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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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Mar 13, 2022 • 1h 3min
Andy Kunz makes the case for high-speed rail in the U.S. (Episode 139)
The president and CEO of the U.S. High Speed Rail Association details how super-fast trains could help alleviate traffic congestion on the road and in the air, discusses the nation's historic investment in Amtrak and examines rail’s role in global economic competitiveness.
Mar 6, 2022 • 58min
Argonne's Jessica Durham on 'end of life' planning for lithium-ion batteries (Episode 138)
The Argonne National Lab materials scientist outlines how batteries can be recycled without sacrificing profits, how technology borrowed from mining can be used to extract value from old cells, the promise of solid-state, and why the U.S. is on track to meet its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Feb 27, 2022 • 43min
NTSB’s Robert Molloy on the fragile promise of connected vehicles (Episode 137)
The director of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Highway Safety Office explains how V2X communications could have prevented a multi-vehicle crash in Pennsylvania, and how connected-car tech could someday save lives on U.S. roads.
Feb 20, 2022 • 52min
Author Peter Norton urges self-reflection from self-driving industry (Episode 136)
The University of Virginia professor and author of “Autonorama: The Illusory Promise Of High-Tech Driving” details a decades-long history of autonomous-driving promises and scrutinizes America's car-dependent transportation system.
Feb 13, 2022 • 46min
Cheng Lu details TuSimple’s ‘Driver Out’ autonomous truck tests (Episode 135)
The CEO of the publicly traded self-driving truck company recounts the latest driverless tests in Arizona, discusses a key partnership with Union Pacific Railroad and explains how TuSimple’s business model differs from those of competitors.
Feb 6, 2022 • 42min
Andrew Maynard on balancing risk with innovation in transportation (Episode 134)
The Arizona State University professor and director of the Risk Innovation Lab discusses the ideas of risk and safety in driving, the advent of new technology like Tesla’s “Full Self Driving” beta system, and the role of regulation in a software age.
Jan 30, 2022 • 34min
Garlin Gilchrist on Michigan’s role in securing GM’s historic EV bet (Episode 133)
Michigan’s lieutenant governor explains the state’s unprecedented $600 million direct grant for General Motors’ EV expansion, discusses the state’s readiness for an electric-vehicle influx and describes government efforts to support transportations startups.
Jan 23, 2022 • 38min
Regina Clewlow on micromobility’s role in reshaping cities (Episode 132)
The CEO and co-founder of mobility data platform startup Populus discusses how city transportation departments manage mobility, the underappreciated value of curb space and the future of shared transportation.
Jan 16, 2022 • 49min
Kristin Slanina “stress tests” EV readiness on Charge Across America (Episode 131)
The managing director of last fall’s Charge Across America competition discusses the cross-country race, and what it reveals about the state of U.S. infrastructure at a time electric vehicle sales are proliferating.
Jan 9, 2022 • 38min
John Deere's Deanna Kovar on revolutionizing farming through automation (Episode 130)
After a groundbreaking CES, John Deere's VP of production and precision AG production systems explains why the company's fully autonomous tractor could have the same impact on farming as moving beyond horses 100 years ago, and why the new technology is critical to feeding a growing population.
