What You Need To Know About Robots - AAH 726

[@billh2294]

Hybrids: Why have one good drivetrain when you can have two shitty ones.

[@gregkramer5588]

Hybrids can be very well done to me. Your comment makes no sense. Internal combustion engines are well refined the benefits of hybrid for energy recovery are similar to EV energy recovery.

[@billh2294]

@@gregkramer5588 How many hybrids can tow like my V-8 or outperform my Tesla? In order to make hybrids profitably, the two drivetrains have to be smaller and cheaper; which pretty much translates to less capable.

[@pspublic13]

​@@billh2294Hybrids are strictly a transition vehicle between ICE and RV cars. It only makes sense if you MUST BUY NEW NOW. In the future, new EVs will be the better deal. The better choice if you have to buy now is a used ICE or used EV (depends on home charging situation and/or access to public charging)

[@scotthartman9834]

Prius owner here… since 2010 NOT 👏 ONE 👏 PROBLEM 👏 best purchase for reliability and transportation I’ve made. Toyota hybrids, at least, don’t match your statement

[@gregkramer5588]

@@scotthartman9834 That is not statistically significant but the Hybrid Rav4 was the most reliable vehicle in the US is.

[@JT_771]

Anyone who knows what they're talking about doesn't talk about "EVs having fewer parts" ... the conversation is about "fewer moving parts". Which is both quite and an important distinction.

[@kylekleman]

But which is easier to automate? A set of windings in an electric motor or a modern engine? Even battery packs are much easier to assemble the cells than combustion components. So while your point is true, fewer number of different unique part numbers does allow for easier automation.

[@JT_771]

@@kylekleman Between the engine and transmission alone, I'd be shocked if the EV wasn't easier to automate.

[@kylekleman]

@ big time. Also the development cost should be lower long term because they do have 30 to 35% fewer unique part numbers. There are a lot of battery cells in an EV, but they only have one part number.

[@frankcoffey]

@@JT_771 You could automate almost all of it and you have power as soon as the pack is installed so it can test it's self going down the line. I think EVs could be produced 24 hours a day with very few humans.

[@frankcoffey]

About 2000 fewer parts than a pure ICE car and when you start adding hybrid, e-rev, and PHEV the parts count just keeps going up. It's also harder to do SDV/OTA with all that gear attached.

[@highlanderapparel]

You guys always have a great show. That’s why I invest an hour a week watching it the Highlander.😊

[@RCdiy]

Why won’t you just say it? The consumer doesn’t want sub standard vehicles. Despite Musk’s antics Tesla is so far ahead in sales that legacy can’t even see their dust. I tried to diversify away from Tesla to a Genesis GV60 but their autonomous system disengaged without me knowing and I nearly went off the road. The sales lady was the best sales person I have dealt with in my life. She knew the software like the back of her hand. So she did her best. I tried the F150 lightning and the Mustang Mach E. In the end I went back to Tesla.

[@highlanderapparel]

Another fun fact from someone who actually was there and witnessed it besides being the leader in stainless steel technology since the 30s, the Budd company BUDD also pioneer the use of adhesive and as usual they gave away all the patents just to get to work from the largercustomers at the end of a plane the glue the robot would have to go to a little stand. we call a gumdrops cause it would drop a little bit, and then we added a purge cycle, the Highlander, former facilities engineer by Detroit.

[@andrewvercillo7584]

Guys you never mention software but all the cars that are kicking but all have amazing software! Legacy can’t or it together

[@gregkramer5588]

Some of the cars that are kicking butt in sales are from legacy companies.

[@RCdiy]

@@gregkramer5588kicking whose butt and which fairy tale vehicles are these? The Ford F150 Lightening got beaten by the Cybertruck in Q4 even though it’s “ugly” and way more expensive. I like the F150 by the way. Look at EV sales by manufacturers. There is Tesla and the then a high cliff to the other manufacturers.

[@gregkramer5588]

@@RCdiy Lightning sales are disappointing for sure. The Cyber truck failed based on the "2 million" reservations that production was ramped up for. It is also concerning for Tesla that the sales really trailed off in Q4 vs Q3.

