The time is 6.22, -10 degrees
We're just on our way to go to Trollhättan
Welcome to Uniti Update Episode 20.
My name is Albin, this is Isak.
It's been snowing in Sweden as you can see and we're on a mountaintop.
How about that?
So, we are back from india and as you saw in the previous episode, it's really clear that India is a really great market for
EVs and that's a great growth opportunity for us
But now that we're back home
We want to continue focusing on our main tasks. So if you remember from episode 18, here's Antonio and Tom.
Well they've been using their experience from the car industry to build a long-term
expansion plan for Uniti
So, right now
We feel like giving you as a viewer an insight in what's actually going on on the operational side
So let's see what they have to say
We've been working over the last months to define our business plan to better refine our operational model
The plan is to go to market with our iconic two-seater to establish meaningful differentiation in the marketplace
That's why we want to concentrate our efforts and our activities taking advantage of the expertise of partners
We just wanna pause there with a greeting from some of our team members in Paris
and they're with one of these partners that Tony is talking about, Zoltek.
And Zoltek actually makes the carbon fibre in our base plate and in our chassis
and it's a really important part. And we had a joint booth and
It went really well, so thanks for that!
Alright, let's get back to Tony and vehicle development
We'll continue developing the vehicle with the goal to present in December 2018 -
The production-ready prototype.
Production, in fact, will start in 2019
It's a tight timeline but everything is set up and we are sure we'll get there
And we're also doing some really innovative work on the software side.
As we look ahead to 2019 and bringing our first production car to market
We're working really hard internally, and with really fantastic vendors to make sure that we're gonna
Bring the best possible user experience to the urban commuter
But honestly, it's not just about right now - it's about the road ahead
In fact, Future Tom - can you tell us a little bit more about that?
So, here we are in the future and we're all about seamless mobility services
In fact, the Uniti of today could be considered the perfect
Platform for cloud-based mobility.
Now, what does that mean?
Well it means a few things actually. It means that we're working with cities and municipalities
On the challenges of last mile transport
That means that we're developing the next generation of ride-sharing services and new business models based off this new
Technology, and lastly it's just really getting people used to the idea of autonomous driving
That if you don't want to drive, you don't have to drive.
But you also have all the safety and convenience that comes along with that
So let's stop there and change to something different. 
Let's switch channel to Anton at the engineering
That's the big picture and of course our engineering team is working on improving the next prototype so for example
So for example we're doing analysis on the suspension
System and powertrain system and this is to develop the component requirement, so we can reach our targets.
So, for example, we have to make sure we're choosing the correct motor to reach our goal of
Exploration and torque speed and we have to make sure we have the correct
Suspension system to reach our target for comfort. 
And this is of course one of the areas
We get a lot of help from our partners because they have the experience, they have the tools for this
We're also doing certain adjustments to the previous design.
So, for example, what you can see behind me here
is that we redesign the front dashboard to integrate safety features.
And when a part design is mature enough, we take that and integrate that into the virtual production environment.
That's where we can, plan out the whole factory layout
And that's to reduce set-up time, investment cost and optimize the vehicle for efficient production
So, that's just a small insight into what we're doing, the processes we're working on
and the plans we're making to get this vehicle into mass production
and we're not in this by ourselves.
So we're in contact with many different companies with many different expertise.
And that's really why we are in Trollhättan
Trollhättan is a small town just north of Gothenburg
You know it's small?
But it's famous for a lot of different things
Let us explain:
The town was a pioneer in renewable energy sources as the first hydropower plant in Sweden,
Olidans kraftverk, was built here in 1905.
It produces 1260 gigawatt hours of energy each year -
enough to charge 57 million Uniti cars
This town is also known for its film industry, with its rather large production of Swedish films -
which is why there is now Hollywood,
Bollywood, and a slightly less known Trollywood
We can't mention Trollhättan without mentioning the car company SAAB.
So here's a breakdown:
SAAB Automotive started producing its first car
In 1947
The company's background is in aerospace, which contributed to giving the car its aerodynamics
And in the coming decades, the company developed and sold lots of cars all over the world
While inventing many different technologies, such as the first ever reliable turbo motor used in consumer cars,
Electrical heating systems in car seats which is very much needed here in Sweden and asbestos-free brakes.
But in spite of SAAB's innovation, it was unfortunately put into bankruptcy in 2012.
It has since been bought by an EV company currently
developing new cars in Trollhättan again
And, in this innovative town, there are of course a lot of innovative people
A great example of this is Combitech here right behind us
We've actually started collaborating with them
So let's go inside and see what that means!
We're starting today to go through the different steps you need to take and do the virtual developments all the different
Simulations and analysis you need to do.
Coming from a traditional
industry it's very exciting to meet a startup company Uniti and have new fresh ideas
It's exciting to work with people who don't see
See the problems and see the possibilities
It went really well
We had a discussion around challenges regarding passive safety,
and passive safety is all the systems that keep you safe when you actually have a crash
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