mercedes To Focus on Tech in China - Detroit Automakers Scramble to Re-Enter the Sedan Market - GM Breaks Camera Systems to Advance Level 3 Tech - High Fuel Prices Drive European EV Sales Surge - UK Electric Vehicles Now Cheaper Than Gas Cars  - China Vehicle Exports Skyrocket 73% In March  - BMW Uses AI to Optimize Battery Cell Production - Ford Uses AI to Colorize Vintage Mustang Concepts

En este vídeo analizamos a fondo lo que he decidido titular como "la estafa de los nuevos Premium". Un fenómeno que se ha vuelto descaradamente evidente tras la crisis de los microchips y la pandemia de 2020. Los fabricantes han aprendido una lección peligrosa para el bolsillo del consumidor: es mucho más rentable vender menos unidades, pero a un precio mucho más alto. Mucho más alto. Históricamente, las marcas generalistas como Citroën, Fiat, Hyundai o Seat vivían de la economía de escala: fabricar millones de coches con un margen de beneficio pequeño por unidad. Sin embargo, el paradigma ha cambiado radicalmente en 2024 y 2025. Grupos como Stellantis o Mercedes-Benz reportan beneficios récord a pesar de vender menos volumen. El "truco" consiste en disfrazar modelos básicos como vehículos de alta gama mediante equipamiento superficial y estrategias de marketing "aspiracional". El triunfo del maquillaje sobre la ingeniería El concepto de lujo ha mutado de forma preocupante. Ya no se busca la sofisticación técnica, el ajuste milimétrico o la durabilidad mecánica, sino el impacto visual inmediato. Las marcas están sustituyendo a los ingenieros de chasis por expertos en "estilo de vida". Te venden una "experiencia vital conectada" para que dejes de preguntar por el tipo de motor o si el eje trasero es multibrazo. Hoy, el lujo se mide en pulgadas de pantalla y en la cantidad de colores disponibles para la luz ambiental. Genealogía de plataformas: El esqueleto compartido Uno de los puntos clave de este ahorro de costes invisible es el uso de las plataformas modulares. Son, básicamente, un mecano gigante. Tomemos como ejemplo la plataforma MQB del Grupo Volkswagen: es la base tanto para un Skoda Fabia de precio contenido como para un Audi TT o un VW Arteon que triplican su coste. Pagas un sobreprecio enorme por la "piel", pero el esqueleto es exactamente el mismo que el del coche de tu vecino. Lo mismo ocurre con la plataforma CMP / STLA Small de Stellantis. Es la base del Peugeot 208, el Opel Corsa, el Jeep Avenger y el nuevo Lancia Ypsilon. Si quitamos la carrocería, serían indistinguibles. Cinco marcas, cinco precios distintos, pero una sola alma técnica. Incluso marcas como BMW han sacrificado su ADN, abandonando la propulsión trasera en sus modelos de acceso para compartir la plataforma UKL con Mini. El resultado es que un Serie 1 actual tiene más en común con un Mini Countryman que con las legendarias "máquinas de conducir" que forjaron la leyenda de la marca bávara. El "truco" de lo aspiracional y los motores compartidos Las marcas han popularizado el término "aspiracional" como un sustituto descafeinado de "Premium". Analizamos casos flagrantes donde el maquillaje intenta justificar precios desorbitados: -Cupra: Un éxito de marketing que logra que pagues miles de euros extra por un Seat León con pintura mate y detalles en color cobre. Mecánicamente, es el mismo coche con más "postureo". -DS Automobiles: Bajo el cuero con costuras de diamante de un DS 7, a menudo late un motor 1.2 PureTech de tres cilindros que podrías encontrar en una furgoneta de reparto. -Alpine: El espectacular A110 utiliza mandos de luces y satélites de audio de un Renault Clio IV en un coche que ronda los 75.000 euros. La pérdida de identidad llega hasta el corazón del vehículo. Hoy, el emblema en el capó no garantiza una mecánica exclusiva. El polémico motor 1.3 de gasolina desarrollado entre Mercedes y Renault (bloque M282) lo monta desde un humilde Dacia Duster hasta un Mercedes Clase A. Mercedes afirma que ellos "lo ponen a punto", pero el bloque de hierro es el mismo. ¿Pagarías por un reloj suizo de lujo si supieras que su maquinaria es un cuarzo básico? China y la obsolescencia digital La irrupción de los fabricantes chinos ha terminado de poner en evidencia a las marcas tradicionales. Marcas como Zeekr u Omoda ofrecen interiores con doble acristalamiento y procesadores de última generación a precio de generalista europeo. Han entendido que el cliente actual valora más un "gadget" que