Michael Thomas

AI for Automotive

A field guide to artificial intelligence across the vehicle lifecycle.

Tucana AI · 2026

The Book

AI for Automotive

The field guide for senior automotive leaders navigating artificial intelligence across the entire vehicle lifecycle — from the first concept sketch to the connected car, the autonomous frontier, and the long view on strategy.

Written for directors and above at OEMs, dealer groups, suppliers, and Tier-1s, the book cuts through vendor hype and analyst abstraction with grounded, practitioner-led evidence. It’s the static 2026 snapshot that this Companion keeps current.

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What’s inside

The book is organised by the disciplines that structure the Companion — each chapter maps to a live research area you can keep following after you’ve finished reading.

01

Discovery & Concept

Chs 1–3

02

Engineering & Development

Chs 4–6

03

Manufacturing & Quality

Chs 7–8

04

Distribution & Sales

Chs 9–12

05

Lifecycle & Customer

Chs 13–15

06

Autonomy & Workforce

Chs 16–17

07

Strategy & Long View

Chs 18, 20

08

Motorsport

Ch 19