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Molly Boigon
Reporter covering technology and innovation for Automotive News
molly.boigon@crain.com
Molly Boigon works as a technology and innovation reporter for Automotive News, where she covers vehicle software, connectivity, infotainment, autonomy, alternative fuels and electric vehicles. She has been honored for her work at Automotive News and in other roles with an Azbee award, a Deadline Club award for best business investigative reporting, the Robert D.G. Lewis Watchdog Award, a Rockower Award and other prizes. Boigon has a bachelor’s degree in applied psychology and human development from Boston College and a master’s degree from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, concentrating in business and economics reporting and data journalism.

Latest from Molly Boigon

California’s carpool lane perk for EVs nears the end of the road

To encourage adoption of new technologies, the decal program incentivized California's high-occupancy vehicle lane.

Cars that run on code: How chips changed the vehicle

The semiconductor in the vehicle is a part that went from mere component to the beating heart of the modern car.

House Republicans’ plan to target California waiver faces hurdles

House Republicans plan to use a disputed procedural mechanism to try to eliminate the waiver that allows California to write its own stringent vehicle emissions.

Automakers face tough choice: Absorb tariffs or pass them on?

The automotive industry’s crown jewels — its highly optimized international supply chain, its carefully calibrated development timelines and its proud brand identities — have become liabilities in the age of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

DOT inspector general fired by Trump says the show must go on

Eric Soskin, the former Department of Transportation inspector general dismissed by President Donald Trump, said he is confident that the office's work will continue in his absence.

J.D. Power: EV owners express increasing satisfaction with their vehicles

Owners of both premium and mass-market electric vehicles are more satisfied with their vehicles this year than they were last year, according to a Feb. 25 report by J.D. Power.

Cyberattacks at EV charging stations are on the rise, report says

The number of cyberattacks targeting automotive and smart mobility products in 2024 increased by nearly 40 percent from the previous year. One key reason: attacks on electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

Trump’s NHTSA nominee will tussle with Tesla, regulations

Jonathan Morrison previously worked at Apple and as chief counsel at NHTSA during the first Trump administration. Before that, he was president at Auto Advisory Services and the director of legal and regulatory affairs at the California New Car Dealers Association.

LG Electronics invests in Apex.AI

LG Electronics' venture with Apex.AI aims to prototype a high-performance computer for advanced driver-assist systems and controllers in the cockpit and beyond.

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