AUTOMOTIVE TELEMATICS FOR THE MASSES - AUTOLINE AFTER HOURS 198

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This episode of Autoline After Hours, number 198, focuses on automotive telematics and the integration of technology into vehicles, featuring Delphi's CTO Jeff Owens. The discussion highlights Delphi's significant investment in R&D ($1.6 billion annually) and its focus on the 'safe, green, and connected' mega-trends. Owens details Delphi's contributions to gasoline direct injection systems, emphasizing their quiet operation and efficiency, and their role in active safety technologies like collision imminent braking and lane departure warning. The conversation also touches upon the challenges and potential of electric vehicles, the bankruptcy of Better Place, and the future of fuel cells, with a prediction of 2 million fuel cell cars by 2030. A key product discussed is Delphi's OBD2 plug-in device, offering consumers advanced telematics and diagnostics for older vehicles, positioning it as 'high-end telematics for the masses.' The episode also includes a segment on motorsports, discussing the Indy 500 and NASCAR.