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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Jun 27, 2021 • 50min
CEO Khaled Hassounah on how battery-swapping could juice up the EV market (Episode 103)
Hassounah's Silicon Valley startup has a Lego-like system for quickly removing and replacing battery modules. He discusses his company’s approach to swapping and what it could mean, especially for fleet and ride-share drivers.
Jun 20, 2021 • 36min
GM’s Jeff Miller on readying Super Cruise for widespread rollout (Episode 102)
Jeff Miller, assistant chief engineer on Super Cruise, discusses the latest on the driver-assist system’s planned deployment on more than 20 models by 2023, advances that now allow lane changing, and progress on other enhancements.
Jun 13, 2021 • 32min
Waabi’s Raquel Urtasun underscores need for AI breakthroughs (Episode 101)
Raquel Urtasun, former head of Uber ATG’s R&D efforts, discusses her new self-driving startup, new ways to utilize machine learning in self-driving systems and why trucks are the natural first use case for automated-driving tech.
Jun 6, 2021 • 50min
Sibros' Hemant Sikaria on simplifying software for connected cars (Episode 100)
Hemant Sikaria, CEO and co-founder of Sibros, sheds light on how automakers can handle complex software in cars, his role in helping Tesla pioneer over-the-air updates and how to distill meaningful insights from vehicular data.
May 30, 2021 • 54min
NTSB’s Jennifer Homendy addresses the ‘public-health crisis’ on nation’s roads (Episode 99)
The National Transportation Safety Board member and President Biden’s nominee to become the board’s new chair discusses increased traffic fatalities, ongoing examinations of new automotive technology and the NTSB’s “Most Wanted List” of safety improvements.
May 23, 2021 • 42min
Hyundai's Pam Cohn on the connection between automakers and aviation (Episode 98)
Hyundai's Pam Cohn on the connection between automakers and aviation (Episode 98) by Automotive News
May 16, 2021 • 50min
ZF’s Christophe Marnat on enhancing auto safety with driver-support systems (Episode 97)
Christophe Marnat, executive vice president of electronics and advanced safety systems at global supplier ZF, discusses the evolution of driver monitoring into occupant monitoring, clarity in naming assist systems and new advances on the sensor front.
May 9, 2021 • 46min
Anthony Foxx on building the long road to transportation equity (Episode 96)
Anthony Foxx on building the long road to transportation equity (Episode 96) by Automotive News
May 2, 2021 • 44min
Light, Cameras, Breakthrough: Dave Grannan on 1,000-meter perception tech (Episode 95)
The CEO of sensor startup Light discusses the company’s 3D camera technology, how it can perceive objects at ranges three times farther than current industry standards and its potential for improving automated-driving systems.
Apr 25, 2021 • 42min
Researcher Liza Dixon on the perils of ‘autonowashing’ (Episode 94)
Liza Dixon, a Ph.D. candidate studying human-machine interaction, discusses the dangers of automakers overstating the capabilities of their driver-assist systems and the delicate trust they must forge between motorists and technology.
