Month: January 2024

35. Paul Mitchell, Chairman and President, Indy Autonomous Challenge

35. Paul Mitchell, Chairman and President, Indy Autonomous Challenge

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Cars that drive themselves not enough for you? How about when they do it at 192 MPH? And head-to-head on a racetrack. With no remote intervention. In total darkness.

Paul Mitchell, Chairman and President of the Indy Autonomous Challenge, and I talk at the Las Vegas International Speedway. He tells me how this is possible, what it means for all of us, and what’s next.

A raw transcript is here.  More information on your host Ali Tabibian and GTK Partners.

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34. CES 2024: The Inside Scoop

34. CES 2024: The Inside Scoop

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A summary for executives, capital allocators, technologists, geeks and generally enthusiastic people.  A behind-the-curtains view of trends in M&A, financing, AI, autos, autonomy, electric vehicles, and the Internet of Things.

A raw transcript is here.  More information on your host Ali Tabibian and GTK Partners.

Links to mentioned companies: Torc and Daimler Trucks; Indy Autonomous Challenge; Mercedes Benz in-vehicle NFT (no joke); L’Oreal’s generative AI; Foretellix’s ADAS development platform; wireless charging:  WiTricity and Ossia; accessibility tech: Gryogear hand stabilizer and Xander audio captioning glasses.

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33. ACES Delta: A Back Door to Hydrogen Transportation

33. ACES Delta: A Back Door to Hydrogen Transportation

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Can electric batteries provide power for heavy-duty and long-haul applications in trucking, mining, agriculture and shipping?  Probably not.  Most insiders think hydrogen power will be required.  Will a simultaneous investment in hydrogen production, its distribution networks and hydrogen-capable vehicles pay off?  Probably not.

Leveraging more economically justifiable uses for hydrogen outside of transportation may provide a path.  We explore how projects like the massive ACES Delta hydrogen storage facility in Utah, recently majority-owned by Chevron, could jump-start viable hydrogen transportation.

A raw transcript is here.  More information on your host Ali Tabibian and GTK Partners.

The ACES Delta website, the Department of Energy’s overview of the program, Mistubishi Power’s press releases are here, as is an excellent article on the project.

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