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Leslie J. Allen
Former editor of Shift magazine and News Editor for Automotive News
313-446-6088
Former editor of Shift magazine and News Editor for Automotive News

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Logging on: Shift changes with the times

This is the final issue of Shift magazine, but we aren't going away. Automotive News is expanding its coverage of the topics you're used to reading about in these pages.

The early days of heavy truck electrification, automation

From big rigs to school buses, trucks have shown themselves to be a smart platform for future mobility technology.

Sellers forced to adapt

The pandemic has combined with other challenges to accelerate retailers' move to online retailing.

The possibilities of 5G

Automakers and mobility companies haven’t ignored the possibilities that a high-capacity, high-speed, low-latency network offers.

Ambitious EV plans create urgent push to bolster U.S. charging infrastructure

If automakers' grand plans to roll out EVs come to fruition, the need for better charging infrastructure is no longer a chicken-and-egg issue. 

Looking up to the future

This issue of Shift was a passion project for the staff, who saw major automakers showing interest in electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles and flying-car ventures beginning to win government certification.

After the EV1

The years since the rollout of the EV1 brought many changes for those involved in the project.

Other industries combine for more bot orders than automakers, suppliers

In 2020, orders for nonautomotive robots surpassed those for automotive robots in North America.

Udelv CEO offers a historical perspective on high-tech goods delivery

Historically, the emergence of hauling goods rather than moving people as the most practical application of new technology is not new.

Are we in the midst of a fourth industrial revolution?

In the course of preparing a magazine issue focused on innovations in the manufacturing and movement of goods, buzzwords kept popping up in the research.

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