Driving the Future

In this episode of Driving the Future, we dive deep into the world of women in the automotive industry with our special guests, Emmanuelle and Laurence, two professional female executives who have navigated and excelled in this traditionally male-dominated field. Through candid conversations, they share their journeys, the unique challenges, and the groundbreaking strides they're taking to foster inclusivity and innovation.

From battling stereotypes to leading prominent projects, Emmanuelle and Laurence reflect on their experiences as women pioneers in automotive engineering. They discuss the crucial role of female leadership in driving industry advancements and the importance of creating a more balanced and inclusive workplace.

Tune in to hear inspiring stories, valuable insights on achieving gender parity in engineering, and practical advice for women aiming to thrive in the automotive sector.

Episode hosted by Greg Nieuwsma

Guests:

Emmanuelle Bischoffe-Cluzel

Vice President and Global Sustainability Lead, Capgemini

Laurence Montanari

Vice President, Transportation & Mobility Industry, Dassault Systèmes

It’s now three years since Jaguar Land Rover (referred to as JLR) announced to the World their commitment to being a net zero organisation by 2039. This is not just about emissions of the vehicles but the whole organisation itself with over 40,000 members of staff, 5,000 suppliers and multiple sites. They are centralising sustainability and electrification to achieve this goal, all whilst maintaining the ‘modern luxury’ ethos. 

This chat is hosted by Emmanuelle Bischoffe-Cluzel, Vice President and Sustainability Lead in the Automotive Industry for Capgemini. Joining her is François Dossa, board member at Jaguar Land Rover with responsibility towards Strategy and Sustainability, and Andrea Debbane, Director of Sustainability at Jaguar Land Rover. 

François tells us how leading brands from other industries who consider themselves ‘luxury’ have sustainability at the centre of their practices. He is transitioning JLR to being considered in the same breath as a very real and possible challenge. Changing the mindset for the design to have a very long life, or indeed many lives, Francois tells us that the cars need to be considered as “mobile phones on wheels” copying the same business model with offering subscription services. 

Recently celebrating 100 days at JLR, Andrea gives her view on joining an established automaker and the challenge ahead. She tells us that the mindset towards sustainability needs to be adapted as we move forward as it’s not only thinking in new ways, it’s letting go of old ideas and processes too. Andrea also shares with us that the one constant as we move towards the 2039 net zero date, that everyone craves mobility and this needs to be what JLR preserves and encourages. 

To kick off series three of Driving the Future we’re looking at all things sustainability; in particular, reducing the carbon footprint, both by emissions emitted from vehicles and how the car is designed, manufactured and eventually recycled. 

Emmanuelle Bischoffee-Cluzel, VP and Sustainability Lead for the Global Automotive Industry at Capgemini is leading the conversation. Emmanuelle draws upon her career-long experience to talk enthusiastically about eco-design and sustainability.

Joining the conversation is Mr Alexandre Buzy, who is the Senior Project Manager committed to Sustainability (decarbonisation, circular economy, eco-design) and Innovation at the Renault Group. Alexandre gives insight into the steps undertaken to ensure a reduction in the carbon footprint, design and product lifecycle. He also shares with us how the gender parity at the Renault Group has been reached much quicker than previously forecasted.

Expect conversation around carbon neutrality, carbon pricing, recyclability, repairability and battery passports. They also explore the French eco bonus, how this has changed thinking currently and predict how this could expand and develop long term. Finally, they discuss upskilling talent to stay competitive by retraining diesel specialists to work with electric vehicles.

Leading the conversation in this episode of Driving the Future is Emmanuelle Bischoffe-Cluzel - Vice President and Sustainability Lead in the Global Automotive Industry at Capgemini. Emmanuelle defines what sustainability is today, which milestones have been achieved over the last few years and initiatives keeping her busy today for a greener industry tomorrow.

Joining Emmanuelle is Laurence Montanari - Vice President for Transportation and Mobility at Dassault Systèmes. Laurence tells us all about the attempt to introduce electric cars in the last century and the challenges they faced which didn’t see them succeed. She tells us about the rate of change within the automotive industry and how in her 30 year career she now feels like she is working today within the tech industry. 

Together the conversation covers a wide range of topics which amongst them include the weight of cars and how that alone has a bearing upon green credentials. They discuss disposing of batteries and how parts can be better reused. Then they cover much wider topics such as infrastructure, carbon initiatives and the influence of gigafactories. Lastly we focus on people and talent within the industry, what are they expected to do today and how can they better upskill for the future.

