Show Synopsis

Entering its 20th year as an international event, the North American International Auto Show is ranked among the most prestigious auto shows in the world and is one of the largest media events in North America. Craig will speak with Industry experts about the newest technology that will be coming to an auto dealer near you soon.

This year they welcomed more than 700,000 attendees, over 6,000 international media from 63 countries along with a host of celebrities, and drew more than 37,000 industry insiders from 2,000 companies.

This Weeks Guests!

1:23-1:29:50 - Alan J. Gotcher the CEO of Altair-Nano joins Craig to discuss why they have become the leaders in innovative battery technology. They have created a rechargeable, nano-titanate battery system that provides fundamental advantages over existing, traditional lithium ion batteries. It has a very fast charge, long life, high power, and an extremely wide operating temperature range which makes it inherently safe in comparison to other batteries currently available. These lithium titanate batteries are cost effective with prices similar to that of other rechargeable batteries.

1:34-1:46 - Malcom Bricklin the CEO of Visionary Vehicles joins Craig to talk about how they will be the first new car company of the 21st century to offer a full line of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) to consumers in large volumes.

2:06-2:22 - Joel Makowe from Automotive X-Prize joins Craig to discuss a competition that creates vehicles where gasoline no longer makes history, but is history.

2:22-2:29:50 -Sterling Pratz from Autonet Mobile Router joins Craig to discuss how technology from Autonet makes it possible for every passenger to harness the power and entertainment value of the internet within your car. This means:

. Connect Everyone in The Car at the same time
. Get in the Car, Surf the Web, IM, Chat, E-Mail
. Easy for the Whole Family to use
. No software needed

2:34-2:46 - Jonathon Husby the VP of Automotive, Telematics & Transportation at TeleAtlas joins Craig to discuss how Tele Atlas takes navigation to the next level by delivering content that quickly and safely routes people to their destinations – and helps them find more of what they want along the way.