The Supplier Signal

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Welcome to The Supplier Signal, the podcast where the people driving the automotive supply industry share what's really on their minds. Every episode breaks down the latest automotive industry trends and supply chain challenges that decide who wins the next program: the EV slowdown and the pivot to hybrids, how AI is landing on the plant floor and in the office, and where tariffs are reshaping sourcing and cost. Expect straight analysis and a grounded market outlook on automotive manufacturing, drawn from operators who are living it, not narrating from the sidelines. Run a supplier, carry a number, or answer for what happens next quarter and next decade? This is for you. 🔥 Follow The Supplier Signal wherever you listen, and dig into more at http://campfire-interactive.com/podcast

Episodes

  1. Aug 29

    How will autonomous vehicles impact automotive suppliers? | Joe McCarthy

    In this episode of The Supplier Signal, we sit down with Joe McCarthy, Senior Vice President of Program Management at Campfire Interactive and co-founder of Cover 4 PM, to talk autonomous vehicles, realistic adoption timelines, the challenges of mixing human drivers with self-driving systems, and how a converged autonomous future could reshape vehicle design, standardize structural components, and shift supplier competition toward interior experience and infotainment. From there, we get into the operational challenges suppliers face right now, from disconnected tools and siloed spreadsheets to the ongoing struggle for a single source of truth across teams, and Joe shares his candid take on AI adoption in automotive manufacturing, why some suppliers are eager to embrace new technology while others stay guarded about data ownership and competitive risk, and what it will really take to reach a higher level of operational maturity. We then turn to the bigger forces reshaping the road ahead, from the pullback from full electrification toward hybrids and the infrastructure gaps that slowed EV adoption in the US, to how OEM-supplier relationships need to evolve to avoid repeating past missteps.

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Welcome to The Supplier Signal, the podcast where the people driving the automotive supply industry share what's really on their minds. Every episode breaks down the latest automotive industry trends and supply chain challenges that decide who wins the next program: the EV slowdown and the pivot to hybrids, how AI is landing on the plant floor and in the office, and where tariffs are reshaping sourcing and cost. Expect straight analysis and a grounded market outlook on automotive manufacturing, drawn from operators who are living it, not narrating from the sidelines. Run a supplier, carry a number, or answer for what happens next quarter and next decade? This is for you. 🔥 Follow The Supplier Signal wherever you listen, and dig into more at http://campfire-interactive.com/podcast

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    Campfire Interactive
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    The Supplier Signal