Podcast Episodes

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…

Published on 2 days, 18 hours ago

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 of traffic-jam driver-assistance technology. Researchers found it experiences a “notable event”…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

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 …

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

EV policy rollbacks could threaten U.S. global competitiveness, says Biden-era charging leader Gabe Klein

Gabe Klein, who led the U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation under President Joe Biden, warns that the Trump administration’s reversal of federal EV incentives and emissions rules could dev…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Plus CEO David Liu on global growth and going public

David Liu, CEO of automated-driving tech company Plus, discusses how $300 million in proceeds from an expected SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp IX will fund the company’s next phase of growth.…

Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago

Kurt Kelty breaks down GM’s EV battery strategy

Kurt Kelty, vice president of battery, propulsion and sustainability at General Motors, discusses a flurry of recent battery developments that underscore the automaker’s long-term electric vehicle ou…

Published on 1 month ago

Factorial Energy’s Siyu Huang on bringing solid-state batteries from the lab to roads

Siyu Huang, founder and CEO of Factorial Energy, provides updates on the company’s ongoing work with Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai, and details the company’s efforts in developing solid-state…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Redwood Materials’ Cal Lankton Gives Old EV Batteries New Life

Lankton, chief commercial officer at Redwood Materials, details why the company just opened its Redwood Energy business unit and how it is repurposing used electric-vehicle batteries in energy storag…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Michael Dunne shares China’s playbook for automotive supremacy

Michael Dunne, CEO and founder of advisory firm Dunne Insights, details how Chinese automotive startups like BYD asserted dominance over Detroit’s legacy carmakers. 

He explores Ford CEO Jim Farley’s …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Lyft off: Jeremy Bird details the ride-hailing network’s role in the robotaxi future

Jeremy Bird, executive vice president of driver experience at Lyft, explains how the company is working with Mobileye, May Mobility and others to launch robotaxis in the near term.

He explores the com…

Published on 2 months ago