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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

Volvo, Daimler Truck software-defined vehicle collaboration might contain a lesson for passenger cars

Two of the largest truckmakers, Volvo Group and Daimler Truck, announced a joint venture that will develop a software-defined vehicle platform for commercial vehicles.

EV sales growth will stagnate in 2025, J.D. Power says

The findings project real-world impacts from the unpredictability wrought by the new administration of President Donald Trump, which has signaled it will end the $7,500 federal tax credit and impose more tariffs.

States invest in this lifesaving technology. Why aren’t automakers?

States have begun to deploy V2X but are still waiting on automakers to build vehicles that can send and receive communication.

Trump’s rollback of EV rules encounters regulatory maze and hard math

The transportation department is pausing funding for EV chargers, removing a greenhouse gas measurement requirement for project funding and moving to reconsider fuel economy standards.

Trump has said a lot of things about EVs. Here’s what’s true

Here's what the Trump administration is thinking about EVs and which of the president's statements about EVs are true.

Security researcher hacks Subaru to unlock car, get location data

A now-fixed Subaru security vulnerability highlights automakers’ struggles with data privacy as vehicles gather more data and become more connected.

Trump revokes EV executive order, but regulations will take time to reverse

While largely symbolic, the Trump administration's initial moves show it remains committed to reversing the EV push of former President Joe Biden.

Some crash prevention systems confused by reflective clothing

Reflective clothing that makes pedestrians more visible to drivers may make them invisible to automatic emergency braking systems, according to an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study.

CES attendees say auto innovation is coming — whether Trump likes it or not

Company leaders at CES see the automotive industry’s progress as inevitable, regardless of President-elect Donald Trump’s stated plans to hike tariffs.

EV batteries complicate debris removal after California fires

Debris removal following the deadly wildfires in Southern California will be made more complicated by the area’s plentiful electric-vehicle batteries and other lithium ion cells.

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