Beyond the Car - a FISITA podcast
'Beyond the Car' is a FISITA podcast about the technology and business of getting around.
Hosted by FISITA CTO Martin Kahl, 'Beyond the Car ' explores cutting-edge developments in the evolution of mobility.
Each episode will feature thoughtful conversations with leading engineers and engineering leaders, and respected industry experts involved in the business and technology of mobility.
In 'Beyond the Car', we'll feature guests from across the car industry - vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, and other stakeholders - but we'll also be talking to those developing the technology that supports the commercial vehicle industry, motorsport, supply chain and logistics, new mobility providers, those involved in parking, and public transport, and anyone else associated with the movement of people and goods.
Episodes
8 episodes
Race to road: Why automakers invest in motorsport, feat. Pascal Vasselon, Toyota Racing
“Win on Sunday, sell on Monday” – so goes the motorsport-related marketing mantra, coined to indicate that racing success can help move road cars off dealership forecourts.The pinnacle of automotive engineering, motorsport fuels rapid te...
Fork in the road - US, EU, China auto policy analysis
Feat. Peter Sigal, Automotive News Europe; Sam Abuelsamid, Telemetry; Bill Russo, Automobility Ltd. In 2025, significant changes in automotive policy and strategy were introduced in the US, the EU, and China, with considerabl...
Driving hands-free across America - feat. Alex Roy
How far can a vehicle drive itself without human intervention?In this episode of FISITA's Beyond the Car podcast, we talk about just that: long-distance, hands-free driving.Motivated by decades of record-breaking road tri...
Tearing cars apart (so yours can be better) - feat. Patrick Katenkamp, A2MAC1
Automotive suppliers and vehicle manufacturers have honed their skills to assemble the parts, subsystems, and subassemblies from individual components into the vehicles that we know so well.
Small cars, big challenge, huge opportunity - feat. ACEA's Pierre Millette
Episode 3 of FISITA's Beyond the Car podcast features a conversation with Pierre Millette, the Chief Technology Officer of ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association.
The technology of parking - feat. Jonny Combe and Lukas Neckermann
Parking is, for most drivers, one of the most mundane and frustrating aspects of driving. But it's also one of the most complex challenges in urban mobility - one that reaches deep into issues that include public transportation, urban design, b...
Driver Swap: A FISITA Leadership Special
FISITA is the global alliance for automotive engineers and engineering leaders, led by the FISITA President.In 2025, the two-year rolling presidency of FISITA was passed from Mike Anderson to ChangHwan Kim.
FISITA's Beyond the Car podcast - trailer
'Beyond the car' is the new FISITA podcast about the technology of getting around.Hosted by Martin Kahl, CTO of FISITA, each episode of 'Beyond the Car' will feature thoughtful conversations with leading engineers and engineering leaders...
