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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.

Latest from Pete Bigelow

Aurora bringing back human backups to self-driving trucks after Paccar spat

Self-driving truck company Aurora Innovation is bringing back human backup drivers weeks after launching its driverless trucking service.

Driver-assistance features don’t impress consumers, J.D. Power finds

Consumers are not finding value in more sophisticated driver-assistance systems that offer hands-free driving, according to a J.D. Power study.

General Motors hires Aurora’s Sterling Anderson as first chief product officer

Sterling Anderson, a prominent Tesla alum and co-founder of Aurora Innovation, has joined General Motors to lead the automaker's tech transformation.

Tariff reprieves offer auto industry breathing room, but not long-term clarity

Recent changes to President Donald Trump's tariffs plans have given the auto industry breathing room to better understand them. But manufacturers are still struggling to make long-term plans.

Sterling Anderson leaves Aurora as driverless trucks gain traction

One of Aurora Innovation's prominent co-founders is exiting the company less than two weeks after it launched driverless commercial service.

After years of stalling out, autonomous driving appears to be on the comeback trail

Recent developments show autonomous driving industry is once again gaining traction.

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

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence principal analyst Bryan Bille assesses policy changes in the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term that affect critical mineral developments, batteries and the EV supply chain.

Aurora’s driverless trucks roll as self-driving industry gathers momentum

Self-driving trucking firm Aurora Innovation Inc. is now operating driverless trucks in commercial service in Texas, the company said.

Toyota and Waymo tie-up could reshape the self-driving tech landscape

Toyota and Waymo have sketched the broad parameters of a far-reaching partnership that could result in a new autonomous-vehicle platform and advanced driver-assistance systems.

Fatal crash places fresh spotlight on global race to deploy driver-assistance technology

Chinese and U.S. automakers are racing to put more sophisticated driver-assistance systems in consumers' hands even as a fatal crash in China raises questions about performance of such systems.

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