The Horizons Tracker

MAY 9, 2019

As with so many technologies today, it can be hard to distinguish myth from reality. The same is true with driverless technology, with various levels of automation serving to muddy the waters of understanding. Decreased noise nuisance – CAVs will have more noiseless engines and drive unobtrusively.

Transportation 59

Transportation Automotive Travel Insurance 59

HR Digest

MARCH 20, 2022

“I’m an experienced director, passionate about finding new ways to use technology for social impact. I am an engineer with five years of experience working in the automotive industry. I have a degree in engineering from ABC University. I am confident that I could be successful in this role.” Conclusion

How To 105

How To Sample Automotive Engineering 105

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 8, 2019

As automated technology becomes an increasing presence in the workplace, it’s tempting to think that machines are most effective when left to their own devices. The researchers simulated a number of processes from a production logistics facility used in industries such as automotive and engineering.

Automotive 62

Automotive Efficiency Engineering Technology 62

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The second reason revolves around the evolution of the technology itself. The researchers note that level 5 technology is not really being tested in practice yet, so based their employment conditions on level 4 automation, which assumes the technology can control the vehicle and monitor some of the operating conditions of the vehicle.

Short-term 62

Short-term Automotive Long-term Technology 62

Strategy Driven

APRIL 3, 2020

The average sale price for a new engine in the US is around $35,000 , and used cars aren’t much cheaper. The changes in the automotive industry are massive. Automated cars may be experiencing a few snags right now, but there’s no doubt the technology will be on the market in the future. 21st Century Practices.

Automotive 68

Automotive Short-term Brand Self-aware 68

Change Starts Here

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

About twenty years ago, I was an engineering co-op student at Delco Electronics (now Delphi), an automotive electronics company that at the time was a subsidiary of General Motors. One summer, the company put on a Technology Expo to show off all the futuristic technology they were developing. Meet Minimal Expectations.

Early Adopters 92

Early Adopters Automotive Technology Cost 92

HR Digest

JANUARY 27, 2019

Apple on its pay-roll has incredibly talented team members who are working on autonomous systems and associated technologies. In August 2018, Apple assigned the leadership of the Titan team to Tesla engineering vice president and Apple veteran, Doug Field, alongside Bob Mansfield.

Project 40

Project Restructuring Automotive System 40

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 1, 2020

It suggests that for the technology to achieve its full potential, not only will staff require strong data and analytics skills, but even basic digital skills will become a pre-requisite. Driven by evidence – with any introduction of new technology driven by evidence rather than hype or the latest trends so that stakeholders can trust it.

Skills 87

Skills Report Technology Long-term 87

Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Whether you have invented an amazing new technology or product, you could still fail. But without the backing of the great entrepreneur and gifted engineer George Westinghouse, Tesla’s revolutionary inventions would probably have come to nothing.” [3]. Innovation Capital. A great idea may not be enough to build a great business.

Innovation 80

Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 80

Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 10, 2015

For example, if you asked Larry Page, CEO of Google, to define his company, do you think his answer would be, “We’re a search engine”? In other words, Larry Page sees Google as a broad portfolio of science, technology, and Internet-related resources that can be leveraged into almost any meaningful new venture. Not very likely.

How To 100

How To Retail Core Competence Innovation 100

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

To many, a modern meat plant might seem somewhat “shocking”, but to us this “automotive assembly plant operating in reverse” is common place and, in fact, we are not easily “shocked” by much of anything (for evidence of this you are welcome to view the video on our website).

Succession 70

Succession Industry Stage-Gate CFO 70

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2012

While Blue Sky is an SOE, I think they really want to differentiate themselves, and they're willing to use a lot of our technology.". The only person not applauding was Wang Xiguo, the engineer who had led the development of Prime's power train technology. The workers standing near him applauded. But we play in the real world.

Case Study 8

Case Study Technology Tacit Knowledge Engineering 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 12, 2017

They will see this as a time of technological revolution where science fiction met with science fact. A lot of the technologies themselves have been around, in some form or another for decades but through generations of refinement and repurposing, we are now witnesses to the emergence of technologies that will change the world.

Technology 50

Technology Retail Industry Automotive 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2011

It is the gradual opening up of the lab and the engineering department to co-creation with customers and other parties. Engineers are no longer design experts; they are mediators who structure and enable design interactions between imaginative customers and innovative suppliers of technologies and systems.

Engineering 13

Engineering Automotive Objective Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2018

Companies across sectors facing global competition and rapid technological change are continually struck with such strategic surprises. Further, a recent report from BP used scenarios to highlight the decline of the internal combustion engine. The sooner they can open to new insights and sensemaking, the better.

Scenario Planning 12

Scenario Planning Strategic Planning Kleiner Management 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2012

Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, famously coined the term "frugal engineering" in 2006. He was impressed by Indian engineers' ability to innovate cost-effectively and quickly under severe resource constraints. Yet engineers and scientists love challenges.

CEO 15

CEO Innovation Constraint Engineering 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2016

When demands arise in an industrial environment, managers and engineers must interrupt the automation to update the processes that make the machines go. Some organizations are already deploying elements of process change automation, while others are developing technologies that lay the foundation for it.

Process 9

Process Automotive Chief Technology Officer Supply Chain 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2015

Yet compared to great technological inventions of the past, it is also a colossal economic disappointment. The technologies of the past had massive new job creation effects that swamped displacement effects. The story of the internal combustion engine is even more dramatic. I’m talking about jobs. Others followed suit.

