All Episodes

Fuel-efficient vehicles are flying off lots as consumers adapt to high gas prices

With gas-powered vehicles, hybrids and EVs, how can automakers keep costs down?

Cybersecurity explained: Why do hackers target the auto industry?

Tesla’s Cybercab has a long way to go to beat Waymo

Analysts predicted a tariff-driven autos apocalypse. Why didn’t that happen?

Why some blue states are shunning robotaxis, and how sodium ion batteries can overcome weight constraints

LG Energy Solution’s Bob Lee on the pivot to powering AI data centers

JD Power’s Frank Hanley: Why the satisfaction gap is closing between premium and mass-market owners

EV fires and gas vehicle fires may not be as different as you think

QNX’s John Pelliccio: How sound systems are becoming a new selling point

Recurrent’s Andrew Garberson: Used EVs are gaining value and selling fast

Philipp Kampshoff and Moritz Rittstieg: EV adoption will see a gradual increase

GM Energy’s Aseem Kapur on using EVs to power the grid, rising demand from AI data centers

Sonatus’ John Heinlein: How open-source platforms could work for safety-critical applications

Qualcomm’s Nakul Duggal: Artificial intelligence agents will supercharge car features

TomTom's Manuela Locarno Ajayi: AI in navigation is the road to the future

Factorial’s Siyu Huang: Solid-state batteries could change EV game

Chargenomics CEO Loren McDonald: Ford’s midsize electric pickup may be the Goldilocks solution

Richard Ward: Vehicle owners should own vehicle data

Nuro's Andrew Chapin: Only a few robotaxi companies will survive

Used EVs sales are booming, say Elena Ciccotelli and Stephanie Valdez Streaty

Volvo Cars' Anders Bell: Cultural changes enable SDVs more than architecture

Alex Oyler: Starting fresh is easier than merging old and new on SDVs

BCG's Eric Jesse: Automakers have bailed on alternative powertrains too soon

Stephan Keese: ADAS features at risk from helium shortage

NTSB's Kristin Poland: ADAS advertising does not reflect reality

John Bozzella: Kill the gas tax

Aumovio's Dennis Fritsch: Braking innovations are key to safety

Ali Kani: Nvidia’s multipronged automotive strategy

Bosch's Mohammad Fatouraie: How suppliers adapt to lower-than-expected EV sales

Vehicle connectivity explained: How cars connect to the Internet

Lei Xing: The Chinese vehicle threat is overblown

AlixPartners' Dan Hearsch: A whole new world for auto industry executives

Elektrobit CEO Maria Anhalt: Auto industry timelines must get faster

TrueCar CEO Scott Painter discusses technology and the company’s reboot

Vehicle architecture explained: How the building blocks of the car have changed

AWS' Ozgur Tohumcu: Satellite connectivity will enable software-defined vehicles

EY's George Lenyo: Consumers are willing to pay for software subscriptions

CES: Mobileye's Amnon Shashua says robotics are natural investment for autonomous tech companies

Gary Shapiro: Tariffs are diverting attention from innovation at CES

Itay Michaeli: Autonomous vehicles will gain traction at CES

Ryan Falor and Jason Ekelmann: How GM is merging its robotaxi venture with Super Cruise

RJ Scaringe Part 2: Rivian is betting on autonomy

RJ Scaringe Part 1: How Rivian is navigating tariff impacts

Why do EV charging attempts fail? ChargerHelp’s Kameale Terry explains.

Calstart’s Michael Berube: How the industry can improve EV education

Cox Automotive’s Erin Keating: EV sales drop after the end of the tax credit

Upstream’s Jennifer Tisdale: Is the auto industry ready for the next vehicle hack?

Abhijit Boora on how automakers are delaying tariff impacts using customs tools

General Motors product chief Sterling Anderson on GM’s next steps, guided by technology

QNX's John Wall on how software recalls are changing the development process

Shmuel De-Leon on solid state battery benefits, why the U.S. should speed development

Magna’s Todd Deaville on how the mega-supplier uses AI

Mike Murphy of the EV Politics Project: How EVs became polarizing

Automakers, be prepared for China competition in U.S., Larry Dominique says

Policy changes to slow EV sales but cost, charging improvements will buoy sector

Ralph Nader, consumer crusader, is not done yet

Ahead of IAA, Anshuman Saxena unpacks Qualcomm’s big driver-assistance ambitions

AAA’s Greg Brannon finds traffic-jam tech struggles in real-world congestion

Harry Campbell on how robotaxis reshape the ride-hailing business

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

Plus CEO David Liu on global growth and going public

Kurt Kelty breaks down GM’s EV battery strategy

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

Redwood Materials’ Cal Lankton Gives Old EV Batteries New Life

Michael Dunne shares China’s playbook for automotive supremacy

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

J.D. Power’s Kathleen Rizk and Lisa Boor warn of driver-assist ‘identity crisis’

As Tesla readies for launch, Alex Roy inspects the economics behind the robotaxi business model

MIT’s Bryan Reimer proposes a rethink on highly automated driving

LG Energy’s Bob Lee navigates toward a sustainable future for the battery industry

Magna’s Steven Jenkins underscores why Tier 1s still matter in the age of software-defined vehicles

Grayson Brulte sees promise and potholes ahead on the road to self-driving

Oshkosh’s Jay Iyengar forges industrial-strength autonomy

Benchmark’s Bryan Bille measures Trump impact on EVs and battery supply chain

McKinsey: EV pains subside while driver-assist becomes a ‘differentiator’

Wayve’s Kaity Fischer hits the gas on automated driving’s next chapter

John Absmeier stitches together a look at autonomy, software and Toyota’s Woven City

From Futurama to future tech, Dan Albert muses on the auto industry’s past, present and driverless road ahead (Episode 295)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Avery Ash examines U.S. crackdown on Chinese connected-car tech (Episode 284)

CES: BCG’s Augustin Wegscheider | Mobileye’s Shai Shalev-Shwartz (Episode 283)

EnCharge AI’s Naveen Verma pioneers chips that could upend vehicle computing architectures

Gary Shapiro outlines a ‘pivot or die’ strategy ahead of CES 2025 (Episode 281)

Gartner’s Mike Ramsey sorts through the Cruise rubble (episode 280)

How a ‘mobility czar’ could bolster transportation innovation

Bot Auto’s Xiaodi Hou takes his second stab at self-driving trucks (episode 278)

Croft’s Roderick Blevins foments a ‘hydrogen rebellion’ (episode 277)

GlobalData’s Jeff Schuster on potential EV incentive, tariff changes under Trump (episode 276)

LG Technology Ventures’ Sungkwon Kang warns of battery-investment headwinds (episode 275)

Bryant Walker Smith examines the state of the self-driving industry