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The future of transportation is when cars are connected to cars, cars are connected to infrastructure, traffic is negligible, and customers happily pay to keep this ecosystem going. This utopia can be broken down into smaller operations, and as such, we turn to the state of Colorado for some guidance on the economics of their connected car cult ...…

Automotive retailers need to graduate their business model to become transportation solution providers to individuals and companies. Brian Allan, Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships at Hyrecar, is a long-time “car guy” who advocates for the evolution of the automotive retail operation. While change is occurring with the onset of connected ...…

Today’s guest is a well known person and personality in the automotive space. He’s given a TEDx talk, co-authored car design books, and has spoken at several different events about car designs, the environment, and transportation mobility. What I love most about my guest is he literally has experience as a professional vehicle designer across f ...…

Our first episode for 2019 introduces the team at Wisco Weekly. Tune in and learn more about the members and what guides and shapes our behaviors and decision making processes. From now until November 2020, there are many topics to discuss and share with you as we want to inform the voting public on issues that affect the future of automotive, ...…

Episode #58 is our 2018 year in review, and we revisit with our Transportation Contributor and Public Finance Attorney, Rudy Salo. Topics that are covered in this episode include: Gas tax EVs paying their fair share Tesla’s success Micromobility Federal guide to autonomous vehicles 3.0 Tech companies, automakers, and retailers protecting their ...…

Co-host of the Podcast, Kelly Cruz, set out for another car buying journey. Her notoriety on the show is that she is a habitual leaser and shrewd negotiator. Her time as co-host has introduced her to companies and their technologies like Roadster, Autogravity, Dealer Socket, and Automotive Mastermind, to name a few. She’s heard the voices of de ...…

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Toyota’s first telematics program was initially developed in the late 90s in Japan. Built off the GAZOO infrastructure of Toyota’s membership-based information service and membership system, it provided interactive information services like requesting a tow truck and weather forecasts. The interdisciplinary field of telematics encompasses telec ...…

Next week from November 26-29 is Automobility LA, the premier conference for leaders of the new mobility movement. In conjunction with the LA Auto Show, these dual-purpose events bring together automakers, government officials, technocrats, academics, startups, foreign press, automotive retailers, transportation professionals, and the forever c ...…

By reverse engineering how virtual world sellers operate in the real world, automotive retailers can learn the best way to hack into the customer experience. Professor David Bell analyzes this transition in his book Location Is Still Everything. Formerly a professor of marketing at Wharton Business School, Bell explains how GRAVITY (Geography, ...…

Happy Fall, Happy Q4! Growth and development are on the horizon at Wisco Weekly. With the upcoming Automobility LA conference and LA Auto Show, we have a newly-appointed correspondent who will be joining the show to share greater insight into vehicle automation. An industrial designer by day and host of the podcast, Boost Booze and BBQ, Andy Ac ...…