[@johnhigman9371]

The total losses of Tesla was 5.7 billion over start to 2020 where it annually was profitable forward. That was with no experience or borrowed resources. The OEMS are burning that in a couple of years.

[@billh2294]

They burnt that and more in autonomy alone.

[@Pernection]

They had investment from Toyota and Mercedes-benz

[@richardhunt4576]

Watching history in the making.

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

5:57 This is not a picture of a younger Ed Marchese? This is the picture that was shown when they talked about their special guest that was joining them at Autoline After Hours.

[@stargazer3828]

The answer to the question @42:00 is because the Honda Prologue comes with Apple Carplay and Android Auto, the lease deals are as low as $199/mo and the Honda looks more uniform and natural from a design standpoint. Once you sit in the Prologue you know right away it isn't a Honda btw.

[@gregkramer5588]

I believe it is based on Honda's reputation. I just saw the results of a survey that showed that.

[@frankcoffey]

There is a lot of cost takeout possible with EVs. The cost is at the peak and will never be that high again. As battery production ramps up and new kinds become available the pack cost will continue to go down. With 2000 fewer parts EVs have great automation potential on the production line and the battery can have power in it that would let the car do testing on it's self as it goes down the line. The more large castings are used the parts count will continue to fall as the parts could in tailpipe cars continue to go up with hybrid, E-Rev, and PHEV bridging the gap to achieve compliance.

[@richardfolden3860]

Brought to you by the same dinosaurs that took about a decade to understand that Tesla was destroying their industry.

[@matthewhuszarik4173]

Except Tesla is going out of favor. Sales for 2024 were actually down from 2023. BEV as envisioned aren’t replacing ICEV anytime soon. Maybe the 2nd generation BEV will be more appealing.

[@richardfolden3860]

@ lol, you are clueless. Sales are only vaguely down and that’s because of a terrible economy. You might’ve noticed Toyota being forced to take on Honda and Suzuki, Volkswagen closing three factories in Germany and Stellantis painting going out of business signs. Tesla banks two to $3 billion every quarter. Worldwide sales of electric vehicles go up every year. Combustion engine manufacturers are losing economy of scale. Owning a combustion engine vehicle in five years will be like owning a horse.

[@Carguytct]

@@matthewhuszarik4173 Sales for Tesla in the last quarter of 2024 was actually record high. It was slightly lower for the year because in the first quarter of 2024, Tesla had to shut down the factory for the update to the new Model 3. Tesla made and sold more cars in 2024 than Audi.

[@Carguytct]

@@matthewhuszarik4173 Sales for Tesla in the last quarter of 2024 was actually record high. It was slightly lower for the year because in the first quarter of 2024, Tesla had to shut down the factory for the update to the new Model 3.

[@gregkramer5588]

Tesla is not destroying their industry, they are still a bit player and will likely remain so. Combustion engines will still be sold in reasonable volumes into the late 2030s.

[@kkarllwt]

3 ads in the first 11 minutes ? WTF. I'm gone

[@ToneGuruLA]

Honda man since 1993. 3 Acura's and today a 6 cyl Accord coupe. I buy Honda instead of Ford or GM for the engineering and reliability. Also for the solid feel and the look and the drive experience. Honda engineering use to rock! Today? Not as confident. My next car will def be a Tesla. PS. Love your show John. Keep up the good work.

[@StormyDog]

Drive a Tesla and you won't go back to the fossils. The new FSD builds are also nearing autonomy.

[@bobbbobb4663]

@@StormyDog”supervised” autonomy. Stop selling something that will never exist aka unsupervised FSD.

[@user-to2rf1rj5v]

7:20 the real reason: capital will always do anything they can get away with to eliminate labor, because it's the most expensive part of any operation (and the biggest headache). Anything that can be automated, will be automated.

[@RCdiy]

The auto industry has never innovated without pressure. Seat belts were mandated. Fuel efficiency is mandated. Safety is mandated and they design to the tests. The list goes on.

