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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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TomTom's Manuela Locarno Ajayi: AI in navigation is the road to the future
3d ago00:23:10Tap to summarizeManuela Locarno Ajayi, senior vice president of product engineering at TomTom, joins Hannah Lutz, Automotive News assistant managing editor, on the “Shift” podcast to discuss how artificial intelligence is contributing to real-time mapping with lane-level precision.Locarno Ajayi also explains how TomTom is building drivers’ trust in AI and how automakers are reacting to the new lane-level mapping.
Transcribe →Factorial’s Siyu Huang: Solid-state batteries could change EV game
1w ago00:22:46Tap to summarizeSiyu Huang, CEO and founder of Factorial Energy, joins joins Automotive News reporter Molly Boigon on the “Shift” podcast to discuss solid-state batteries for electric vehicles. Huang explains why the batteries make EVs lighter and less expensive and how geopolitical tensions play into the batteries’ future.
Transcribe →Chargenomics CEO Loren McDonald: Ford’s midsize electric pickup may be the Goldilocks solution
2w ago00:31:09Tap to summarizeLoren McDonald, CEO of Chargenomics, joins Jerry Hirsch, Automotive News managing editor, content, on the “Shift” podcast to talk about why Ford’s F-150 Lightning underperformed expectations.He also explains why the automaker’s plans for a midsize electric pickup may hit the sweet spot for some consumers.
Transcribe →Richard Ward: Vehicle owners should own vehicle data
3w ago00:25:49Tap to summarizeRichard Ward, executive director of the American Vehicle Owners Alliance, joins Automotive News reporter Molly Boigon on the “Shift” podcast to talk about the debate in Congress over ownership of vehicle data.He also explains why a coalition of fleets, repair shops and insurers are interested in broadening access to telematics and other information from the vehicle.
Transcribe →Nuro's Andrew Chapin: Only a few robotaxi companies will survive
May 2400:26:59Tap to summarizeAndrew Chapin, COO at Nuro, joins Automotive News reporter Molly Boigon on the “Shift” podcast to talk about why he thinks robotaxis won’t become a commodity.He also explains why Nuro is diversifying its business, including investments in logistics and personal autonomy, amid losses at Lucid, its robotaxi manufacturing partner.
Transcribe →Used EVs sales are booming, say Elena Ciccotelli and Stephanie Valdez Streaty
May 1700:26:40Tap to summarizeElena Ciccotelli, host of the “EVs For Everyone” podcast, and Stephanie Valdez Streaty, director of industry insights at Cox Automotive, join Automotive News reporter Molly Boigon on the “Shift” podcast to talk about how April’s used electric vehicle sales grew 17 percent year over year.They also discuss how China is exporting EVs at an increasingly rapid clip.
Transcribe →Volvo Cars' Anders Bell: Cultural changes enable SDVs more than architecture
May 1000:37:20Tap to summarizeAnders Bell, chief engineering and technology officer at Volvo Cars, joins Automotive News reporter Molly Boigon on the “Shift” podcast to talk about how organizational changes at Volvo have helped it accelerate its development of software-defined vehicles.He also explains how the automaker is localizing operations to keep up with China’s integrated supply chains.
Transcribe →Alex Oyler: Starting fresh is easier than merging old and new on SDVs
May 300:28:51Tap to summarizeAlex Oyler, consulting director at SBD Automotive, joins Automotive News reporter Molly Boigon on the “Shift” podcast to talk about whether traditional automakers can keep up with the pure-play electric vehicle manufacturers on software-defined vehicles.He also explains how some companies end up stagnant by marrying old and new in the same vehicle.
Transcribe →BCG's Eric Jesse: Automakers have bailed on alternative powertrains too soon
Apr 2600:26:31Tap to summarizeEric Jesse, managing director at Boston Consulting Group, joins Automotive News deputy editor and electric vehicles reporter Lindsay VanHulle on the “Shift” podcast to talk about how automakers can find “white space” to win in different powertrain segments.He also says some automakers have taken themselves out of the game too soon by abandoning alternative propulsion methods.
Transcribe →Stephan Keese: ADAS features at risk from helium shortage
Apr 1900:18:55Tap to summarizeStephan Keese, senior partner at Roland Berger North America, joins Automotive News tech and innovation reporter Molly Boigon on the “Shift” podcast to talk about how the Iran war is constricting the supply of helium used to manufacture for manufacturing semiconductors.He also says the shortage may push automakers further towards internal combustion engines and hybrids because they contain fewer advanced electronics that require chips.
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