Shift: A podcast about mobility
Automotive News
On Shift: A podcast about mobility, Automotive News tech and innovation team leader Pete Bigelow takes an optimistic yet skeptical eye at the new tech and business models planned for the auto industry. Shift is a production of Automotive News, the leading publication covering the auto industry. Check out our reporting online at autonews.com/shift and follow us on Twitter @Automotive_News.
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Oct 9, 2022 • 45min
Zipcar co-founder Robin Chase envisions a future beyond car dependency
The serial transportation entrepreneur discusses the promise of electric micromobility, finding joy in transportation and why “infrastructure is destiny.”
Oct 2, 2022 • 37min
Assembly Ventures’ Chris Thomas on Detroit’s role in the new mobility world
The co-founder and partner of the transportation-focused venture capital firm discusses investing amid uncertainty, how the Motor City will evolve in the transition to EVs, and the accelerating bifurcation of worldwide supply chains.
Sep 25, 2022 • 39min
Starting from scratch, Harbinger CEO John Harris seeks EV middle ground
The co-founder of the new electric vehicle startup details his focus on the medium-duty commercial market, a fast track toward production and the importance of designing a vehicle from the ground up.
Sep 16, 2022 • 39min
Sarah Nielsen on readying the grid for EV charging demand
The executive director of electric vehicle programs at Consumers Energy discusses the role utility companies play in meeting consumer expectations for electric vehicles and details the need for a resilient power grid.
Sep 11, 2022 • 37min
Laura Chace touts technology’s role in thwarting traffic deaths
The president and CEO of ITS America details the life-saving potential of V2X technology, explains why it’s taking so long to bring connected-car tech to the market, and urges a fresh mindset on the concept of infrastructure.
Sep 4, 2022 • 50min
Author Patrick McGinty keeps self-driving cars alive in science fiction
McGinty, an English professor at Slippery Rock University, recently wrote his debut novel, “Test Drive,” about an autonomous-vehicle safety driver in Pittsburgh. He discusses the book and explores the muddled language so often used to describe self-driving tech.
Aug 28, 2022 • 52min
Selika Josiah Talbott on building a reliable, equitable transportation system
The consultant and transportation strategist argues in favor of creating a “czar” who oversees AV and EV policy efforts across the federal government, and underscores the importance of pushing beyond one-size-fits-all transportation technology.
Aug 21, 2022 • 32min
Rewiring America's Ari Matusiak on Inflation Reduction Act and future of electrification
The former Obama White House official says his company's goal to "electrify everything" isn't just optimistic, it's also a practical and realistic vision for the future. And he says President Joe Biden's signing of the Inflation Reduction Act is a game-changer that will propel America toward that new reality.
Aug 14, 2022 • 34min
Upstream Security CEO Yoav Levy on automotive cyber threats
Levy says the threat of cyber attacks on vehicles, technology and infrastructure is getting worse, not better. He talks about what the nature of those threats looks like in 2022, as well as Upsteam Security's work with automakers to address these pressing issues.
Aug 8, 2022 • 37min
Levi Tillemann on America’s bold step into its next EV chapter
The inventor, author, and vice president of policy and international outreach at Ample dissects the proposed Inflation Reduction Act and explains what the bill’s passage would mean for the auto industry and efforts to build a domestic supply chain.