Retail 8

Retail Automotive Efficiency Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

It has been ranked as car of the year by a number of automotive outlets, and one friend of mine who lives in San Francisco has gloated noisily about his chance to drive it. Tesla is run by visionary engineers. Other executives have similarly impressive backgrounds at Apple and in the aerospace and automotive industries.

Automotive 9

Automotive Review Transportation Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

An aircraft engine is unlikely to become a purely digital product any time soon! We don’t expect Amazon or Microsoft or IBM to design, make, and market agricultural tractors, aircraft engines, or MR scanners. Companies like Rolls Royce design and manufacture jet engines. The answer is “yes.” Not, really.

Industry 8

Industry Software Six Sigma Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2015

Robots have been doing tough jobs for over half a century, mostly in the automotive sector, but they’ve probably had a bigger impact in Hollywood movies than on factory floors. Some of them are no longer bolted to the factory floor, and they’re moving beyond automotive manufacturing. That’s about to change.

Automotive 8

Automotive Operations Engineering System 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2012

This was the case at Harman , which had achieved extraordinary success in the high-end automotive infotainment systems for luxury cars. Rich countries are the most technologically advanced. We should be able to meet their needs with cheap products based on older technology.

Chief Technology Officer 12

Chief Technology Officer CTO Constraint Engineering 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2014

ISRO’s success is best characterized as frugal engineering. ISRO used indigenous components and technologies that are far cheaper than foreign imports. Indian engineers cost less, for sure. Indian scientists and engineers are world class who also happen to be available at lower costs. This is a serious mistake.

Innovation 9

Innovation Constraint Engineering Automotive 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

“Once, you needed mechanical engineers. Today, there’s a greater need for software engineers because cars are computers more than anything else.” To get the skills and change agents it needed, Volvo looked outside the automotive industry. He was creative and, in some cases, counterintuitive.

Engineering 8

Engineering Mass Marketing Automotive Human Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

People were asked about GM products, upholstery textures, colors, vehicle designs, and technology, and their feedback was incorporated into GM vehicles. How technology is changing the way we work. The CoE elevated the issue to the engineering leads. Today, Weaver’s mass-mailing tactics seem quaintly out of date.

Media 8

Media Automotive Globalization Active Listening 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2017

In just a few years digital technology has connected an ever-growing number of people, sensors, and devices. While some have invested significantly in technology, operational, and cultural changes, others are lagging behind. The broad deployment of digital technology requires rethinking both business and operating models.

Company 8

Company Operations Human Capital Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

Developing and deploying new technology requires building a supportive ecosystem surrounding it. The Open Automotive Alliance started in January 2014 with Google and General Motors as founding members; other technology companies and auto competitors soon joined. Engineering innovations lowered the cost. Enter a coalition.

Project 8

Project Transportation Construction Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Science and engineering professionals work closely with experienced technicians to produce next-generation batteries, not forged metal. This is the kind of technology—and the type of firm—that will make renewable energy more efficient and more cost-effective. But just as U.S. Applying this standard, we identified 50 U.S.

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Engineering Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2011

Emerging social networking technologies offer new ways to overcome these boundaries. Ford reengineered its global product development process so that an engineering plan designed in Detroit can drive the shop floor in a European factory. Power ranks Ford the highest in initial quality among non-luxury automotive brands.

Process 15

Process Press Release Automotive Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

COOs are relatively common in service industries such as financial services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, but in manufacturing sectors — such as automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies — they are relatively rare.

COO 12

COO Sample Telecommunications Automotive 12

Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 7, 2018

With One Ford, he put the purpose and values of the Ford brand at the center of the organization and unified the company’s people, plans, operations, and products to restore the brand to automotive leadership. But one angle that hasn't yet been covered is the brand-inspired cultural revolution he led inside the organization.

Brand 193

Brand BPR FOB Automotive 193

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2013

There are many reasons why Silicon Valley might have been a top contender: for years, it''s been the premier technology hub of the world. Universities like Stanford, Caltech, and UC Berkeley continue to churn out the next generation of founders and engineers. Why would we turn to any other place to start Infor''s next chapter?

Diversity 9

Diversity Software Engineering Industry 9

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The Society of Automotive Engineers has defined six levels of autonomy from level 0 – 5. For most automakers, in order to reach this goal, incremental technological and commodity changes will not be enough. Because of the emphasis on commodity-based engineering, workflow in a typical OEM has a very long lead time and cycle.

Engineering 10

Engineering Automotive Supply Chain Software 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Honda as a company had a strong entrepreneurial spirit that sprang from its namesake founder, Soichiro Honda, who restlessly experimented with new technologies and products, willing to take risks in order to grow his fledgling company. While waiting for the engineers to upgrade the design, the staff in the U.S.

Strategy 15

Strategy Automotive Short-term Marketing 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Its cars now have Connected Drive, a platform that allows drivers to purchase apps for traffic, messaging, and for starting the the engine from a distance. Here’s another way digital business principles might play out differently for BMW and other carmakers: renting engine capacity. Fair enough.

Business Model 9

Business Model Engineering Download Power 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2015

We are in the midst of a technological revolution that is every bit as profound as the impact of cheap computing power, but it’s subtler and harder to notice. With electric power steering you draw power from the engine only when you need it, not constantly as with a belt-driven hydraulic pump.

Software 8

Software Engineering Efficiency Productivity 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2016

Industrial robots used to be big, unwieldy, and dangerous, but new “human-safe” robots are now commonplace on automotive lines, working right next to people. Roboticists are starting to reverse-engineer the human mind by translating the cognitive models that humans use intuitively into computational models that machines can use.

Learning-by-Doing 9

Learning-by-Doing Health Care Efficiency Automotive 9