Shift: A podcast about mobility

The vice president of service delivery for self-driving tech company Aurora Innovation explains how autonomy can help double the utilization rates in trucking and what it takes behind the scenes to run a self-driving operation.

The CEO and co-founder of Monarch Tractor explores the use of connected, autonomous and electric-vehicle technology in agriculture, details how a V2G-enabled Toyota Prius sparked a big idea, and highlights the start of production with Foxconn.

The Redwood Materials founder and CEO details a breakthrough battery-materials deal with Panasonic, explains how recycling bolsters a domestic electric-vehicle supply chain and reflects on his tenure as Tesla’s chief technology officer.

The president, CEO and co-founder of startup Apex.Ai advises automakers in adapting to a software-dominated world, discusses his work helping to author the Levels of Automation and details his work on self-driving tech a decade before the DARPA challenges.

General Motors vice president Travis Hester details the plans behind GM Energy, a new business unit focused on energy storage and distribution. Then GM’s Bill Mack explains how the company uses its battery tech and components across transportation.

The Piedmont Lithium CEO discusses how a $141.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy helps accelerate a lithium project already underway, and how a shortage of raw materials for batteries may hamper the auto industry.

The vice president for global policy and public affairs at Circulor explains how new technology can precisely track emissions, prevent exploitative mining practices, and help automakers prove they meet Inflation Reduction Act requirements.

The electrification director at nonprofit thinktank Energy Innovation charts the path forward for understanding how the far-reaching IRA affects electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, raw material production and U.S. power grid.

The research scientist at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety delves into her new report on motorists’ habits involving three leading driver-assistance systems and discusses the complexities of human and machine collaboration behind the wheel.

The serial transportation entrepreneur discusses the promise of electric micromobility, finding joy in transportation and why “infrastructure is destiny.”