Building Better with Brandon Bartneck

Andy Bennett is CEO of EVolve, a Vontier Company featuring Driivz and Sparkion. Takeaways EVolve focuses on software for vehicle electrification. Energy management is crucial for optimizing charging infrastructure. Customer experience in EV charging is complex but essential. Active energy management can significantly increase charging capacity. The U.S. is lagging behind Europe in EV charging infr...

Billy Evers is Head of Robotics for the Americas at Hesai Technology, a leader in LiDAR solutions. They discuss the evolution of LiDAR technology, its critical role in autonomous vehicles, and the importance of performance and reliability. Billy shares insights on manufacturing challenges, geopolitical risks, and the future of autonomous driving. The conversation also touches on market segmentatio...

The Future of Mobility podcast has been renamed to Build Better. This special episode explains why.

Nikita Bridan, co-founder of Oilstainlab, discusses their approach to shaking up the automotive industry and creating unique luxury performance vehicles. They focus on excellent design, emphasizing driving pleasure, emotion, and simplicity. Oilstainlab is working on building a boutique sports car company and is currently developing a vehicle with a strong emphasis on storytelling and branding. The...

This episodes features clips from interviews with Alex Roy, Martin Cardell, and Glenn Sommerville, centered around the effort to improve problem solving abilities within individuals and teams. This is a critical skillset as we push to create a better transportation ecosystem, and these three individuals have unique and valuable perspectives to share on the topic. Links : Show notes: http://brandon...

Yaron Saghiv is Chief Marketing Officer at UVeye, the world's first fully automated suite of vehicle inspection systems. Takeaways: UVeye is revolutionizing the vehicle inspection process with their fully automated suite of AI-powered drive-through systems. Their technology can quickly detect external or mechanical flaws, damages, modifications, or foreign objects under and around a vehicle. T...

Jeffrey Kinsey is the VP of Engineering at EverCharge. He joined the company in 2022 to support the acceleration of operations after their acquisition by SK Group. EverCharge is a manufacturer and provider of turnkey hardware and software EV charging solutions for fleets, workplaces, multi-unit, and single-family homes. Key topics in this conversation include: Good systems engineering is crucial i...

Barry Jones, strategic sales lead at Provizio, shares his insights on navigating the automotive industry and building successful businesses. He emphasizes the importance of understanding customer needs and solving multiple problems with one solution. Jones discusses the value proposition of Provisio's 4D imaging radar technology, which offers superior performance at a lower cost compared to tr...

Quincy Lee is the CEO and Founder of Electric Era. He joins for a Round 2 discussion (see Episode 168 for Round 1), to discuss the operational challenges of scaling a business, building a reliable product, and the importance of execution. Quincy shares his insights on recruiting a team with a passion for the mission, fostering a culture of excellence, and the personal growth that comes from tackli...

Kodiak recently made news, with their our first driverless delivery, in partnership with Atlas Energy Solutions Inc., the leading provider of proppant and proppant logistics in West Texas’s Permian Basin. This is a big development for Kodiak, as well as the greater AV industry. Michael Wiesinger (Future of Mobility Episode 157 Guest) joins for this bonus episode to breakdown the news and the situa...

Glenn Sommerville is a lean and continuous improvement professional in the practices and philosophies of the Toyota Production System (TPS), trained and mentored on the shop floor in Japan by Toyota Senseis. Glenn has over 25 years of applied hands-on operational experience in executive leadership positions at companies such as Honeywell, Toyota, BlackBerry, and Amazon. Outline: Introduction and t...

Improving transportation requires more than developing new technology. That technology must be applied in the real-world, at scale, to make an impact. Here are some of the most common pitfalls that trip up some of the best attempts to improve our transportation ecosystem: Missing the implementation phase (building the product, building the company, and building the ecosystem) Developing a technolo...

Bob Purcell has over 30 years of experience in the highly competitive world automotive industry creating and launching new technologies, business models and organizations. He is a recognized expert in strategic planning and a pioneer in electric drive technology and vehicle development, manufacturing, and commercialization. Takeaways Problem-solving and optimization are crucial in the evolving mob...

