Oliver Brunt: It's been one hell of an eye-opener and a great stepping stone to get into an
industry and I feel privileged to be here.
Yes, I'm an industrial designer, but I will be doing work experience PR, marketing, advertising.
The thing I find the most impressive here at McLaren is the whole brand identity and
how it's carried out through everything they do. It's a fantastic experience and I got
to walk round in a Skoda uniform and I'm quite proud of it.
Everything you learn here can be applied somewhere. I've been spending my time with the product
planning team where I've been getting really stuck in and sinking my teeth into a huge
project for them. I've gained contacts, access and a reputation, almost. I've been gathering
such a wealth of knowledge, it's unparalleled. It's changed my outlook on life. It really
has. I've done some amazing things. I've met some amazing people. It's just been unreal.
James Benson: Today, I'm going to be talking to you about car theft. I'll tell you the
problem I've found. I'll show you my solution. And try to convince you of the business model
I've put in place. When you buy your car, you pay for an optional extra and you buy
a dock. This dock would then go in your home, that you can slot the key into, and this will
disable the car key. This means that if a thief gets inside your home, they cannot take
the car. They can steal the dock, but they won't get the car. To re-enable the key, you
can simply swipe your finger print and you get a color change, maybe that's through like
an LED in the key or on the base of the dock to re-enable your key.
Jonathan Maynard: The focus, as you now can see, is using, reusing exhaust gases in internal
combustion engines. So to get the first bit of jargon out of the way, it's called EGR,
which is exhaust gas recirculation. My system adds an extra exhaust valve into the head
of the engine and that exhaust valve is purely for exhaust gas recirculation. It improves
the real world fuel economy, reduces real world emissions, so those all those
contributions to CO2 you can get, and it very nicely has a strong synergy with downsized
gasoline engines.
Roberto Antonio Pace: Today, I'm really pleased to present to you my invention which is called
the Cylindrical Brake System. So my idea was actually to combine the main advantages of
the drum and the disc brake, eliminating the disadvantages of them. I can have a size reduction
of the overall assembly so it means also a weight reduction. And size and weight reduction
means also inertia reduction. So the actual dynamic performances of the car will be improved
because it's going to be more reactive, especially in the cornering, and so the handling is improved.
James: I'm ecstatic. I'm very pleased to have reached the final three, and to know all the
hard work has paid off. I'm very pleased.
Jonathan: I really enjoyed it. It hasn't sunk in yet that, you know, that I'm actually in
the final three. I think I'll have to wait until the night of the dinner before that
does. But just feeling really, really happy.
Roberto: At the beginning, I was so nervous because I was just thinking that I'm going
to meet the most important people in the automotive industry. Suddenly, you realise that they
are normal people. [laughs]