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The AI in Automotive Newsletter

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From

Michael H. Thomas

Author of "AI in Automotive" & Automotive AI Researcher

Congratulations! You're about to subscribe to a publication that changes how your team thinks about AI in automotive—before it becomes obvious to everyone else.

What You'll Receive Each Month

20-28 Pages of Strategic Intelligence

Straight to the point physical briefing covering the month's most important AI developments, case studies, vendor trends, and strategic insights.

9 Recurring Sections

Letter from Michael • The Signal • Signal vs Noise • Boardroom Brief • AI Explained • What I'm Seeing • One Big Prediction • Reading List • One Question

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Why This Matters Now

We are in the middle of the largest technology transformation in automotive history. AI is moving from R&D labs into production vehicles, from optional features into safety-critical systems. And the decisions you make in the next 18 months will determine whether your organization leads this shift or gets trapped playing catch-up.

But here's the problem: most automotive leaders don't have the context to make these decisions. AI news is fragmented across hype-driven feeds, vendor-funded research, and technical papers that miss the business angle. You drown in signal noise without ever building real competitive advantage.

I've spent decades in automotive—manufacturing strategy, supply chain transformation, digital leadership. I've seen what happens when an industry miscalculates a technology shift: billions in stranded assets, talent that leaves for competitors, and organizations that never recover. This isn't another industry cycle. AI in vehicles is a civilizational change.

This newsletter exists because your people—your engineers, your strategists, your leadership team—need to understand what's actually happening, separated from hype. Not to become AI experts, but to make smarter capital allocation decisions, build the right partnerships, and recruit the talent you'll need. The companies that win will be the ones where people across the organisation share a common operating picture of what's actually shifting, and why it matters to them specifically.

This is a humanitarian crisis waiting to happen. Automotive employment globally is built on skills that are obsolete in a world of AI-native vehicles. The engineers, technicians, and strategists who don't upskill will be left behind. The companies that don't help their people understand AI's implications will watch their best talent leave. I'm building this newsletter because the transition doesn't have to hurt—if people have access to clear, honest intelligence about what's coming and why it matters to them.

The AI in Automotive Newsletter is curated by someone who actually knows this industry. Every month, you get the signal that matters—organised by the functions you lead, delivered in a format you'll actually read, built for decision-makers who need context, not noise.

Written by someone with 20+ years in automotive—not a journalist, not a vendor, not an academic. Someone who has lived through supply chain transformation, digital strategy, and organizational change.

Curated from real deployments, not vendor marketing or academic papers divorced from reality. You get what's actually shipping and why it matters to your business.

Physical format—because you'll actually read it. No infinite feeds, no algorithm, just monthly intelligence you can discuss with your team and act on.

Organised by your role—whether you lead engineering, manufacturing, strategy, supply chain, or the whole organisation, you see what's changing in your domain and what to do about it.

Strategic, not tactical. Every month is focused on the decisions that compound: capital allocation, competitive positioning, talent strategy, organizational design. Not the noise that disappears in a week.

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