Preview | Future Car Podcast | Lucas Di Grassi
Welcome back to the Future Car Podcast where this week we are greeted by Lucas Di Grassi, Formula E champion and former Formula 1 driver, to discuss the impact and direction that Formula E has taken the motorsports industry. Lucas will be slowing things down and discussing his own life experiences that have gotten him to where he is today, while giving his thoughts on the future of where motorsports will be. You won’t want to miss this one. Check out the trailer below 👇
The new face of motorsports 🏎️
Lucas breaks down where the motorsports industry as a whole is moving. With a long and decorated career in racing, his experience shines through with insightful takes on this topic.
EV’s impact on the industry 🔋
As we all know, every industry is moving towards using more electric, but nobody could have predicted the amount of buzz that it would create in the racing world. Hear Lucas discuss the impact that EV has taken on for Formula E.
Technology from Formula E transferring to commercial world 🌎
Hear from Lucas and his take on how Formula E is directly impacting the commercial world through exciting new technology and engineering advancements.
Lucas Di Grassi – Formula E champion and former Formula 1 driver
Ed Bernardon, Vice President Strategic Automotive Initiatives – Host
Ed is currently VP Strategic Automotive Initiatives at Siemens Digital Industries Software. Responsibilities include strategic planning and business development in areas of design of autonomous/connected vehicles, lightweight automotive structures and interiors. He is also responsible for Future Car thought leadership which includes hosting the Future Car Podcast and development of cross divisional projects. Previously he was a founding member of VISTAGY that developed light-weight structure and automotive interior design software acquired by Siemens in 2011, he previously directed the Automation and Design Technology Group at MIT Draper Laboratory. Ed holds an M.S. in mechanical engineering from MIT, B.S. in mechanical engineering from Purdue, and MBA from Butler.
On the Move: A Siemens Automotive Podcast
The automotive and transportation industries are in the middle of a transformation in how vehicles are designed, made, and sold. Driven by an influx of new technologies, consumer demands, environmental pressures, and a changing workforce in factories and offices, automotive companies are pushing to reinvent fundamental aspects of their businesses. This includes developing more advanced and capable vehicles, identifying new revenue sources, improving customer experiences, and changing the ways in which features and functionality are built into vehicles.
Welcome to On the Move, a podcast from Siemens Digital Industries Software that will dive into the acceleration of mobility innovation amid unprecedented change in the automotive and transportation industries. Join hosts Nand Kochhar, VP of Automotive and Transportation, and Conor Peick, Automotive and Transportation Writer, as they dive into the shifting automotive landscape with expert guests from Siemens and around the industry. Tune in to learn about modern automotive design and engineering challenges, how software and electronics have grown in use and importance, and where the industries might be heading in the future.
