{"id":7701,"date":"2023-06-07T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/?p=7701&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=7701"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:10:16","slug":"mario-andretti-rapid-fire-questions-future-car-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/on-the-move\/mario-andretti-rapid-fire-questions-future-car-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario Andretti | Rapid Fire | Future Car Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-megaphone\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" height=\"482\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=TLFIE8549659789\"\nUnchanged: width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><!-- Megaphone -->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rapid Fire | Mario Andretti | Future Car Podcast\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xwuZ0Zssn10?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to yet another brand new series, Don&#8217;t worry, this is all still a part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/category\/the-future-car\/ed-bernardon\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/category\/the-future-car\/ed-bernardon\/\">Future Car Podcast<\/a>; we wanted to give you as much insight and information as we possibly can! This new series is called Rapid Fire, where we ask our guests from the past rapid questions on a specific topic associated to them. In this episode, we re-visit <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/the-future-car\/mario-andretti-talks-about-future-car-technology-life-lessons-and-future-of-racing\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/the-future-car\/mario-andretti-talks-about-future-car-technology-life-lessons-and-future-of-racing\/\">Mario Andretti&#8217;s episode<\/a>. Let&#8217;s dive in and take a look at some of the key questions we asked Mario! \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#00e6e6;color:#00e6e6\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>What was the first car you fell in love with?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>My 1957 Chevy, and I was the king of the block there, along with my brother Aldo. That was our first new car as a family actually!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>If you could have had a career in anything else besides racing, what would you have picked?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>That of a fighter pilot. My favorites are the F-15, F-16, F-111. That&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve had experience in<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>If you had a five-hour car ride, what person, living or not, would you want to spend that ride with?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Enzo Ferrari, and I would ask him so many things.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>If you could uninvent one thing that&#8217;s been involved in the history of humankind, what would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I would like to try to uninvent ignorance<\/em> if I could.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s always eye opening to dive into the brain of a motorsport legend like Mario Andretti. It&#8217;s a series we will continue to bring you through the rest of 2023; be sure to head back to see other rapid fire questions we&#8217;ve asked guests from the past!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#00e6e6;color:#00e6e6\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ICYMI | An expert opinion on sustainability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not the first type of episode we have launched in association with the Future Car Podcast. Last week saw the first episode of our &#8221;Expert Opinion&#8217; series; we re-visited the key topic of sustainability, and explored the thoughts of previous guests on the matter. Check out the podcast using the following link \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"embed-megaphone\">\n<iframe frameBorder=\"0\" height=\"482\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=TLFIE3048924039\"\nwidth=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><!-- Megaphone -->\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#00e6e6;color:#00e6e6\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/03\/Mario-head-shot.jpg\" alt=\"Mario Andretti, Racing Icon and Library of Congress Living Legend\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Mario Andretti, Racing Icon and Library of Congress Living Legend<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Mario Andretti was named a Library Of Congress Living Legend that has had a great impact on our society, culture, and technology. He was knighted in his native Italy, GQ Magazine named him one of the 25 Coolest Athletes of all time and he was in the first Pixar Cars movie voicing himself. In addition to all that, he is considered by many to be the greatest racecar driver in history as the only one to have won the Daytona 500, the Indianapolis 500, and the Formula One championship.<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marioandretti.com\/biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#00e6e6;color:#00e6e6\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/Ed_Bernardon_Color-1-scaled-e1600198438346.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Bernardon, Vice President Strategic Automotive Initiatives \u2013 Host\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Ed Bernardon, Vice President Strategic Automotive Initiatives \u2013 Host<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>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.\u00a0 Ed holds an M.S. in mechanical engineering from MIT, B.S. in mechanical engineering from Purdue, and MBA from Butler.<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edward-bernardon-922442\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Ed Bernardon on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#00e6e6;color:#00e6e6\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you like this Podcast, you might also like:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/the-future-car\/our-robotic-future-with-marc-theermann-cso-boston-dynamics-part-1\/\">Our Robotic Future with Marc Theermann CSO Boston Dynamics- Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/the-future-car\/technology-with-purpose-barbara-humpton-part-1\/\">Technology with Purpose \u2013 Barbara Humpton \u2013 Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/the-future-car\/bringing-sustainability-and-privacy-to-autonomous-ride-sharing-with-felix-andlauer-part-1\/\">Bringing Sustainability and Privacy to Autonomous Ride-Sharing with Felix Andlauer \u2013 Part1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to yet another brand new series, Don&#8217;t worry, this is all still a part of the Future Car Podcast;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45480,"featured_media":7783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spanish_translation":"","french_translation":"","german_translation":"","italian_translation":"","polish_translation":"","japanese_translation":"","chinese_translation":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,420],"tags":[850,332,821,849,385],"industry":[26],"product":[],"coauthors":[387,816],"class_list":["post-7701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-on-the-move","category-ed-bernardon","tag-alejandro-agag","tag-electric-vehicles","tag-mario-andretti","tag-motorsports","tag-podcast","industry-automotive-transportation"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/06\/In_01_Siemens_Graphic_LinkedIn-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45480"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7701"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9118,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7701\/revisions\/9118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7701"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=7701"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=7701"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=7701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}