Autology

2022 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) Recap

In this week's episode of Autology, IHS Markit experts recap some of the highlights from Detroit's North American International Auto Show. With strong presence from the Big 3 automakers, electrification was the topic of the day(s). Showcases from General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis paint an image of an electrified future while some of their flagship gas models foot the bill to support it. Tune in to hear about key announcements from automakers, highlights from the show, and what might future shows look like. Speakers: Jay Hwang, senior analyst for the North American battery market for S&P Global Mobility, Supply Chain & Technology Brian Rhodes, associate director for S&P Global Mobility, Supply Chain & Technology We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode at our autology@spglobal.com email, and you can find out much more across the autotechinsight.ihsmarkit.com website.

The reality bites on owning Automotive OS: True or false?

On this week's episode of Autology, we welcome special guest speaker Mr. Chris Goodall- Vice president, Positioning, and Monitoring Systems Business Unit from TDK Corporation to discuss the growing complexity of automotive software and the role of automotive middleware to minimize complexity and what the future holds for the supply chain and technology. Speakers: Host- Rebecca Bellchambers- S&P Global Mobility Thermal Research Analyst Dr. Tawhid Khan-Research Director, Supply Chain Technology - Software, S&P Global Mobility Mr. Chris Goodall- Vice President, Positioning, and Monitoring Systems Business Unit, TDK corporation We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode at our autology@spglobal.com email – and you can find out much more across the autotechinsight.ihsmarkit.com website.

12V batteries part II: Low voltage batteries for an electrified future

On this week's Autology podcast, S&P Global Mobility host industry experts from Clarios as we dive deeper on the topic of 12V batteries in this multi-part series. Electrified vehicles, including full battery electric vehicles, will continue to require a 12V battery for myriad features and ancillary applications onboard. With increasing connected and intelligent vehicles coming to market, S&P Global Mobility expects demand for 12V batteries to continue to grow until at least 2025. Depending on the requirements and performance characteristics, these batteries can be either lead acid or lithium ion. As an industry-leading provider of 12V flooded, advanced AGM (absorbent glass mat) lead acid batteries as well as 12V lithium-ion, Clarios experts help outline some of the key development areas and advanced content in state of the art lead acid technology, as well as the technical characteristics and use cases of lithium ion technology, shedding light on the technical decision making of the Automotive OEMs. Tune in to hear perspectives from thought leaders in this evolving technology space as we mate S&P Global Mobility data with the perspectives of those at the forefront of product development. Speakers: Graham Evans – Director, Supply Chain and Technology - S&P Global Mobility Eric Michelutti – Director, Lithium-Ion Technology – Clarios Wei Song – Director, AGM Technology – Clarios We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode at our autology@spglobal.com email – and you can find out much more across the autotechinsight.ihsmarkit.com website.

Megacasting on the rise: Dreaming big?

In this week's episode of Autology, S&P Global Mobility experts deep-dive into one of the hottest topics in today's vehicle manufacturing industry: Megacasting. Quite a lot has been said about this new way of approaching automobile manufacturing, with important OEMs like Tesla adopting this technique so as to manufacture vehicle structures using very few castings, as compared to the traditional stamping & joining method. S&P Global Mobility experts try to shed light on the tenets of this interesting topic – such as how this technique differs with respect to the traditional methods, driving factors that are pushing the adoption of this new method of building vehicle structures, and how feasible megacasting is for car makers. The speakers also offer a financial comparison between the traditional manufacturing processes and the megacasting approach, analyzing what this could mean for different OEMs. Tune in to hear the answers and much more! Speakers: Paolo Martino – Director, Materials & Vehicle Dynamics at S&P Global Mobility Mengyin Tao – Principal Research Analyst, Materials & Vehicle Dynamics at S&P Global Mobility Pranav Divakar – Senior Associate at S&P Global Mobility (Moderator) We'd love to hear your thoughts about this episode at autology@spglobal.com, and you can find out much more across the autotechinsight.ihsmarkit.com website.

Will revenue ambition from Connected Car data surpass the cars themselves?

In this week's episode of Autology, S&P Global Mobility experts discuss the topic of how automakers generate revenue from Connected Car data. Our experts from the connected car team discuss the connected services market forecast, automaker strategies, vehicle hardware capabilities, connected services and software paid subscriptions and consumer perceived value within different regions. We will also explore future approaches to increase revenue from connected cars, as more connected vehicles operate on the roads. These include leveraging connected technology to power over the air updates, features, and more. Tune in to find out the answers, and much more! Speakers: Anna H. Buettner, Principal Analyst, Connected Car & Vehicle Experience, S&P Global Mobility Fanni Li, Principal Analyst, Connected Car & Vehicle Experience, S&P Global Mobility Aseem Uppal, Senior Analyst, Connected Car & Vehicle Experience, S&P Global Mobility We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode at our autology@ihsmarkit.com email, and you can find out much more across the autotechinsight.ihsmarkit.com website.

