In this episode of The Supplier Signal, we sit down with Joe McCarthy, Senior Vice President of Program Management at Campfire Interactive and co-founder of Cover 4 PM, to talk autonomous vehicles, realistic adoption timelines, the challenges of mixing human drivers with self-driving systems, and how a converged autonomous future could reshape vehicle design, standardize structural components, and shift supplier competition toward interior experience and infotainment. From there, we get into the operational challenges suppliers face right now, from disconnected tools and siloed spreadsheets to the ongoing struggle for a single source of truth across teams, and Joe shares his candid take on AI adoption in automotive manufacturing, why some suppliers are eager to embrace new technology while others stay guarded about data ownership and competitive ...