Winning the war for talent

The conclusion of AEI's two-part series looks at how industry, academia, and professional groups are working together to close the knowledge gap in vehicle electrification.

Daimler AG's head of Research & Development minced no words when he addressed the packed hall of auto engineers in Munich last spring.

“We are in a war for talent,” declared Dr. Thomas Weber, in a speech at the FISITA World Congress, Europe's annual automotive technical conference.