un motor. Un ejemplo brillante de marketing es llamar "piel vegana" a la polipiel sintética de toda la vida para que parezca un avance ecológico y exclusivo. Precedentes históricos: El pecado original Aunque aprovechar piezas viene de lejos, antes era una anécdota de ingeniería. Desde el De Tomaso Pantera con pilotos de Alfa Romeo hasta el Lamborghini Diablo, que usaba los faros de un Nissan 300ZX tapados con una moldura de carbono. Incluso el Jaguar XJ220, el coche más rápido de su época, utilizaba los retrovisores de un Citroën CX por pura eficiencia aerodinámica. La diferencia es que antes se hacía para mejorar el rendimiento o por economía de escala en piezas secundarias; hoy se hace para maximizar el beneficio disfrazando la mediocridad.

This episode of Kilowatt dives into the staggering engineering and questionable economics of BYD's luxury powerhouse, the Denza Z9 GT. Originally born from a partnership with Mercedes-Benz, the Denza brand is now striking out on its own with a 1,140-horsepower "shooting brake" that boasts some of the most advanced chassis tech on the planet. We explore its incredible ability to "crab walk" and pivot, its massive 1.5-megawatt charging capability, and why it might just be the fastest-charging EV in the world. However, the real conversation starts with the sticker shock: why does a car that costs roughly $40,000 in China command a staggering $134,000 price tag in Europe? We break down the impact of EU tariffs, shipping costs, and BYD's aggressive strategy to pivot from a budget brand to a premium Porsche competitor. Plus, a special thank you to David for joining our Patreon family. Support the Show Other Podcasts: Beyond the Post YouTube Beyond the Post Podcast Shuffle Playlist 918Digital Website News Links: DTNS Episode EU Sets Final Tariffs on China-Made Electric Vehicle Imports The $100,000 Markup: Why BYD's $40k EV Costs $134k in Europe Meet the BYD Denza Z9 GT: The Fastest-Charging Car in the World *Show Art Created By Gemini Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Five straight years. No meaningful progress.That is the headline from the 2026 Internet Lead Effectiveness study published by Pied Piper Management Company. More than half of all web leads sent to powersports dealerships receive no personal response within 24 hours. The dealers who do respond well sell 50% more units from the same leads.Fran O'Hagan founded Pied Piper in 2003 after spending years inside the dealership world at Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Jaguar Land Rover. His team has been measuring how powersports dealers respond to web leads since 2011 and publishing the results every year since. He is also a lifelong motorcycle buyer who stopped counting at 100 bikes.In this episode, Jacob sits down with Fran to break down the 2026 ILE study, what the data means for dealers right now, and what the top performing dealers are doing differently than the other 87%.What we cover:Why the industry average ILE score has been stuck at 44 for five straight yearsThe two things every dealer can do this week that will immediately move the needleWhy having a CRM does not make your response better unless you have the process to go with itHow Indian Motorcycle has held the top spot four years in a row and exactly what their dealers do differentlyWhy AI is not the shortcut most dealers think it is and when it actually helpsThe Ken Garff story: a 90-store dealer group that finished dead last, called Pied Piper angry, and became a top three performer in one year without any trainingWhy the phone call is still the highest converting response path by a wide marginWhat happens to your leads after 24 hours (spoiler: it almost does not matter anymore)OEM accountability and the misleading dashboards telling dealers they are fine when they are notService department lead response and what is coming next from Pied PiperIf you run a dealership or work for one, this episode will make you look at your lead inbox differently.Watch on YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/@dealershipfixit?si=xGw636a89UUDAK20⁠Connect with Fran: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/franohagan/⁠Learn more about Pied Piper: ⁠https://www.piedpiperpsi.com⁠Connect with Jacob: ⁠https://linkedin.com/in/jacob-b-berry⁠Follow the Fixit Online: ⁠https://linktr.ee/dealershipfixit⁠Sponsor: ⁠https://dealers.motohunt.com⁠

