MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman welcome back Actor/Director/Producer - Daniel Wu! Daniel discusses racing in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, his recent trip to Shanghai & Hong Kong, the Chinese EV adoption boom, his experience at Jidu headquarters exploring the Ji Yue 01 "Robocar", American Born Chinese, Asian representation in Hollywood, his future racing goals, Software Defined Toilets, and more! 1:53 - SUV of the Year. 8:20 - Daniel's experience racing at the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (Daytona!). 12:33 - GT Show China. 14:25 - EV adoption boom in China. 16:15 - Jidu headquarters; exploring the Ji Yue 01 "Robocar". 18:46 - SIMO voice commands. 20:42 - Sedan, SUV & Supercar models. 22:34 - Jidu - Geely & Baidu partnership. 24:28 - Chinese tuning brands? 28:34 - Hong Kong vs Shanghai car markets. 29:42 - Traveling to China. 31:22 - Chinese New Year story. 32:57 - Japan. 35:00 - Youth unemployment in China. 38:31 - Macau Grand Prix. Hong Kong car culture. 42:14 - Filming in China vs America. 44:31 - Experience working on American Born Chinese. 45:37 - Chinese mythology - Monkey King. 46:53 - Asian representation in Hollywood. 48:22 - Porsche GT3-RS vs. GT3 Touring comparison. 58:11 - Racing goals. 01:00:53 - Software Defined Toilets! 01:04:20 - Cynical about where the movie industry is going. 01:05:55 - Upcoming projects. 01:07:02 - John Cusack. 01:09:06 - Hong Kong car scene. GT Show China. 01:12:22 - Hypercars in China?

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Gensler's Mobility & Transportation Practice Area Leader, Dylan Jones, about Gensler's new book, "Design for a Radically Changing World". What will our future cities look like in a world of Software Defined Vehicles? 0:58 - Question of the Day: InEVitable. 7:30 - What is Gensler? 10:18 - How the automobile has shaped our cities. 14:26 - The Autonomous age of mobility. 19:25 - Planning cities of the future. 21:02 - The Electric Revolution. 25:34 - Our Autonomous future. 28:52 - "Design for a Radically Changing World". 30:36 - Parking garages of the future. 36:12 - Charging infrastructure. 38:14 - Tesla supercharging network opened up to Ford owners. GM to follow. 41:54 - From eBikes to eVTOLs! 47:39 - Micro mobility & multi mobility. 50:42 - Creating a healthy & efficient environment for multi mobility. 57:19 - Virtual mobility & the fragmentation of cities. 58:43 - Multi-unit dwelling EV charging. 01:00:50 - Working with BMW to rethink gas stations. 01:03:34 - Lightning Round. 01:06:27 - Ah-ha moment. 01:08:25 - No more stop lights!

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with the Head of Fiat North America, Aamir Ahmed! The guys chat with Aamir about the all-electric Fiat 500e being released in the North American Market, Fiat Pass, Fiat House, Fiat Live Store, and more! 0:37 - Question of the Day: Big Brother. 5:07 - 2024 Fiat 500e - Best selling city car in Europe! 6:10 - Comparing to the former model, current packages. 12:33 - Range, Charge Time, & Price. 15:33 - Sound Generator!? 16:43 - Level 2 Charger or public charging credits included. 18:43 - IONNA Charging Network. 20:52 - Fiat Pass. 22:34 - Fiat House. 25:22 - Future Options? 29:35 - Fiat 500e 2021 special models. 30:19 - Fiat Live Store. 31:35 - Comparing the 500e to the current EV market. 37:23 - Backseat space. 39:00 - Non-Electric Fiat in the U.S.? 40:46 - Aamir's background. 44:00 - Uconnect System. 49:10 - SRT Charger, Challenger Brand Marketing. 57:10 - SDV transition. 01:01:07 - Head of Fiat North America. 01:03:38 - Ed's speech. 01:06:46 - Why buy a 2024 Fiat 500e?

