Moving Minds: Giuseppe Serio hosts Augustin Friedel

Moving Minds: Giuseppe Serio hosts Augustin Friedel

In this Moving Minds episode, Giuseppe Serio sits down with Augustin Friedel, a consultant, startup veteran, and one of the most active voices in the software-defined vehicle (SDV) space.

From growing up in Bavaria’s automotive heartland to shaping transformation projects at MHP, A Porsche Company, Augustin shares a candid view of the challenges and opportunities facing Europe’s mobility industry.

He describes the “Ice Cream Sandwich” organizations that hold back real transformation, the industry’s engineering dilemma, and why ego, not technology, may be the biggest obstacle to real change.

Watch this conversation for an inside look at how passion, pragmatism, and partnerships are redefining what it means to build mobility in Europe.

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