It's a transmission episode! Inspired by Jason's recent roadside spotting of a Volkswagen Karmann Ghia with the rare Automatic Stickshift, the Carmudgeons go for a trip into the origins of abandoning the clutch pedal in manual and automatic transmissions. How has human driving behavior changed or stayed the same throughout history regarding the operation of any transmission? === Visit http://JasonSentMe.com to get a Hagerty Guaranteed Value (TM) collector-car insurance quote! === Jason and Derek begin by discussing the recent repairs on Jason's (and once Derek's) Ferrari 308 GT4 - perhaps the only car discussed on today's episode with a traditional manual transmission. The 308 GT4 just returned from a trip to Aaron Shepherd - one of the most respected auto body specialists in the San Francisco Bay Area - where it received some wonderfully executed rust repair and paintwork. The majority of this episode discusses semi-automatic transmissions throughout history, which begs the question - are any of them any good? Wilson and Cotal Preselector transmissions of the 1930s paved the way for clutchless driving and synchromesh - eventually evolving into applications like Citroen's Citromatic found in the DS21 and Volkswagen's Auto Stickshift found in the Beetle and Karmann Ghia. Even after torque converter automatics, clutchless manuals still found their way into road cars - like Mercedes-Benz's Hydrak Transmission and Ferrari's Valeo Transmission used in late Mondials. Moving into the 2000s, Jason and Derek remark on how troubled many semi-automatic manuals were at the time - including Ferrari's F1 gearbox, Maserati DuoSelect, BMW SMG, Toyota SMT, and others which didn't mind letting a user light a clutch on fire. Luckily - this era was reasonably short-lived, replaced by ZF torque converter automatics and dual clutch transmissions like VW's DSG and NOT Ford's horrid SelectShift found in the 2010s Ford Focus, Fiesta, and Escape. All this and much much more on this episode of The Carmudgeon Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's episode dives into the massive ripple effects of the Strait of Hormuz closure, which has resulted in Asia-US West Coast ocean spot rates surging by 29%. We explore how shippers are reacting to severe port congestion in Asian transshipment hubs by aggressively paying premium rates to secure desperately needed capacity for the future. Next, we discuss the recent financial boost for Echo Global Logistics, as debt rating agencies Moody's and S&P Global upgraded the 3PL's outlook from stable to positive. This upgraded outlook follows their acquisition of ITS Logistics, which analysts project will significantly improve Echo's free cash flow and boost its EBITDA by over $114 million. Finally, we cover the staggering $4 billion investment by Mercedes-Benz to upgrade its historic assembly plant in Vance, Alabama by 2030. This massive manufacturing expansion will lock in a vital, long-term pipeline of finished vehicle freight for Norfolk Southern, which handles the plant's inbound and outbound logistics. Follow the FreightWaves NOW Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a Good Friday edition of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? with Malcolm Harris and Michael Vincent. This week, we are diving into the retroactive legislation out of Indiana that just stripped 2,000 drivers of their CDLs overnight. If you're dispatching a non-domiciled driver with a revoked license in the Hoosier state, your fleet could be staring down a brutal $50,000 fine.On the ocean side, the Strait of Hormuz closure has pushed Asia-US spot rates up a staggering 29%. Is it pure geopolitical fallout, or are carriers using the chaos to pad their bottom lines?Plus, Craig Stewart from Stord drops in to reveal the “insider secret” to beating Amazon Prime delivery speeds without paying for expensive air freight. Through intelligent order routing, mid-market brands are saving millions on parcel spend by fulfilling from the optimal node.Kris Edney (Interstate Global) also joins the desk to break down the incoming capacity crunch for moving season, the insane logistics of moving a fully operational casino, and the incredible work Interstate is doing with the Gary Sinise Foundation to move wounded veterans.Finally, we cover Mercedes-Benz's $4B capacity injection in Alabama, NASA's Artemis toilet disaster, and rapper Pooh Shiesty's attempt to renegotiate a