Are premium in-car audio experiences becoming more mainstream?

This week's episode delves into how in-car audio and sound management technologies continue to evolve with the megatrends of electrification, connectivity, and shared mobility. To meet the challenges arising from electrification and lightweighting, automakers are looking for audio systems that allow significant savings in terms of weight and space as well as more flexibility in terms of cockpit design. Automakers now cater to a wider range of car buyers by employing a selective audio sourcing approach and creating subtle variations in the quality of audio systems they offer. Software has become indispensable to the car today and active sound management applications are no different, be it use cases like engine sound enhancement, conversation enhancement, or various signal processing algorithms. We also discuss how consumer electronic technologies have spilled over to the car cabin, with Active Noise Cancellation and Surround Sound in particular becoming the hallmark of premium audio experience for automobiles. Speakers: • Vivek Beriwal, connected car and vehicle experience analyst, S&P Global Mobility • Riley Winton, Senior Manager, UX Concept, HARMAN We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode at our autology@spglobal.com email, and you can find out much more across the autotechinsight.ihsmarkit.com website.

Automation drives compute: A chip shortage story

On this week's Autology podcast, S&B Global Mobility analysts discuss the chip shortage crisis. We take a look into the role of ECU's and MCU's, key suppliers, supercomputers within cars and how the market is evolving to best cope with the supply chain constraints. Tune in to find out the answers, and much more! Speakers: • Rebecca Bellchambers – (Host) – Research Analyst, S&P Global Mobility • Phil Amsrud – Senior Principal Analyst, Semiconductors and Components, S&P Global Mobility • Jeremy Carlson – Associate Director, Semiconductors and Components, S&P Global Mobility We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode at our autology@spglobal.com email, and you can find out much more across the autotechinsight.ihsmarkit.com website.

Low voltage battery: A traditional technology with a key future role to play

On this week's autology podcast, s&p analysts discuss the future role of the low voltage battery. We dive into the key functions of a low voltage battery, how its functions are evolving as the vehicle market shifts towards electrification as well as some of the regulations and recommendations provided around the use of lead acid and lithium-ion batteries. Speakers: Rebecca Bellchambers- Host- S&P Global Mobility Supply Chain and Technology Thermal Research Analyst Jay Hwang- S&P global mobility supply chain and technology North America battery market senior research analyst Amit Panday- S&P Global Mobility Supply Chain and Technology Senior Research Analyst for Battery and Charging We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode at our autology@ihsmarkit.com email – and you can find out much more across the autotechinsight.ihsmarkit.com website.

Additive manufacturing maturity in automotive

In this week's episode of Autology, IHS Markit experts discuss additive manufacturing or 3D printing in the automotive industry. We sit down with Skuld LLC to discuss additive manufacturing's place in the automotive sector and what needs to happen for more mainstream acceptance in high-volume components as well as what criteria ultimately lead to higher adoption rates. Is there room for improvement? What might the short and long term look like for additive manufacturing automotive components? Tune in to find out the answers, and much more! Speakers: Sarah Jordan, CEO and co-founder of Skuld LLC Edwin Pope, Lightweighting principal analyst for S&P Global Mobility, Supply Chain & Technology We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode at our autology@spglobal.com email, and you can find out much more across the autotechinsight.ihsmarkit.com website.

EVS35: Checking the industry pulse in the EV heartland

On this weeks Autology podcast, we discuss all the hot topics trending at last weeks EVS35 event held in Oslo, Norway. Graham Evans dives into exactly what the EVS35 event is, what it signifies and aims to achieve as well as some of the key take away points from his visit to the city that has taken to EV adoption with open arms. Make sure to listen as Graham unveils big announcements made by key speakers, hot trends being discussed and even talks about the newly launched S&P Global mobility EV Charging infrastructure forecast. Speakers: Rebecca Bellchambers- Host- S&P Global Mobility Thermal Research Analyst Graham Evans- Speaker- S&P Mobility Research Director for E-Mobility Component Research We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode at our autology@ihsmarkit.com email – and you can find out much more across the autotechinsight.ihsmarkit.com website.