This segment digs into why that gap keeps widening in automotive and mobility. Bryan explains Austin’s Law in plain terms: technology changes fast, institutions do not. The result is pilots that never scale, policies that lag reality, and organizations stuck debating while the world moves on.
Jan brings it back to culture and trust, using a simple but painfully familiar example that shows how slow decision making is not about process. It is about whether leaders trust their people to act.
💬 What You’ll Learn in This Segment
00:15 Why technology can advance quickly while organizations struggle to keep up
01:31 How fear and hype distort decisions around AI and automation
01:57 Why trust is the real bottleneck to scaling new technology
📺 Why Watch
Because this is not another conversation about what technology can do.
It is about why organizations fail to move when the tools already exist. If you work in automotive, manufacturing, or mobility and feel the drag of approvals, hesitation, and endless debate, this segment explains where that friction comes from and why it keeps repeating.
👤 About the Guest
Dr. Bryan Reimer is a Research Scientist at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and a key member of the MIT AgeLab. His work focuses on how drivers behave in an increasingly automated world, using a combination of psychology, big data, and real-world testing to study attention, distraction, and human interaction with vehicle technology.
🚗 About the AUTOMOTIVE LEADERS PODCAST
The show brings real leadership insight from inside the automotive world. Each episode features open conversations with CEOs, manufacturing leaders, and innovators who are shaping the future of the industry.
Hosted by Jan Griffiths, a former automotive executive and founder of Gravitas Detroit. Jan is known for her work helping companies move away from command-and-control thinking and toward trust, accountability, and people-first leadership.
Gravitas Detroit partners with automotive organizations to strengthen culture, improve communication, and elevate performance. In an industry moving fast through electrification, software, and AI adoption, culture is no longer a soft topic; it is a competitive advantage.
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