contract with Gucci Mane using an AK-47.In this episode: Intro & Good Friday reflections Sponsor Shoutout: Truckstop.com Freight Fraud Symposium in Cleveland (Promo code: WTT) Indiana revokes 2,000 CDLs overnight ($50k carrier fines) Strait of Hormuz closure spikes ocean spot rates 29% Mercedes-Benz drops $4B into Alabama plant Artemis NASA mission saved by a “Space Plumber” Culture segment: Pooh Shiesty & Gucci Mane's armed negotiation Kris Edney (Interstate Global) on moving season & casino logistics Craig Stewart (Stord) on intelligent order routing & beating Amazon Prime Get your tickets for the Freight Fraud Symposium on May 20th at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Use promo code WTT for a discount at checkout! Watch on YouTube Visit our sponsor - TRUCKSTOP Subscribe to the WTT newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts #WHATTHETRUCK #FreightNews #supplychain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special episode, we sit down with Mike Ware, co-founder of LMC Home Entertainment, one of the nation's premier destinations for luxury sound and home cinema. With showrooms in Scottsdale and Tempe, Arizona, LMC has spent over 25 years curating some of the finest audio systems on the planet, earning top honors from elite brands like Burmester, Linn, McIntosh, Sonus faber, and Wilson Audio. Website: lmche.com  Instagram: lmc_home_entertainment BACK STORY LMC Home Entertainment is one of the nation's premier high-end audio and video showrooms, with locations in Scottsdale and Tempe, Arizona. The company represents an elite selection of electronics and loudspeakers from leading manufacturers across North America and Europe, and is frequently recognized as Dealer of the Year for prestigious brands such as Burmester, D'Agostino, Linn, McIntosh, Sonus faber, and Wilson Audio. LMC is driven by a passion for crafting exceptional music and home cinema systems tailored to each client's unique vision. Its dedicated listening rooms feature some of the finest audio systems in the world, allowing clients to experience everything from entry-level high-performance speakers like the Wilson Audio TuneTot to the extraordinary Wilson Audio WAMM Master Chronosonic, ranging from around $10,000 to nearly $900,000. Notably, LMC is the only showroom in the world to display the Wilson Audio WAMM. The company was co-founded 25 years ago by Mike Ware, whose lifelong passion for audio began early. From building speaker kits as a youth to operating a small audio business while serving in the Navy, Ware's path has always been rooted in sound. After returning to civilian life—including time as a service director at a Mercedes-Benz dealership—he partnered with Leslie and Mike McPheeters to establish LMC Home Entertainment. Today, LMC continues to set the standard by offering not only world-class brands but also an environment where those products can truly shine. With more than 15,000 square feet of demonstration space across its showrooms, the company presents complete audio systems ranging from accessible high-end setups to ultra-exclusive installations exceeding seven figures. Among its most remarkable showcases is a system approaching $2 million in value, featuring Wilson Audio WAMM speakers, the dCS Varèse Music System, and flagship electronics such as Dan D'Agostino's Relentless Amplifiers. SUBSCRIBE TO ICONIC HOUR  If you enjoyed today's podcast, I'd be so appreciative if you'd take two minutes to subscribe, rate and review ICONIC HOUR. It makes a huge difference for our growth. Thanks so much! ICONIC LIFE MAGAZINE Stay in touch with ICONIC LIFE magazine. We invite you to join our digital VIP list and SUBSCRIBE! JOIN OUR ICONIC COMMUNITY Website: iconiclife.com Instagram: @iconiclifemag Facebook: Iconic Life YouTube: ICONIC LIFE FOLLOW RENEE DEE Instagram: @iconicreneedee LinkedIn: Renee Dee Thanks for being a part of our community to Live Beautifully.

It's a Reaction Monday on SDH AMIt was a long second 45 for the USMNT at Mercedes-Benz as the home team lost 5-2 to BelgiumWe go over the loss- hearing from Tim Weah, Christian Pulisic, Matt Turner, and head coach Mauricio Pochettino- and what to look for in the matchup with Portugal coming up Tuesday...Plus, we look at the news in Africa over a trophy and the fallout and there may be a new manager in the Premier League but they're going to have to pay a lot to keep him for a long time...