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Autoline After Hours
by Autoline · English
The show for those who are more than just car enthusiasts, but are also enthusiasts for the automotive industry. Join us as we talk shop with the top designers, chief engineers and product planners about the latest vehicles they’re bringing to the market.
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AAH #815 – Automotive Software Is Dead and AI Killed It
The episode argues “automotive software is dead” because frontier AI can generate, test, and even “fix” software quickly.
13 Nov 2026 · 59m · 25 chaptersAAH #816 – 3D, AR and The New Displays Coming to Your Windshield
Rivia Hella’s head-up display augmented-reality direction—3D “hologram-like” projections on the windshield, plus a broader discussion of automotive electronics (zonal architectures, power/energy…
13 Nov 2026 · 1h 3m · 28 chaptersAAH #814 - Hybrids or Die!
The episode argues that the U.S. auto market’s electrification transition will be longer and more “hybrid-first” than expected, and discusses where e-REVs fit versus BEVs and conventional hybrids.
2 Nov 2026 · 1h 3m · 30 chaptersAAH #813 - How Automakers Can Win New Military Contracts
How automakers and suppliers can win U.S. military vehicle contracts, with a focus on General Dynamics Land Systems’ approach to faster development, survivability against drones, open architectures,…
26 Oct 2026 · 1h 2m · 23 chaptersAAH #812 - When U.S. Sales Fall to 8 Million A Year
Auto Line After Hours episode focused on how U.S. car sales could fall to about 8 million units per year by 2050, driven by demographic decline and the rise of autonomous “robo-taxis,” which could…
16 Oct 2026 · 1h 4m · 20 chaptersAAH #811 - Is Real Automotive Journalism Dead?
Whether “real” automotive journalism is dying as media shifts from print to digital, while automakers increasingly control messaging via owned channels, paid promotion, and influencer access; plus…
9 Oct 2026 · 1h 1m · 18 chaptersAAH #810 - Tires Are A Key Part of Vehicle Development
Bridgestone’s view on vehicle-tire development amid cost pressure, tariff/material sourcing issues, tire recycling challenges, and regulatory changes—especially California’s new tire…
2 Oct 2026 · 1h 3m · 29 chaptersAAH #809 - China, Canada and Cars
Why China has rapidly succeeded in autos and EVs, and what that means for global competition, surplus capacity/export pressure, and North American trade (especially Canada-U.S.
25 Sep 2026 · 1h 2m · 22 chaptersAAH #808 - Will Trump Really Let Chinese Automakers Into America?
Whether the Trump administration will allow Chinese automakers (e.g., BYD, Geely) to build vehicles in the U.S., and how tariffs, connectivity restrictions, and gas-price shocks affect the auto…
18 Sep 2026 · 1h 1m · 20 chaptersAAH #807 - Unboxed Assembly Will Revolutionize The Industry....Or Maybe Not
Alex Partners’ Auto Disruption Index argues automotive is the most disrupted industry globally, driven by compressed, overlapping shocks since COVID (supply-chain volatility, tariffs, wars affecting…
11 Sep 2026 · 1h 5m · 23 chaptersAAH #806 - AI Compute Platforms and ADAS Tech
Bosch’s cross-domain AI compute platforms for software-defined vehicles, plus an AI-powered cockpit concept; discussion also touches on chip/ecosystem partnerships, IP/IP transparency, regional…
4 Sep 2026 · 53m · 27 chaptersAAH #805 - Are Family-Run Automakers Good or Bad?
Whether family-run automakers (with Ford as the main example) are good or bad, and how leadership changes, EV strategy, and broader industry shifts affect product quality and competitiveness.
28 Aug 2026 · 1h 4m · 27 chaptersAAH #804 - A Shop-Level View of Running a U.S. Battery Plant
LG Energy’s new Lansing, Michigan battery-cell plant and how LG manufactures EV and grid storage batteries in the U.S., plus a news segment on automaker product plans and manufacturing/tariff…
21 Aug 2026 · 1h 2m · 24 chaptersAAH #803 - A 4-Day Week, Pensions For All and Other UAW Demands
UAW presidential election dynamics and likely 2028 contract demands (4-day work week, pensions/retiree benefits, limits on plant closures and management discipline), plus labor’s future amid…
14 Aug 2026 · 1h 1m · 20 chaptersAAH #802 – State of the Supplier Industry
State of the supplier industry, focusing on supplier economic importance, supply-chain security, USMCA status and potential changes (U.S.
7 Aug 2026 · 1h 4m · 24 chaptersAAH #801 - EV Batteries: Bottlenecks, Chemistry Breakthroughs, and Future Tech
EV and grid battery supply chains, manufacturing bottlenecks, chemistry trends (LFP, sodium, solid state), packaging (cell-to-pack to cell-to-chassis), and recycling/design-for-disassembly.
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