Shift: A podcast about mobility
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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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May 22, 2022 • 41min
Maniv Mobility’s Michael Granoff finds EVs in a Better Place (Episode 149)
The founder and managing director of venture capital firm Maniv Mobility explores Israel’s role in advancing auto-tech and reflects on his experience with one-time electric-vehicle startup Better Place.
May 15, 2022 • 38min
Luminar's Austin Russell envisions lidar as a ‘21st century seatbelt’ (Episode 148)
The founder and CEO of Luminar Technologies lays out lidar’s role in dramatically reducing traffic deaths, the company’s march toward industrialization and a new deal with Nissan that brings lidar to the mass market.
May 8, 2022 • 37min
McKinsey’s Eric Hannon on the auto industry’s path to net zero (Episode 147)
The partner in McKinsey & Co.’s Center for Future Mobility explores the opportunity and risks for automakers in an EV-dominant future and the urgency needed in accelerating that transition.
May 1, 2022 • 47min
Goodyear Ventures’ Erin Spring on investing in mobility startups (Episode 146)
The senior director of new ventures at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. explains the strategy behind her fund’s portfolio, innovating at a 123-year-old company and where the rubber meets the road ahead.
Apr 24, 2022 • 56min
Tom Stephenson on the burgeoning hydrogen economy (Episode 145)
The chairman and CEO of Pajarito Powder explains hydrogen’s role in thwarting climate change and impacting energy security. He further details how hydrogen fuel cell vehicles complement rather than compete with battery electrics.
Apr 17, 2022 • 43min
Angie Schmitt sketches a blueprint for safer streets (Episode 144)
The founder of transportation consulting company 3MPH and author of “Right Of Way” explains what’s behind a substantial increase in pedestrian deaths and details the best ways for moving communities beyond car-centric infrastructure.
Apr 10, 2022 • 47min
Anuja Sonalker touts the allure of automated parking (Episode 143)
The founder and CEO of Steer Tech details her company’s new AV pilot project with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, explores the state of automotive cyber security and explains why “convenience is a narcotic” for consumers.
Apr 3, 2022 • 42min
Embark’s Alex Rodrigues maps a path toward self-driving trucks at scale (Episode 142)
Fresh off the company’s first-ever earnings call, the co-founder and CEO of Embark Trucks outlines the route to commercialization, how trucks handle construction zones and why Embark partnered with a major real-estate firm.
Mar 27, 2022 • 51min
Michael DeKort concerned over blind spots in self-driving industry (Episode 141)
The founder and chief technology officer at Dactle and one-time Lockheed Martin whistleblower questions gaming-derived approaches to simulation and details why he thinks there are danger signs ahead for the autonomous-tech industry.
Mar 20, 2022 • 44min
Mary Nichols on the pursuit of a zero-emissions future (Episode 140)
The former chair of the California Air Resources Board discusses the restoration of California’s authority to set stringent emissions requirements, her work with Ford CEO Jim Farley at the Coalition for Reimagined Mobility and whether EVs move the U.S. toward energy independence.