[@mikemcallister3138]

Think that you should include the Koreans, eg Palisade in the minivan numbers.

[@andrewvercillo7584]

The reason the Honda sold more than the GM is the dealership and the advertising by corporate.

[@ah244895]

Need to watch Jay Leno's show on Singer Porsche

[@danielhull9079]

Curious how robots will go next level with QNX SDP 8.0

[@nickayivor8432]

❤it thank you

[@douglasengle2704]

48:30 Honda merging with Nissan is far too dangerous close to Boeing merging with McDonald Douglas! The world should take action to not have that happen.

[@andykross7242]

The ABB representative doesn’t see the bigger picture for humanoid robots. The next wave of robots are direct replacements for human works with NO other capital investment. No more robot “cells” or limited use cobots. AMR’s are an intermediate step until there’s real “full self driving” for fork trucks. At that point there will be humanoid robots and full self driving material handling equipment. AMR’s still require a lot of supervision and interaction from humans unless the plant is a greenfield build intended for the AMR’s.

[@RCdiy]

A decade ago today the auto industry was told by the Chinese government that EV is mandatory. The auto industry ignored 30-40% of their market and are now CRYING that the Chinese figured out how to build EVs. They could have taken advantage of Chinese money to develop EVs to sell here.

[@rwgamer]

Lots of audio distortion once again.

[@dewiz9596]

With respect to your guest talking about part counts in Battery Electric cars. . . Complete missed the point about parts moving relative to each other.

[@desobrien3827]

I do not think car sales will recover, be it electric,ice or whatever, as long as the on board tech is tracking your every movement! A vehicle of any type is invading your privacy...I will never own! Reliability is not as good & pricing (repairs/insurance etc.) is a mind blowing amount to get from A to B!

[@freddymorgenstern9674]

I like the show, but there are way too many xommercials now. Every 5 min a new comercial.... difficult to watch like this

[@Shagwyre]

Get premium

[@freddymorgenstern9674]

Sure, but now I time 3 commercial breaks in 5min. That is more than in any other video I have watched premium or not .

[@Shagwyre]

@ i’m not sure how to help you, friend I don’t see one commercial.

[@JohnPMiller]

I thought it was a KZbin bug. I guess KZbin Premium is a possibility, but Autoline doesn't get many views as it is. I guess they get their funding through sponsorships.

[@AutolineDetroit]

Our apologies, but we don't have control over the ads that KZbin plays during the show.

[@wayneporter343]

I stopped watching far too many ads

[@StormyDog]

The Honda buyers trust Honda to sell them a Chevy. ;-)

[@pumpthewater419]

I hope so. They’ve got to be better than maga.

[@ToneGuruLA]

Fear is the mind killer. The future is already here... its just not evenly distributed. Invest in Tesla and Nvidia . The productivity is gonna be amazing.... enjoy the ride 🙂

[@bobbbobb4663]

Why invest Tesla? No third party will ever accept the liability of no LiDAR FSD so the future is “supervised” FSD?

[@ToneGuruLA]

@@bobbbobb4663 Lidar? what is it... 2021? You invest in lidar companies, and other OEM's.... I'll stick with Tesla.

[@juliahello6673]

China has photon based semiconductors. Videos may not be the future.

[@bobbbobb4663]

@ Your boss made a uneducated decision. No surprise since he had to buy his college degrees.

[@coutcon]

​@@bobbbobb4663 You need to educate yourself before making a comment like that, hence you are showing your ignorance.

[@shokmail3875]

Not sure if it's just me but the ENDLESS interuptions of sponsored ads made me stop watching this and unsubscribe. Too bad, I did like the channel. Best of luck!!

[@billrobinson5301]

Sorry guys, interesting topic, but I stopped watching. Way too many ads.

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

Nah,I will take over the world!

[@technologyandsociety21C]

EVs are inherently "solid state" which makes them simpler to manufacture, operate, and maintain. They're also smoother to drive and cheaper to fuel.