Looking Out - The Podcast Drew Smith & Joe Simpson

Joe and Drew take a look at the most significant exhibits and announcements coming out of Milan Design Week, and the Beijing Auto Show. And they touch on Tesla. How couldn't they?📨 Subscribe to Looking Out - The Newsletter, the partner newsletter to this podcast.https://automobility.substack.com🤝 Connect with us on LinkedInDrew - https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewpasmith/Joe - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-s-92863a2/📸 Follow us on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lookingoutpodcast/...

Five months ago, we recorded our most incendiary episode yet. In The EV Inferno, we wondered whether EV sales were about to fall off a cliff, or whether we’d just hit a bump in the road.With the benefit of time, the picture’s becoming a little clearer, if no cleaner.In this episode, we look at how the EV market might be fracturing between the EU, the US, and China, and what that means for legacy OEMs and startups, particularly when it comes to plug-in hybrids.Of course, we can’t escape the tr...

Sibilio. Bravo. Stratos. Magnum. And Shamal. Joe and Drew celebrate Gandini’s life and his greatest hits.We also cover the BMW Vision Neue Klasse X, Euro NCAP’s physical button mandate, and a conversation about great gas station meals leads to us pondering the future of the road stop.📨 Subscribe to Looking Out - The Newsletter, the partner to the podcast.https://automobility.substack.com🤝 Connect with us on LinkedInDrew - https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewpasmith/Joe - https://www.linkedin.com/...

The death of the desirable hatchback has been exaggerated. In the space of two weeks, we've been gifted the new Renault R5 and the Rivian R3 and R3X. We discuss their design, and what they mean for their respective manufacturers.Meanwhile, the death of the Apple Car is now (almost definitely) certain and we explore why Apple finally caved. And we also discuss what's happening to design in the C-Suite, and whether maybe our time at the big table is up, and whether that's actually a bad thing.📨...

Tesla Autopilot. Hyundai Highway Driving Assist 2. GM SuperCruise. Oh, and a Waymo robotaxi. This episode has it all. Joe and Drew talk about their experiences of each and ask the crucial question: what's it all for?📨 Subscribe to Looking Out - The Newsletter, the partner newsletter to this podcast.https://automobility.substack.com⬇️ Download Drew's free trend report from CES 2024: https://www.studiophro.com/ces-2024-report-download-form🤝 Connect with us on LinkedInDrew - https://...

For over a decade now, the Consumer Electronics Show has also been one of the most significant automotive shows in the world.In January 2024, after the year in which generative AI changed everything, Drew’s hopes were high for a few radical new takes on what the car might become when fused with artificial intelligence.What he found was lipstick on a pig.Join Joe and Drew as they take a look at the lowlights from the world’s largest trade show, and, yes, find some cause for joy.That's it for t...