The Cloud's Role in Today's Vehicles (Part 1) | with Stefano Marzani of AWS in Automotive
In a special two-part episode with guest Stefano Marzani, the WW Tech Lead for Software Defined Vehicles from AWS, we discuss the importance of cloud technology as applied to vehicles. In this episode, Part 1, we meet Stefano, learn about his important role at AWS and cover the first two topics: Data and Compute In Part 2, which will be published soon, we will continue the conversation and discuss the final three topics Prototyping, Machine Learning and Analytics, and ADAS/Autonomous Driving. Links referenced in the show:
- AWS Automotive homepage: www.aws.com/automotive
- AWS All Things Automotive Podcast: https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/all-in-series/all-things-automotive/?all-in-livestream-cards.sort-by=item.additionalFields.sortDate&all-in-livestream-cards.sort-order=desc&awsf.products=*all&awsf.tech-category=*all
- AWS Case study with BMW https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/bmw-group-case-study/
- Valeo Demo from CES 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0j7-CpJN5M
Creators and Guests
Host
John Heinlein, Ph.D.
An experienced technology and marketing leader, John brings his background from startups and established companies to Sonatus. He worked for 14 years at Arm, most recently leading Automotive Partnerships for North America where he engaged OEMs, Tier-1s, and others to deploy Arm-based solutions into automotive applications, including autonomous vehicles. His team was integral to launching the SOAFEE industry initiative for software-defined vehicles of which Sonatus is a member. Earlier he served as VP and Chief of Staff to the CEO and led a group responsible for competitive strategy. For three years, he was VP of Corporate Marketing where he led centralized outbound marketing, spanning marketing campaigns, press, events, web, digital marketing, ecosystem programs, and working closely with investor relations. Prior to Arm, John had an 11-year tenure at microprocessor startup Transmeta where he held several senior roles spanning business development, marketing, and customer success, among others. John earned his B.S. in Computer Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University and an M.S. and Ph.D., both in Electrical Engineering, from Stanford University.