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Dr. Emily Fischer of Science Moms to talk all about climate change, atmospheric science, wildfires, outdoor & indoor air quality, childhood asthma, and what we can do to combat all of this! Dr. Emily Fischer is a Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University, and member of Science Moms! Learn more at ScienceMoms.com! 1:05 - "Corvette Z06 Road Trip Blues, Climate Change & Cars We Love." 3:40 - About today's guest - Dr. Emily Fischer! 6:25 - Are we DOOMED by Climate Change!? 9:09 - Current and future effects of Climate Change. 11:23 - Hole in the Ozone issue was solved by Science! 14:50 - The proof. "Do you believe in Thermometers?" 19:09 - Consensus about Climate Change. 21:17 - Scientific uncertainty principle. 23:46 - Science Moms! ScienceMoms.com 28:42 - Pandemic example. 40% drop in pollutants in Los Angeles. Detectable from SPACE! 30:32 - Air quality & respiratory impacts. Cancer rates near freeways. 34:37 - Hybrid stepping stone. 36:27 - How is California doing? 38:29 - Power Grid is getting greener. 42:16 - What do you drive? Charging 46:02 - Charging infrastructure. 48:56 - Emily's day to day working in Atmospheric Chemistry. 51:04 - Agriculture, large animal feeding. 55:31 - Magic wand. 59:14 - Atomic energy? 01:01:19 - Diesel Gate. 01:05:17 - Particulate matter from fires. 01:06:56 - Cameron Peak fire story. 01:12:09 - Tsunami warning in Alaska. 01:15:02 - California Wildfires. 01:18:12 - Homemade Hepa Cube. 01:19:22 - Induction vs gas cooking. 01:21:08 - Synthetic fuels. 01:23:45 - Impact on future generations. 01:30:27 - Climate intervention - Reflecting the sun's light. 01:35:42 - ScienceMoms.com to learn more!

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Pebble's CEO Bingrui Yang & CTO Stefan Solyom! Pebble is taking the hassle out of recreational living with their 100% electric, remote controlled, self-propelled, and self-hitching - Pebble Flow! 0:53 - Question of the Week: Small affordable EVs. 5:32 - About Pebble. 7:43 - Getting a look at the Pebble Flow, all-electric camper! 8:37 - Magic Hitch. 9:20 - Two trim levels. 11:53 - Torque assist & regen braking. 13:35 - Controlled through the Pebble app. 18:15 - 360 degree camera view. 19:12 - NVIDIA platform. 20:22 - What's inside? 21:55 - "Live off-grid for 7 days ... with A/C on." 25:16 - Design process / Battery size sweet spot. 31:30 - Remote controlled Magic Hitch - Makes reversing easier! 34:55 - Self leveling, Insta-Camp. 36:18 - Software, OTA updates. 40:50 - Charging. 46:47 - ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) use case. 49:07 - What does 45 kWH mean? 50:08 - Dimensions and amenities. 54:22 - On board iPad. OTA Updates. WiFi. 57:20 - Genesis of Pebble. Bingrui's lightbulb moment. 01:02:16 - How Stefan joined Pebble. Stefan's personal trailer experience. 01:07:23 - From conception to implementation. 01:09:26 - Active Aero. 01:14:18 - Production starts later this year. 01:17:06 - Feedback. 01:19:50 - What's next? 01:22:21 - Bingrui's history. 01:25:15 - Electric RV? 01:26:00 - Autonomy timeline. 01:30:45 - Outside U.S. market. 01:33:05 - Can we have one!? 01:34:23 - Want to set a land speed record?

