McGinty, an English professor at Slippery Rock University, recently wrote his debut novel, “Test Drive,” about an autonomous-vehicle safety driver in Pittsburgh. He discusses the book and explores the muddled language so often used to describe self-driving tech.
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What Election Day could mean for EVs and trade policy
“Shift” host Molly Boigon moderates an Automotive News Congress panel on how policy, regulation and the midterm elections will affect the auto industry. Her guests are John Bozzella, CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation; Pat D’Eramo, CEO of Martinrea International; Kate ... Show More
19m 27s
Oct 25
Toyota, Honda trial humanoid robots on factory floors in Japan
Plug-in hybrids emit nearly as much carbon dioxide as combustion vehicles, raising questions about emissions targets for the European Union, Lucien Mathieu, cars director at Transport & Environment, tells “Shift” host Molly Boigon.Hans Greimel, Asia Editor for Automotive News, al ... Show More
27m 4s
Oct 18
Chinese automakers showed up in force at the Paris auto show
“Shift” podcast host Molly Boigon talks to Gary Cygan Jr., director of vehicle software and electronics engineering at GM; Steffen Fuchs, senior partner at McKinsey & Co.; Andrei Iordache, global senior director of automotive presales at HERE Technologies; and Christopher Predige ... Show More
30m 58s