Jan 31, 2021
Vehicle 2.0 – Tech Meets Transportation w/ Atlis Motors & TuSimple
- BRT S02 EP05 01-31-21 (52)
What We Learned This Week:
Guests: Mark Hanchett CEO & Founder of Atlis Motor Vehicles
https://www.atlismotorvehicles.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-hanchett-amv
Mark Hanchett, CEO and Founder – started 2016, tech background, worked at Axon (Taser)
Per Mark - I believe that to change the world we need to build it ourselves. We cannot wait for the government to force it, and we cannot wait for big corporations to innovate. To make this world better, we need to develop the products, technologies, and solutions that make the current standard obsolete. I believe dedication to this is what makes great products and great people.
The future won’t be built by compromising today’s technological abilities. Built off of our three business units — Energy, XP Platform, and XT Pickup Truck- our vision at ATLIS is: to build the technology ecosystem that powers our lives.
ATLIS is revolutionizing battery technology from the ground up and developing the AMV cell entirely in-house, reimagining what a work vehicle powered by our AMV technology should look like with the XT pickup truck. We are bringing the future standard of vehicle capabilities to alternative mobility markets such as box trucks and emergency vehicles with the XP Platform. All these capabilities disrupts and surpass the current standards of vehicle performance.
Electric vehicles history, and the inspiration for Atlis Motors. Atlis is an energy company, the Apple of electric vehicles and the truck is their I-Pod. Electric trucks, engine battery, and battery design. Where (and how) is the battery produced?
Difference between electric car and hybrid like Prius. We dispel myth that Tesla is the only player in the industry. Current state of the industry, plus what is the future of the industry – will all cars be hybrid or electric?
Notes:
Apple of work, energy – vehicle is their ‘I-Pod’
Utility, Commercial energy storage
Construction of battery w/ Lithium, cobalt, copper
Lifespan – 1 million miles or 10 years +
Dispose – energy storage or recycle
Internal combustion engine through heat. Electric car- battery cells. Hybrid
Electric vehicles history - Inspiration for Atlis Motors
Electric trucks, engines & battery + battery makeup
Difference between electric car and hybrid like Prius
Dispel myth that Tesla is the only player in the industry
Current state of the industry
What is the future of the industry – will all cars be hybrid or electric?
Robert Brown - Senior
Director of External Affairs at TuSimple
https://www.tusimple.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-brown-797085150/
TuSimple is an autonomous (driverless) truck company using AI software to control the truck with a driver riding in the cab. They are operational on a test basis from Az to Texas, and expect to be live in 2024. Robert talks about the technology of the AI trucks, safety protocol, and the process to get Gov’t agreement. Then he tells of the future of the truck market, truck driver employment.
About Robert Brown:
- Developed successful government
and business development strategies
- Led business and strategic
partnerships for innovative tech
- Managed legislative, media, and PR
plans with fortune 500
- Excellent communication and
leadership skills
Notes:
TuSimple - AI + Autonomous Vehicle, self driving autonomous (AI Tech) trucks
TuSimple - 60 Minutes. story in 2020 on their unique AI work
TuSimple Connect – tusimple.com – Level 4 technology
AFN (Auto Freight Network), AV 2.0
Test States – NM, AZ, TX,
HD Mapping – AV terminal, Uses camera system & 2 test drivers
TuSimple started in 2015, Testing in AZ out of the Tucson location with HQ in San Diego, CA
Business Model / Partners like McClane Foods, Navistar, UPS Haul US Mail
Government regulations on safety
2024 timelines – ETA to be active
Trucker employment and future – will not replace, but supplement. Need more drivers
Tu Simple – self driving autonomous (AI Tech) trucks
Tech Topic:
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