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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Jul 25, 2021 • 49min
Our Next Energy's Mujeeb Ijaz on doubling the range of electric vehicles (Episode 106)
The veteran engineer and scientist, now CEO of a battery startup, discusses why it's critical for EVs to go longer distances, the need for a cheaper, safer and more sustainable alternative to nickel-cobalt, and why two batteries are better than one.
Jul 18, 2021 • 46min
Trucks VC's Reilly Brennan on picking winners in the 'wild garden' of transportation (Episode 105)
The venture capital firm's founding general partner tells why he sees opportunities in "zero-emission entrepreneurship," a growing role for driver monitoring and industrial AV players becoming more attractive targets than robotaxis.
Jul 11, 2021 • 44min
Kodiak’s Don Burnette maps a ‘constrained’ path to self-driving success (Episode 104)
Don Burnette, CEO and co-founder of Kodiak Robotics, discusses fresh investments from Bridgestone and BMW iVentures, Kodiak’s unique mapping strategy and building a truck-specific self-driving system.
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.
