This is the second edition or volume of this book of interviews from the Robotics and Automation News. The IoT with Chinese characteristics Erik Walenza-Slabe, CEO of IoT One No trivial matter Professor Knoll, co-ordinator of the European Clearing House for Open Robotics Development Japanese AIs Dr Masayuki Morikawa, vice chairman and vice president, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry Driverless Daimler Professor Dr Ralf Herrtwich, director vehicle automation and chassis systems, Daimler Managing cyber risk Jalal Bouhdada, industrial control systems security consultant, Applied Risk Making like the Germans Mike Rigby, head of manufacturing, Barclays Bank UK Virtual assistance Dennis Mortensen, founder and CEO of x.ai