08. Ron DiCarlantonio (iNago) | Cognitive Workload, AI Assistants and the Provable ROI of Better Fleet Driver Experience

Ron DiCarlantonio is the President and Founder of iNago. He also played an important role in the development of Tweddle Group's AVA platform. Ron knows AI assistants, from the expectations bring to their AI interactions to the back-end arbitration that keeps these systems accurate and honest. Having worked with in-vehicle AI for the last few years, Ron's got valuable insights into cognitive workload, and how voice assistants might help minimize distraction while making drivers more informed.

Ron sat down with Inside Information Host Laura McGowan to discuss his latest project, a push toward in-cabin assistants for fleet truck operators. Could in-cabin assistants improve logistics, maintenance and overall management for fleet owners? Ron makes a compelling argument.

He also introduces MUTUALISM, an industry consortium establishing an open, standardized platform for next-gen in-vehicle experience. MUTUALISM aims to create an extensible framework in which OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and service providers can collaborate on "intelligent AI-based cockpit solutions."

More resources:

Learn more about iNago at https://www.inago.com/.

Learn more about the JSAE Automotive Engineering Exposition, 2026 (which Ron will be attending) at https://aee.expo-info.jsae.or.jp/en/.

Learn more about MUTUALISM at https://ottawainfotainment.com/blogs/news/mutualism-selects-ottawa-infotainment-as-preferred-hardware-supplier-launching-collaboration-at-covesa-during-ces

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