Feb 1

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

“Shift” podcast co-host Molly Boigon gets help from Alex Oyler, director of SBD Automotive, North America, to explain how the architecture of the vehicle has evolved over time.She and Jake Neher, the executive producer of audio at Automotive News, discuss the differences between ... Show More

32m 40s

Jan 25

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

Ozgur Tohumcu, general manager for automotive and manufacturing at Amazon Web Services, joins Automotive News reporter Molly Boigon on the “Shift” podcast to talk about how companies are using small language models on board the vehicle to enable better voice assistants.He also ex ... Show More

23m 15s

Jan 18

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

George Lenyo, EY’s Americas automotive leader, joins Automotive News tech and innovation reporter Molly Boigon on the “Shift” podcast at CES 2026 to talk about how artificial intelligence is turbocharging the simulations used to train autonomous vehicles.He also explains how auto ... Show More

21m 23s

May 2023

Ralph Nader and Bruce Fein, "The Incommunicados" (Center for Study of Responsive Law, 2023)

Incommunicados is a collection of unanswered letters to public officials and other notable figures from iconoclasts Ralph Nader and Bruce Fein. The project was edited by Francesco Desantis, Outreach Coordinator at the Center for Study of Responsive Law. This booklet and Ralph Nad ... Show More

24m 43s

Sep 2025

It's Time to Fight Back Against Trump's Fascist Regime (w/ Ralph Nader) | The Chris Hedges Report

"Are you a worker? Yes. Are you a consumer shopper? Yes. Are you a taxpayer? Yes. Voter? Well, sometimes. Are you a parent? Yes. Are you a veteran? Sometimes. Well, how can you say you're a nobody? You know things about those roles. You've experienced them. You've been frustra ... Show More

38m 35s

Sep 2025

Why are millions of cars being recalled?

Transport regulators around the world are forcing the automotive industry to fix faults in their cars, even if they are discovered years after the model rolled off the assembly line. It seems the drive to use more complex technology in vehicles is undermining reliability. We find ... Show More

17m 28s

Apr 2018

Will Your Next Car Be Electric?

#202 What are the impediments to the mass adoption of electric vehicles. <a href="https://moneyfortherestofus.com/202-will-next-car-electric/" target="_blank">More information, including show notes, can be found here.</a>Episode SummaryOver the p ... Show More

29m 35s

Feb 2025

What the EV Industry’s Challenges Reveal About Innovation and Regulation

Many consumers are buying electric vehicles, thanks to sportscar-like performance, government incentives, and personal motivations to minimize climate change. But the EV industry overall has revved and sputtered in unpredictable ways and offers a case study in managing innovation ... Show More

26m 24s

Feb 2025

Can Rivian avoid the EV speed bumps? with founder and CEO RJ Scaringe

As demand declines for EVs, and Tesla’s Elon Musk wields power in the new Trump administration, electric automaker Rivian is taking this time to adapt its business and expand its brand. Rivian’s founder and CEO RJ Scaringe joins Rapid Response to share how the company is movin ... Show More

31m 33s

Mar 2025

Al Masaood Automobiles chief on the future of mobility

This episode is sponsored by Al Masaood Automobiles The global automotive industry is undergoing dramatic transformation as owners seek more from their vehicles – and technology delivers. This is evident in the UAE where major distributors such as Al Masaood Auto ... Show More

25m 14s

Dec 2021

Ralph Nader On 55 Years Of Car Safety, Spinal Cord Research, Omicron And Travel Bans. Dec 3, 2021, Part 1

Travel Bans Do Little To Slow Spread Of Omicron After South African researchers first detected the new COVID variant Omicron last week, it’s already been found in dozens of countries around the world, including in the United States. Travel restrictions imposed by the Bi ... Show More

47m 54s

Aug 2021

An Ambitious Goal: Will Half of All Cars Sold in 2030 Be Electric?

Wharton Management Professor John Paul MacDuffie talks about President Biden's new executive order on electric vehicles and what needs to happen from an infrastructure standpoint for those goals to become reality. <hr> ... Show More

9m 58s

Feb 2019

Raj Kapoor (Lyft) and John Viera (Ford Motor Company) - Mobilizing the Future

Cars can be much more than just boxes that get their owners around. John Viera, a former director and sustainability lead at Ford Motor Company, and Raj Kapoor, chief strategy officer at Lyft, join Stanford adjunct professor Pedram Mokrian to discuss opportunities for innovati ... Show More

45m 11s

Ralph Nader, consumer crusader, is not d...