How do we improve our transportation ecosystem? By designing the technology we need, and taking intentional steps to build the products, companies, and ecosystem we need to deploy these technologies. Takeaways The Future Mobility Podcast focuses on the intersection of the guest's expertise, passions, and my personal interests. There’s more to it but, for the sake of simplicity, “mobility” is d...

Martin is the Global Mobility Solutions Leader within EY’s Consulting practice. He joins to discuss the key shifts in the mobility sector, and how companies can position themselves for success. Takeaways The mobility industry is undergoing a significant shift, and companies need to strategically position themselves to adapt to the changes. Understanding customer expectations and providing a seamle...

Alex Roy is a well-known thought leader and expert in the mobility space. He joins to explore what’s real in the autonomy space, the importance of effective strategy and discernment, the challenges of effectively communicating and marketing new technologies, and more. Links: Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/alexroy Edison Manufacturing Exchange: https://brandonbartneck.subst...

Richard Hawwa is a Managing Director at Nomura Greentech, leading the Mobility and Automotive Technology practice in the Americas. Richard has 18 years of investment banking and operational experience, having advised on M&A and capital raising transactions with an aggregate value of more than $125 billion. Links: Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/richardhawwa Edison Manuf...

Ian Rust, founder and CEO of Revoy, discusses their innovative approach to hybridizing the propulsion system of commercial vehicles. Revoy's solution involves adding a third electric vehicle to the traditional tractor-trailer setup, allowing for significant cost savings and decarbonization. Links Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/ianrust Edison Manufacturing Exchange: htt...

Chris Birroni-Bird joins for a Round 2 discussion on the Future of Mobility podcast. Summary The conversation explores the broken transportation ecosystem and how the developed world can learn from the developing world. The focus is on creating a transportation system that is accessible, affordable, and sustainable. The discussion highlights the need to right-size vehicles, embrace solar power, an...

Jason Marks is co-founder and CEO at TELO. TELO makes intelligently designed, compact electric vehicle trucks for city living and weekend adventuring. Links: Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/jasonmarks Edison Manufacturing Exchange: https://brandonbartneck.substack.com/publish/home https://telotrucks.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonmurraymarks/ Keywords Telo Trucks, el...

Mike Granoff, managing partner at Maniv Mobility, discusses the future of mobility and transportation. Links: Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/mikegranoff Edison Manufacturing Exchange: https://brandonbartneck.substack.com/publish/home https://www.linkedin.com/in/granoff/ https://www.maniv.com/ Takeaways Maniv Mobility invests in startups that focus on decarbonization and di...

Andy Marsh, is President and CEO of Plug Power. He joins to discuss the company's role as a pioneer in the energy transition and the future of hydrogen fuel cells. He highlights Plug Power's accomplishments, such as developing the first commercial market for fuel cells and building the largest PEM electrolyzer hydrogen generation facility in the world. Marsh emphasizes the importance of lo...

Isaac Holeman and Tarani Duncan join from Croft. Isaac is founder and chief product officer. Tarani is VP of product. Croft is an ambitious startup with a blueprint for an enduring, local and clean hydrogen economy. From rugged vehicles to groundbreaking at-home fueling products, we build enduring hydrogen equipment for the world’s toughest challenges. Topics in the conversation include: The need...

Dr. Matt Markel, CEO of Spartan Radar, discusses the role of radar in improving road safety and the autonomous vehicle ecosystem. Takeaways Radar, when combined with cameras, offers an affordable alternative for achieving human-level autonomy in vehicles. Radar excels in measuring range and velocity accurately, while cameras have superior spatial resolution. Spartan Radar focuses on improving the...

This is a special episode, welcoming Paul Comfort (3x Future of Mobility podcast guest) to share an episode of his Transit Unplugged podcast, featuring a conversation with Adam Hill. This podcast swap format provides the opportunity to introduce an adjacent show that Future of Mobility listeners might like. The original show notes are below: https://transitunplugged.com/transit-unplugged-podcast/f...