The Overtake

 As we become a more connected society, the concept of the “smart city” is becoming reality. In this episode, we look into all the ways 5G technology can help us create smarter vehicles and a safer transportation future with Ram Iyer, senior vice president of connectivity at HARMAN. This includes how the U.S. can successfully scale 5G technology, what a supportive regulatory environment for 5G looks like, and what we need to do to fully realize the benefits of 5G.

Critical minerals play a key role in manufacturing the electric vehicles Americans drive every day. On this episode, John Bozzella welcomes Abigail Wulf, Vice President of Critical Minerals Strategy at SAFE to kick off a new series exploring critical minerals, battery components, the battery supply chain, and the important role they play in the automotive industry. The two discuss the domestic supply chain for critical minerals, government policies designed to support onshoring, and the implications of ceding global leadership on critical mineral production. 

Did you know there is an automotive safety technology that enables cars to communicate with pedestrians, bicyclists, streetlights, and other infrastructure in real time? Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology is a game-changer that has the potential to increase roadway safety and deliver automation, environmental, and traffic benefits. On this episode, host John Bozzella breaks down V2X with Paul Sakamoto, Senior Director of Software Engineering for HARMAN Savari StreetWAVE, a C-V2X roadside unit.

Closing out our ongoing series on economic development, host John Bozzella talks with South Carolina Secretary of Commerce Harry Lightsey about efforts to attract new manufacturing investments to the state. This episode explores the role of policymakers in attracting new investments, incentives provided to manufacturers, expected economic and social benefits from new facilities, the state of the automotive supply chain, and transformations in automotive manufacturing.

As part of our ongoing series on economic development, guest Kristin Dziczek, an automotive policy advisor in the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Economic Research Department, joins host John Bozzella to discuss the economics of the automotive industry. This episode explores transformation in the industry and how this effects public and private sector investment, supply chains, consumer demand, and global competition, as the U.S. competes with other international powers.

Continuing the multi-part series on economic development and the many ways the automotive industry shapes local communities and economies, this episode takes things more local – specifically to Huntsville, Alabama, where Mazda and Toyota opened a joint manufacturing facility that rolled its Job 1 off the production line last September. Host John Bozzella talks with Mark Brazeal, the Vice President of Administration at Mazda Toyota, about how these facilities move from concept to reality and the economic benefits they provide to the cities, regions, and states where they are located.