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman sit down with Founder & CEO of Hardline27 - Sasha Selipanov! Sasha talks about his recent experience with the Tesla Cybertruck, his Bertone Pharoah design, his role on the Lamborghini Huacán, his design philosophy, Bugatti Chiron, Genesis Essentia, Koenigsegg, his take on EVs, what defines a good hypercar, Hardline27, and more! 0:35 - Question of the Day: Hot-Swappable Batteries. 5:25 - About today's guest, Sasha Selipanov! 8:31 - First impression/experience with the Tesla Cybertruck. 12:55 - Sasha's Bertone Pharoah design. 15:48 - Jonny's Tesla Cybertruck review. 17:31 - Cybertruck design review. 22:12 - Liberating design. 23:45 - Design philosophy. 32:23 - Sasha's background. 35:43 - Automotive influences. 42:45 - Path to ArtCenter. 46:50 - On the Lamborghini Huracán. 54:29 - What a Lamborghini should be. 57:31 - Bugatti Chiron/Next Gen Veyron design. 01:02:12 - Genesis of working on the Bugatti Chiron team. 01:04:53 - The 1/24 scale Bugatti Chiron. 01:10:06 - Genesis Essentia. 01:12:58 - Koenigsegg CC8S. CC850. Jesko. 01:18:38 - 99% of cars should be EVs. 01:21:00 - Are hypercars no longer about performance? 01:23:06 - EV vs Hypercars. 01:26:09 - What defines a good hypercar? 01:30:01 - Hardline27. 01:32:53 - Chinese market. 01:38:05 - GT-R. 01:42:27 - Designing for the screen generation.

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman are back with their final episode from the CES show! FIRST, the guys chat with MotorTrend's 2024 SDV Innovator Award Winner - Worldwide SDV Tech Leader for Amazon Web Services, Stefano Marzani, about how AWS Cloud Services are assisting the automotive industry, and what our Software Defined future will look like. NEXT, the guys chat with Mercedes Benz AG Chief Software Officer, Magnus Oestberg, about their recent approval for Level 3 SAE Certification, how Mercedes is using ChatGPT, and MBUX Sound Drive by Will.i.am! 0:42 - Question of the Week! Formula-E. 2:35 - About today's guests. 6:15 - How is AWS Cloud assisting the automotive industry? 7:11 - The Big Loop. 8:18 - You're taking my data!? 13:34 - Digital Cockpit. 18:22 - Smartphones on wheels! 22:10 - Virtual testing, digital twin. 25:30 - Consumer application. 27:10 - Application to super car manufacturers. 30:42 - Ed & Jonny react to Stefano, introduce to Magnus. 32:15 - Mercedes' Magnus Oestberg! 33:40 - Drive Pilot Automated Driving. 36:36 - How did Mercedes achieve Level 3 Autonomy first? 42:22 - Consumer adoption. 46:43 - How Mercedes is using ChatGPT. 54:26 - MBUX Sound Drive with Will.i.am.

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman are back with more from the CES show as they chat with XPeng Motors President & Vice Chairman, Dr. Brian Gu, AND the CEO of MIH Consortium, Jack Cheng! This episode is all about Flying Cars, "Smartification", and Software Defined Vehicles! 1:39 - Question of the Week! Chinese EVs in America? 6:38 - Dr. Brian Gu on XPeng's AeroHT - FLYING CAR! 7:53 - Getting a look at the XPeng's AeroHT. 10:53 - Flying specifics. 13:58 - Parachute! 16:13 - XPeng P7. 19:10 - When will it come to the American market? 24:07 - "Smartification", or Smart EV. 27:53 - Brian's background. 30:56 - XPeng X9! 34:10 - Ed & Jonny react to Brian Gu. 36:13 - Jack Cheng's time working with Jacques Nasser at Ford. 38:22 - Working with Sergio Marchionne at Fiat. 40:58 - New age of car making. 43:27 - Why he decided to pursue EVs. 45:43 - Joining NIO. 49:05 - Foxconn. 50:53 - Genesis of MIH Consortium. 54:08 - Common platform. 55:18 - Smart Car. 57:11 - What is MIH Consortium? 01:00:18 - Solving the B2B market. 01:01:53 - When will we see MIH products in the US? 01:04:02 - Chinese EVs in America.

