Engineering conversations on connectivity, sensors, and what comes next.
TE Connectivity is a global manufacturer of sensors and connectivity solutions serving automotive, industrial, data communications, aerospace, and consumer electronics markets. Their MarketScale channel hosts the Our Connected World podcast series, which brings together TE engineers and industry guests to discuss the technical challenges created by AI infrastructure, electrification, and data connectivity. The show targets engineers and product leaders who need to understand how connectivity standards and sensor design are evolving.
Innovation Thrives When Engineers and Executives Align
TE Connectivity's podcast channel argues that the future of industrial technology depends on bridging how leaders and technologists define progress. Episodes feature named TE executives sharing concrete challenges in EVs, autonomous systems, drones, and connectivity.
TE Connectivity's 'Our Connected World' channel argues that technological progress requires alignment between how executives and engineers perceive innovation. The TE Connectivity Industrial Technology Index found executives view innovation as complete transformation while engineers see it as iterative improvement, a gap the channel frames as solvable through better university education and cross-functional dialogue.
Drawn from Our Connected World – Innovation in the Tech S… →
“Regardless of the OEM model, they all need to advance battery technology and ensure the electrical infrastructure is there.”
Steven Merkt, President Transportation Solutions, TE Connectivity
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Shad Kroeger
TE Connectivity
Designed the TE Connectivity Industrial Technology Index survey revealing the executive-engineer innovation definition gap.
Ralf Klaedtke
Chief Technical Officer, Transportation Solutions, TE Connectivity
Delivered three-part analysis of autonomous vehicle adoption, framing new entrants from electronics and software as transforming the traditional automotive landscape.
Dr. Thomas Schoepf
VP and CTO of Energy, TE Connectivity
Explained that renewable energy's three primary sources, hydropower, wind, and solar, are naturally replenished and becoming critical globally.
Steven Merkt
President, Transportation Solutions, TE Connectivity
Articulated the three successive barriers EV adoption faced: battery cost and longevity, economic viability, and consumer willingness.
Matt McAlonis
Leader of Global Engineering, TE Connectivity
Highlighted space technology's pivotal role in ATM machines, internet, GPS, and weather, positioning TE's aerospace defense and marine business as integral.
Questions this channel answers
What barriers prevent electric vehicles from completely replacing internal combustion engines?
Range anxiety, charge time, battery cost, and lack of electrical infrastructure. Steven Merkt noted EVs faced three successive barriers: battery longevity and cost, economic viability, and consumer willingness to adopt.
Connected World: Partnering with OEMs on EV Innovation →How do autonomous vehicles differ from traditional robot design in factories?
Cobots are compact and operate safely near workers in tight spaces with payloads of hundreds of grams to several kilograms, whereas giant industrial robots work isolated from people.
The Growing Role of Cobots in Factory Automation with Al… →What power challenges unique to eVTOLs separate them from traditional aircraft?
eVTOLs require distributed power architecture instead of a single generation plant feeding a power bus, significant battery capacity for takeoff, and fast recharging between multiple daily flights.
Challenges and Solutions for Designers Creating eVTOL Pl… →Why is 5G necessary for smart cities and outdoor surveillance?
5G reduces device latency to one millisecond, enabling real-time processing and new IoT use cases in surveillance, smart infrastructure, and city planning not feasible at 4G speeds.
The Importance of 5G for Smart Cities and Smart Surveill… →What is driving explosive growth in commercial drones?
Multiple factors: advanced technology development, venture capital financial support, and regulatory changes now allowing drone use, not single-factor causation.
The Soaring Growth of Commercial Drones →Best place to start
Our Connected World – Innovation in the Tech SpaceIntroduces the channel's core thesis on executive-engineer alignment and the TE Connectivity Industrial Technology Index finding that underpins the entire conversation.
Connected World: Partnering with OEMs on EV InnovationConcrete three-barrier framework (battery, economics, adoption) makes the channel's infrastructure-first argument tangible and directly applicable.Industry context
Global EV sales are accelerating toward 23+ million units annually, yet infrastructure investment gaps of $3.8 billion by 2035 in emerging economies signal that power delivery and charging networks remain a critical adoption bottleneck alongside raw vehicle demand.
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