Shift: A podcast about mobility
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.
Episodes
374 episodes
Vehicle architecture explained: How the building blocks of the car have changed
“Shift” podcast co-host Molly Boigon gets help from Alex Oyler, director of SBD Automotive, North America, to explain how the architecture of the vehicle has evolved over time.She and Jake Neher, the executive producer of audio at Automo...
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AWS' Ozgur Tohumcu: Satellite connectivity will enable software-defined vehicles
Ozgur Tohumcu, general manager for automotive and manufacturing at Amazon Web Services, joins Automotive News reporter Molly Boigon on the “Shift” podcast to talk about how companies are using small language models on board the vehicle to enabl...
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EY's George Lenyo: Consumers are willing to pay for software subscriptions
George Lenyo, EY’s Americas automotive leader, joins Automotive News tech and innovation reporter Molly Boigon on the “Shift” podcast at CES 2026 to talk about how artificial intelligence is turbocharging the simulations used to train autonomou...
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CES: Mobileye's Amnon Shashua says robotics are natural investment for autonomous tech companies
At CES 2026, Amnon Shashua, CEO of Mobileye, joins Automotive News Managing Editor Jerry Hirsch on the “Shift” podcast to talk about how humanoid robots can fill labor shortages.He also explains why it makes sense for autonomous technolo...
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24:54
Gary Shapiro: Tariffs are diverting attention from innovation at CES
Gary Shaprio, CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, joins Automotive News reporter Molly Boigon on the “Shift” podcast to talk about how companies will be discussing trade policy, tariffs and manufacturing location changes at CES.H...
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Itay Michaeli: Autonomous vehicles will gain traction at CES
Itay Michaeli, senior U.S. automobile analyst at TD Cowen, joins Automotive News reporter Molly Boigon on the “Shift” podcast to talk about how industry experts increasingly feel that the arrival of autonomous vehicles is just a matter of time,...
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Ryan Falor and Jason Ekelmann: How GM is merging its robotaxi venture with Super Cruise
Ryan Falor, director of AV/ADAS data at GM, and Jason Ekelmann, manager of the advanced vehicle integration team at GM, join Automotive News reporter Lindsay VanHulle on the “Shift” podcast to talk about how the automaker is leveraging its shut...
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30:47
RJ Scaringe Part 2: Rivian is betting on autonomy
RJ Scaringe, Rivian’s CEO, joins Automotive News reporter Laurence Iliff on the “Shift” podcast to talk about how the automaker is spending more on R&D for autonomy than in any other area.He also explains why the company is ...
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RJ Scaringe Part 1: How Rivian is navigating tariff impacts
RJ Scaringe, Rivian’s CEO, joins Automotive News reporter Laurence Iliff on the “Shift” podcast to talk about how Rivian reduced its tariff impacts from thousands of dollars to the “low hundreds of dollars” per vehicle. He also expl...
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Why do EV charging attempts fail? ChargerHelp’s Kameale Terry explains.
Kameale Terry, CEO of ChargerHelp, joins Hannah Lutz, director of technology and innovation coverage at Automotive News, on the “Shift” podcast. Terry breaks down a major issue for electric vehicle chargers: software failure.“We just nee...
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25:57
Calstart’s Michael Berube: How the industry can improve EV education
Michael Berube, Calstart’s new CEO and a former leader at the U.S. Department of Energy, joins Automotive News reporter Molly Boigon on the Shift podcast to talk about how states are filling in the gaps in federal support for the electric vehic...
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Cox Automotive’s Erin Keating: EV sales drop after the end of the tax credit
Erin Keating, senior director of economic and industry insights at Cox Automotive, joins Automotive News reporter Laurence Iliff on the “Shift” podcast to explain how the EV tax credit sales drop is more complex than it seems — automakers pulle...
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29:52
Upstream’s Jennifer Tisdale: Is the auto industry ready for the next vehicle hack?
Jennifer Tisdale, senior director of strategic engagements, North America, at Upstream Security joins Hannah Lutz, Automotive News director of technology and innovation coverage, on the Shift podcast to explain. Tisdale breaks down ...
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24:55
Abhijit Boora on how automakers are delaying tariff impacts using customs tools
Abhijit Boora, a director at AlixPartners, explains during a conversation with Staff Reporter Molly Boigon how record net inflows to foreign trade zones and bonded warehouses indicate automakers are delaying tariff impacts.He also discus...
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30:59
General Motors product chief Sterling Anderson on GM’s next steps, guided by technology
General Motors is envisioning “what your vehicle could become if we think about it as the most useful, technologically advanced robot most people will ever own,” Sterling Anderson, GM’s executive vice president, global product, and chief produc...
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32:30
QNX's John Wall on how software recalls are changing the development process
John Wall, COO of QNX, which makes operating systems, development tools and more for the automotive industry, explains the results of a new survey of developers during a conversation with Automotive News staff reporter Molly Boigon.Respo...
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Shmuel De-Leon on solid state battery benefits, why the U.S. should speed development
Shmuel De-Leon, CEO of De-Leon Energy, an Israeli battery consulting firm, explains the safety and performance benefits of solid-state batteries in electric vehicles. He spo...
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20:51
Magna’s Todd Deaville on how the mega-supplier uses AI
Magna International is leaning on artificial intelligence to improve manufacturing and to gain supply chain insights amid shifting trade policy. Todd Deaville, vice president of advanced manufacturing innovation at Magna, joins Automotive News ...
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Mike Murphy of the EV Politics Project: How EVs became polarizing
Mike Murphy, CEO of the EV Politics Project and the American EV Jobs Alliance, discusses how electric vehicles became political and the future of sales once the federal tax credit is eliminated, plus how the public views EVs.Murphy also ...
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Automakers, be prepared for China competition in U.S., Larry Dominique says
Automakers shouldn’t count on Chinese vehicles’ exclusion from the U.S. market forever, warns Larry Dominique, previously with Stellantis and PSA North America and now president of LD Management Consulting.If automakers “don’t push for i...
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27:14
Policy changes to slow EV sales but cost, charging improvements will buoy sector
The elimination of the federal electric vehicle tax credit, scheduled for Sept. 30, will reduce EV sales initially, but charging infrastructure i...
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22:40
Ralph Nader, consumer crusader, is not done yet
Ralph Nader, a consumer advocate and a former presidential candidate, says the auto industry moved too quickly on electric vehicles and needs to devote energy to making internal combust...
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30:50
Ahead of IAA, Anshuman Saxena unpacks Qualcomm’s big driver-assistance ambitions
Anshuman Saxena, vice president and head of ADAS and automated driving at Qualcomm, details the company’s long-simmering efforts to deliver driver-assistance technology on a global scale.Underway for years, those efforts will
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36:58
AAA’s Greg Brannon finds traffic-jam tech struggles in real-world congestion
Greg Brannon, director of automotive research at AAA, details the results of a new technical evaluation...
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Harry Campbell on how robotaxis reshape the ride-hailing business
Harry Campbell, known in the mobility world as The Rideshare Guy, explores how an influx of new driverless deployments and self-driving partnerships are disrupting the status quo in the ride-hailing realm.He examines the new tie-up betwe...
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