Podcast Episodes

A glimpse into Aurora’s plans for launching driverless trucks (Episode 294)

Self-driving tech company Aurora Innovation plans to launch commercial service with its driverless trucks in April.

In this episode, Nat Beuse, Aurora…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Auto tech stands front and center at Nvidia’s GTC showcase (Episode 293)

This week’s Shift podcast features multiple interviews regarding news developments shared at Nvidia’s GTC, a prominent conference for developers shar…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Edwin Olson explores May Mobility’s budding rivalry with Waymo robotaxis (Episode 292)

Following a driverless ride around Ann Arbor, Mich., Edwin Olson, the CEO and co-founder of Toyota-backed May Mobility, sits down for a discussion on…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

GM’s Adam Rodriguez talks Cruise, Super Cruise and the path forward

Adam Rodriguez, executive director of product and advanced driver-assistance systems at General Motors, shares the latest updates to the company’s Su…

1 year ago

Dipti Vachani: Automakers’ survival relies on software smarts (Episode 290)

The senior vice president and general manager of automotive business at computing tech firm Arm underscores the importance of software-defined vehicl…

1 year ago

Sino Auto Insights’ Tu Le breaks down BYD’s big ‘God’s Eye’ ambitions (Episode 289)

The founder and managing director of consulting firm Sino Auto Insights discusses BYD’s new “God’s Eye” automated driving system and how it ratchets …

1 year ago

Raquel Urtasun explains how generative AI underpins Waabi’s self-driving tech (Episode 288)

The Waabi co-founder and CEO of the autonomous-trucking startup discusses a new partnership with Volvo Autonomous Solutions. Further, she details the…

1 year ago

Kodiak Robotics’ Don Burnette reaches a driverless milestone (Episode 287)

Self-driving trucks are expected to make substantial progress in 2025. Here, the Kodiak Robotics CEO and founder takes stock of the burgeoning indust…

1 year, 1 month ago

Dave Richardson on developing GM’s software ‘muscle’ (Episode 286)

The General Motors senior vice president of software and service engineering details efforts to build a software-oriented culture, explains why the c…

1 year, 1 month ago

Bye-bye bots: Nuro concentrates on licensing its self-driving tech (Episode 285)

Nuro COO Andrew Chapin and Vice President of Engineering Tilo Schwarz explain the company’s pivot from developing bespoke delivery bots toward licens…

1 year, 1 month ago