Shift: A podcast about mobility

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Regina Clewlow on micromobility’s role in reshaping cities (Episode 132) Jan 23, 2022

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The CEO and co-founder of mobility data platform startup Populus discusses how city transportation departments manage mobility, the underappreciated value of curb space and the future of shared transportation.

Kristin Slanina “stress tests” EV readiness on Charge Across America (Episode 131) Jan 16, 2022

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The managing director of last fall’s Charge Across America competition discusses the cross-country race, and what it reveals about the state of U.S. infrastructure at a time electric vehicle sales are proliferating.

John Deere's Deanna Kovar on revolutionizing farming through automation (Episode 130) Jan 09, 2022

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After a groundbreaking CES, John Deere's VP of production and precision AG production systems explains why the company's fully autonomous tractor could have the same impact on farming as moving beyond horses 100 years ago, and why the new technology is critical to feeding a growing population.

CES Episode #4: Brunswick's David Foulkes makes a case for marine-auto tech collaboration Jan 06, 2022

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The former Ford engineer, now CEO of the recreational boating leader, describes how the marine industry is adopting connected, autonomous, shared and electrified transportation to help navigate situations such as docking, anchoring and classifying objects in the water. He also talks about moving quickly from an in-person booth at CES to a virtual one.

CES Episode #3: Voltaiq’s Tal Shoklapper on the marriage between batteries and Big Data Jan 06, 2022

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The CEO and co-founder of the battery-intelligence startup discusses battery analytics, what information automakers should glean about real-world performance and why battery cells are like living, breathing beings.

CES Episode #2: TTP’s Tom Jellicoe on the innovation influx in vehicle sensors Jan 04, 2022

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The head of autonomous technology at the U.K. design and testing firm outlines the latest advances in lidar and radar, provides insight on CES sensor developments and details the power of ultrasonic technology to keep sensors clean.

CES Episode #1: Paul Mitchell previews the Indy Autonomous Challenge Jan 03, 2022

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Mitchell, CEO of Energy Systems Network, co-sponsor of the Jan. 7 event, discusses why high-speed racing is an "awesome platform" to test autonomous vehicle components and software, develop a world-class talent pipeline for the AV industry and build on the groundbreaking example of the DARPA challenges.

Gary Shapiro previews CES, ponders the state of American innovation (Episode 129) Dec 20, 2021

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Gary Shapiro previews CES, ponders the state of American innovationShapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, which runs CES, explains what showgoers can expect in Las Vegas, notes transportation-related highlights and discusses U.S. global competitiveness in the technology realm.

Kiwibot's Felipe Chavez Cortes on the rising prominence of delivery bots (Episode 128) Dec 12, 2021

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Felipe Chavez Cortes, CEO and co-founder of Kiwibot, explains the economic case for last-mile robots, how bots can provide safety data for cities and how he’s building the “internet of atoms.”

Self-driving trucks might soon alleviate the supply-chain squeeze (Episode 127) Dec 06, 2021

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From easing the driver shortage to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Finch Fulton, VP of policy and strategy at Locomation, and Andrew Smith, CEO at Outrider, foresee automation offering substantial benefits in the trucking realm. They outline two distinct approaches to the market in the near term.Here’s the article Finch referenced on upcoming truck driver pay changes: https://locomation.ai/upcoming-driver-pay-changes-that-will-reshape-the-trucking-industry-locomation-customers-will-be-ready/