Send us Fan Mail Four humans just traveled farther from Earth than anyone in history. But this isn’t a story about space. It’s about mobility. In this episode of Auto Intelligence, we break down what the Artemis mission really represents—and why the technologies enabling lunar travel are the same ones reshaping how people, energy, and goods move on Earth. From orbital refueling and battery thermal management to autonomous navigation and distributed infrastructure, this is convergent engineeri...
Send us Fan Mail 93 years. 23 critical moments. One industry rewritten. This episode explores the full arc of AI's collision with the automotive industry — from the 1956 Dartmouth Conference where artificial intelligence got its name, to a projected morning in Toronto in 2049 where intelligence systems are so embedded in mobility that they've become invisible. We trace twelve historical moments that built the foundation: Ernst Dickmanns' self-driving Mercedes van in 1986 that the industry ign...
Send us Fan Mail We’re only a few months into 2026, and one thing is already clear: AI is no longer a tool in automotive retail. It has become the operational layer behind the dealership. In this episode of Auto Intelligence, we break down what’s actually happening on the ground—and why the gap between AI adoption and AI success is wider than most realize. Because while over 70% of dealerships are increasing AI investment this year, many are struggling to translate that into real result...
Send us Fan Mail "Will AI take people's jobs?" "Yes." "What should people do about it?" "I don't know." Last night at Hot Docs Theatre in Toronto, the Auto Agentic team—including producer Barry Hillier—witnessed Geoffrey Hinton, inventor of the neural networks powering modern AI, deliver the most important message automotive leaders need to hear. At seventy-five, after resigning from Google to speak freely, Hinton spent time grappling publicly with the implications of his life's work in conve...
Send us Fan Mail A war thousands of kilometers away just entered your cost structure. In this episode of Auto Intelligence, we break down how the escalating conflict in Iran — and the sudden disruption of the Strait of Hormuz — is already reshaping global automotive operations. This isn’t a political conversation. It’s an operational one. We unpack: • Why a narrow shipping corridor carries nearly 20% of the world’s oil — and what happens if it closes • How rising crude prices ripple int...