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Pete Bigelow
Director of Technology and Innovation Coverage for Automotive News
pbigelow@crain.com
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Pete Bigelow covers the future of transportation at Automotive News. His beat encompasses topics that range from automated driving to hydrogen fuel cells. Bigelow hosts the Shift mobility podcast, a weekly show that spotlights leaders across the tech and innovation realm. Prior to Automotive News, his work has appeared in The New York Times, Car and Driver, Popular Mechanics and other publications. His previous experience in the transportation realm came while working as a certified flight instructor, but these days he keeps his feet firmly on the ground in Dexter, Michigan, where he lives with his wife and three children.

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