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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Sep 30, 2019 • 40min
Motor City mobility with Mark de la Vergne (Episode 15)
Mark de la Vergne, chief mobility officer for the City of Detroit, discusses a recent grant the city received from the US Department of Transportation and city’s new mobility efforts, including scooters and e-bikes.
Sep 16, 2019 • 38min
Ford’s Marcy Klevorn on transformation and transportation (Episode 14)
In her last interview before retirement, Ford chief transformation officer Marcy Klevorn discusses her career at Ford, along with the company’s past, present and future mobility efforts.
Sep 2, 2019 • 31min
Anita Sengupta on air taxis and landing on Mars (Episode 13)
Airspace Experience Technologies co-founder and Chief Product Officer Anita Sengupta joins Pete and Leslie to talk about her past at NASA helping the Curiosity rover land on Mars and her current role in getting personal air transportation off the ground.
Aug 19, 2019 • 39min
AV safety expert Robbie Miller on self-driving “science fiction“ (Episode 12)
In this episode, Leslie and Pete talk to Robbie Miller, chief safety officer at Pronto, a company developing advanced driver assistance systems for trucks. He discusses how he became a whistleblower at Uber, why miles driven may not be the best way of measuring safety, and what he’s up to now.
Aug 5, 2019 • 53min
CAR’s Carla Bailo on mobility, union negotiations and what’s next for MBS (Episode 11)
In this episode, Pete and Leslie sit down with Carla Bailo, president and CEO of Center for Automotive Research, who previews this year ’s Management Briefing Seminars. She also talks about smart cities, industry trends and what’s next for MBS.
Jul 22, 2019 • 42min
Argo AI’s Bryan Salesky on VW partnership, DARPA lessons and approach to AVs (Episode 10)
On this episode, Leslie and Pete speak to Bryan Salesky, co-founder of Argo AI about the company’s partnership with Volkswagen. He also discusses how lessons learned from the DARPA challenge and his work at Google helped form his approach to building a self-driving system.
Jul 8, 2019 • 44min
Airless tires and upcoming AV deployments (Episode 9)
On this episode, Pete discusses V2X, the role of data in mobility and upcoming autonomous vehicle deployments with ITS America CEO Shailen Bhatt. Later, Leslie sits down with Michelin’s Cyrille Roget to examine the company’s recent airless tire announcement.
Jun 24, 2019 • 39min
Waymo's John Krafcik on Lyft partnership, self-driving trucks and more (Episode 8)
Pete talks with John Krafcik on the latest developments from Waymo, including the company's fifth-generation self-driving system and international aspirations. Leslie and Pete share takeaways from the Shift event held in Mountain View, California, earlier this month.
Jun 10, 2019 • 51min
DARPA champion and Magna CTO on self-driving vehicles (Episode 7)
On this episode, Pete and new Shift editor Leslie Allen talk to famed roboticist Red Whittaker on his past as a DARPA Urban Challenge champion and his views on the state of autonomous vehicles. They also talk to Magna CTO Swamy Kotagiri about the company’s AV developments and his predictions for AV tech.
May 27, 2019 • 52min
Aurora and Aggieland: Advancing Connected and Autonomous Technology (Episode 6)
In this episode, Pete talks to Aurora Innovation co-founder Sterling Anderson about the company’s big lidar-related acquisition. Pete also discusses the precarious state of life-saving connected-car tech with Greg Winfree, executive director of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