In this episode of Driving the Future, hosted by Frank Wammes - Chief Operating Officer for Sogeti division of Capgemini - we’re looking at batteries and how they can work in the automotive sector. This is combining the technology of a software defined vehicle, to create a revolutionary battery defined vehicle. 

Frank is joined by Jonas Boehm - Vice President for Mobility at TWAICE. Based in Germany, but with sites in USA, TWAICE are a company who coined the term Battery Analytics. Through their research and innovations, coupled with artificial intelligence, they have created a battery where its lifetime, reliability and ultimately safety too can be monitored in real time. 

In this conversation, Frank and Jonas discuss use cases from battery defined vehicles, the challenges which they’ve faced and the results which could not have been achieved without this technology. They naturally discuss talent within the industry and motivations for joining TWAICE as a career development, plus they talk about what they look for in individuals. 

Our latest episode of Driving the future was recorded live at CES 2024 as a part of our collaboration with the Tech & Trends podcast. 

Capgemini’s automotive experts, Alexandre Audoin and Daniel Garschagen, speak with Daniel Newman from the Futurum Group and Christopher Bellaci of Holoride (an Audi spinoff company), about the future of in-car experiences with the onset of EVs and autonomous driving. How can tech and regulations together drive towards making this change affordable and sustainable?

We're excited to bring you this episode from Capgemini's very own Cloud Realities Podcast Feed -

With the launch of their connected car, the AFEELA, Sony Honda Mobility seek to redefine mobility, beyond simply transportation, and create the opportunity to use the space creatively and explore the relationship between people and mobility.

In this special episode Dave, Sjoukje, and Rob talk to Takuya Nishibayashi, Head of E&E System Architecture Development Division, Sony Honda Mobility Inc., who is at CES2024 for the release of the AFEELA.  They cover why Sony Honda are collaborating on a connected car now, how responsible and ethical GenAI is leveraged for assisted driving (ADAS), how mobility can be used as a creative entertainment space, including using gaming engines, the integrated in vehicle experience and how Microsoft partner with them for GenAI tooling and Cloud-scale computing platforms.

AFEELA: https://www.shm-afeela.com/en/
Cloud Realities Podcast - https://www.capgemini.com/insights/research-library/cloud-realities-podcast/
Driving The Future Podcast - https://www.capgemini.com/insights/research-library/driving-the-future-a-podcast-series/

The topic of customer experience within the automotive industry is nothing new but what is new, and changing on a daily basis, is the expectations from the customers. So how can innovative technologies be used to shape experiences and meet expectations before a customer has even stepped foot in a vehicle for the very first time!?

Daniel Garschagen, Lead for Applied Innovation Exchange at Capgemini, hosts a conversation with Ben Steinmetz, Product Experience Director, NIO and Thomas Zuchtriegel, Automotive Advisor, Journee. They discuss the product experience; what they’ve seen until now and what they expect to change. They talk about the internal relationship between sales and marketing within a company, and then they look to the future , the healthy relationship between digital and physical experiences, alongside GenAI and capabilities to scale.

If this conversation resonates with you, and you are heading to CES 2024, Capgemini together with Journee will host a talk on this topic. Head to capgemini.com/events for more information.

Did you know that 85% of your old car can actually be recycled into a new car in the future?

Jean-Philippe Bahuaud, the CEO of Renault Group's circular economy company The Future is NEUTRAL, and Capgemini's group client partner, Sylvain Barthelmy, discuss automotive sustainability in an exclusive interview. They talk about circular economy principles, EV battery challenges, Renault's targets, and strategies for enhancing recyclability.

Automotive News Europe Podcast -
https://europe.autonews.com/sponsored/capgemini-and-renault-group-leaders-unlocking-automotive-sustainability-circular-economy

Fore more Capgemini Podcasts - https://www.capgemini.com/in-en/podcasts/

Software development is hugely accelerating the automotive industry. From in-car experiences to autonomous driving, to car design and, ultimately, manufacturing. As the industry turns to being more software focused, the prominence of artificial intelligence and other integrated connected services is being used to take a leading position... if used correctly.

In this episode, we gather insights from Alexandre Audion, Executive Vice President and Head of Automotive at Capgemini, and Yannick Raynaud, Group Scientific Director at Plastic Omnium.