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman take the show on the road to CES in Las Vegas where they chat with Electra Founder, Fabrizio Martini, and Professor Shai Shalev-Schwartz of Mobileye! FIRST, Fabrizio takes us through how Electra Vehicles is optimizing EV batteries through design, predictive analytics, and EVE-Ai Adaptive Controls (a NASA program first designed to explore the surface of Venus)! NEXT, the guys chat with Mobileye's Professor Shai Shalev-Schwartz about their role in humanity's pursuit of fully autonomous vehicles! PLUS, we're rolling out a BRAND NEW SEGMENT: Question of the Week! Submit your questions via YouTube comments, Instagram @LohDown @JonnyLieberman, or email us at [email protected]! Send us a question and WE'LL GIVE YOU FREE MERCH! 0:50 - NEW SEGMENT: Question of the Week! 8:31 - What is Electra Vehicles? 12:12 - Predicting failure using EVE-Ai Adaptive Controls. 19:22 - Partnerships. 22:30 - Using EnPower to design the next generation of batteries. 24:50 - Current state of automotive battery tech, and where we're headed. 26:38 - Are Solid State Batteries coming? 29:12 - Fabrizio's educational background. 31:45 - Software is the key. 35:15 - Battery life spans - "Batteries are a live organism." 37:45 - Battery best practices and future solutions. 40:13 - Electra's mission. 45:42 - Cloud & Data partners. 48:40 - The next generation of batteries. 53:50 - Ed & Jonny's reaction to the discussion with Fabrizio. 55:30 - What is Mobileye? 56:50 - REM (Road Experience Memory) 01:01:15 - Next gen safety - accuracy of 10 cm! 01:05:11 - Camera, Radar & Lidar. 01:09:21 - The path to full autonomy. 01:14:20 - Lidar & Radar vs Camera. 01:20:05 - Accounting for human error. 01:24:35 - Where are we on the road to full autonomy? 01:30:41 - Car experience advances in the coming years.

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Actor/Comedian Joel McHale! The guys discuss Joel's Restomods, high school & college years, his road to Hollywood, his struggles with dyslexia, early commercial gigs, car history & current collection, thoughts on EVs, and Crime Scene Kitchen on FOX! 1:58 - Welcome Joel McHale! 2:52 - Joel's Corsetti Cruiser & 1969 Scout Resto-Mod. 8:38 - Joel's 1970 FJ43 Icon. 12:47 - Joel's taste in cars. 15:44 - Joel's Italian/Canadian roots. 20:54 - Sports at University of Washington & love for College Football. 26:34 - Greatest Sports Rivalries. 28:22 - High School years - sports & theater. 30:54 - Rowing team hazing. 34:50 - Joel's love for Tennis & Pickleball. Invented in Washington. 38:38 - Scotland's Dinnie Stones. 41:53 - Driver's test car & family cars. 47:16 - Immediate post college years - Seattle TV gig "Almost Live". 48:11 - His struggles with Dyslexia. 49:24 - MFA programs. 50:30 - Arrival in Los Angeles - 95 Camry got stolen. 52:22 - First cars after getting commercial gigs. 53:25 - Joel's early commercial gigs. 57:33 - Headshots & auditions. 01:02:16 - Crime Scene Kitchen on FOX! 01:07:37 - Aggressive foodie. 01:10:41 - Unsafe At Any Speed by Ralph Nader. 01:13:13 - Jonny & Joel's friendship. 01:18:57 - Joel's love for Tennis. Evolution of Rackets. 01:23:53 - Watches. 01:26:09 - Thoughts on EVs. 01:29:07 - Wants a Rivian. 01:32:31 - More on his car collection - 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado. 01:39:26 - Cobalt & Lithium. 01:41:43 - His kid's interest in cars. 01:45:02 - Crime Scene Kitchen on FOX! 01:48:57 - Shout out to Dax Shepard!