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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Dec 27, 2020 • 44min
USDOT sketches road rules ahead for self-driving vehicles (Episode 74)
Finch Fulton, U.S. deputy assistant secretary for transportation policy, and NHTSA general counsel Jonathan Morrison discuss the federal government’s recent Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on automated driving systems, other AV initiatives, and new complications facing connected cars.
Dec 20, 2020 • 42min
Why did Aurora acquire Uber ATG? Chris Urmson explains (Episode 73)
Aurora CEO Chris Urmson delves into details on the engineering ‘horsepower’ provided by the groundbreaking acquisition, why he favors a trucking-first approach to autonomy and the versatility of the company’s virtual driver. Plus Pt. 2 of "Mobility at a Crossroads," featuring highlights from this month's Shift virtual event.
Dec 13, 2020 • 53min
Refraction AI’s Matthew Johnson-Roberson reflects on surging delivery demand (Episode 72)
In Part 1 of our Mobility at a Crossroads series, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, co-founder and chief technology officer of Refraction, discusses the pandemic’s impact on delivery robotics in particular and the gig economy in general. Plus, highlights from Shift's virtual event.
Dec 6, 2020 • 47min
SAFE’s Robbie Diamond sounds alarm on China’s leadership in transportation technology (Episode 71)
Robbie Diamond, CEO and founder of think tank Securing America’s Future Energy, discusses the intersection of transportation and energy policy, the supply chain for EV batteries and the state of American innovation and competitiveness.
Nov 29, 2020 • 52min
Gautam Narang seeks self-driving success along the ‘middle mile’ (Episode 70)
Gautam Narang, co-founder and CEO of self-driving truck startup Gatik, details a new partnership with Canada’s largest grocery chain and lays out the business and operational promise of concentrating on middle-ground delivery routes.
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Nov 22, 2020 • 47min
How safe is safe enough? RAND researcher Marjory Blumenthal finds no easy answer (Episode 69)
Marjory Blumenthal, senior policy researcher at RAND Corp., discusses her latest paper on automated vehicle safety, the idea of ‘roadmanship’ and how the industry can build a strong safety culture.
Nov 15, 2020 • 53min
Space: The Final Mobility Frontier (Episode 68)
For Michigan’s burgeoning aerospace industry, the sky isn’t the limit. It’s the starting point. Gavin Brown, executive director of the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association, details the state’s potential as a commercial space hub. Meanwhile, Adam Kall, co-founder of Kall Morris Inc., explains why his Marquette, Mich.,-based startup is laser-focused on collecting junk in space.
Nov 8, 2020 • 51min
Intel’s Jack Weast on how math can safeguard self-driving vehicles (Episode 67)
Jack Weast, senior principle engineer at Intel and vice president of automated vehicle standards at Mobileye, discusses driver-assist developments, including the partners' work with Geely. He also gives the lowdown on a mathematical model that provides a real-world safety framework for AVs.
Nov 1, 2020 • 51min
Nauto’s Jennifer Haroon on the power of predictive collision alerts (Episode 66)
Jennifer Haroon, chief operating officer at artificial-intelligence startup Nauto, discusses how driver-monitoring technology can help improve human driver habits, lower costs for fleets and anticipate and prevent collisions.
Oct 25, 2020 • 44min
Giovanni Circella on mobility's triple revolution (Episode 65)
Giovanni Circella, director of the 3 Revolutions Future Mobility Program at UC Davis, discusses the institute’s studies of electrification, automation, and shared mobility, the role it plays in training mobility experts, and how the pandemic is changing the landscape.
