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Drivetime
The global auto tech podcast that breaks down the latest in automotive innovation and shows you how it can transform your business.
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Episodes
DrivetimeFrom F1 to the road: How innovation shapes the cars of tomorrow
What can Formula 1 teach us about the future of the cars we drive every day? In this episode of Drivetime, Jacqui is joined by patent attorney Paul Loustalan…
DrivetimeWhy AI still needs a human in the loop
In this gear change episode of Drivetime, Jacqui continues her conversation with Siddharth Kashyap, Consulting Partner at Tata Consultancy Services, exploring…
DrivetimeWhy technology can’t fix a broken process
In this episode of Drivetime, Jacqui is joined by Siddharth Kashyap, Consulting Partner at Tata Consultancy Services, to explore the systems, processes and…
DrivetimeHow Mazda Is Navigating AI
In this Gear Change episode of Drivetime, Jacqui continues the conversation with James Crouch, Marketing Communications Director at Mazda UK. They dive deeper…
DrivetimeMazda’s James Crouch On The Secret Behind Successful Digital Transformation
What does it take to evolve a heritage automotive brand through 15 years of digital disruption? In this episode of Drivetime, Jacqui sits down with James…
DrivetimeAI at its Best: Practical Strategies for AI Success
What does successful AI adoption actually look like in practice? In this week’s gear change episode of Drivetime, Jacqui Barker is joined once again by Caz…
DrivetimeAI Isn't Magic: How to Build a Strategy That Actually Works
AI is everywhere, but how do you move beyond the hype and start using it in a way that delivers real value? In this episode of Drivetime, Jacqui sits down with…
DrivetimeWhy Dealers Can't Just Sell Cars Anymore
It’s time for a gear change as Thomas Møller Sørensen, Director of DI Automotive, Denmark's dealer association, returns to reflect on some of the biggest…
DrivetimeHow MICHELIN Mobility Intelligence Helps Governments Turn Data Into Safer Roads
This final episode in our MOVE Monday series features Chris Stokes, UK Country Manager at MICHELIN Mobility Intelligence, whose purpose is to provide…
DrivetimeInside Toyota's AI Transformation
This bonus episode of Drivetime — MOVE Monday — features Raúl Gómez Garrido, Digital Transformation and AI leader at Toyota Motor Europe, discussing how AI…
DrivetimeWhat 90% EV Adoption Looks Like: Lessons from Denmark
Denmark has become one of the world's leading EV markets, with more than 90% of private new car sales now electric. But what happens when the transition…
DrivetimeHow your car is becoming a device on wheels
This bonus episode of Drivetime — MOVE Monday — features Sven Eckoldt, Head of Global Partnerships at CARIAD, the software company behind the Volkswagen…
DrivetimeTurning fleet data into action
This special MOVE Monday episode of Drivetime features Matt Walters and Amélie De Valroger from Arval, the world's largest fleet leasing provider. They discuss…
DrivetimeAI, Consumer Law and Why Human Connection Still Matters
In this gear change episode of Drivetime, Jacqui is joined once again by legal experts Peter Jaari and Mikko Koskinen from Lexia Attorneys to explore the…
DrivetimeThe Human Side of Autonomous Driving
This bonus episode of Drivetime — MOVE Monday — features Avinash Balachandran, VP of Human Interactive Driving at the Toyota Research Institute, discussing…
DrivetimeWhy Connected Cars Need Global Standards
This bonus episode of Drivetime — MOVE Monday — features Alysia Johnson, President of the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), and Ian Televik, Senior Marketing…
DrivetimeWhat the EU AI Act Means For Automotive Retailers
What does the EU AI Act mean for automotive retailers? And how can dealers balance growing consumer expectations with increasing regulatory scrutiny? In this…
DrivetimeHow GRIDSERVE is building the UK's electric freight network
This bonus MOVE Monday episode of Drivetime features Sam Clarke, Advisor and Brand Ambassador at GRIDSERVE, discussing one of the biggest challenges on the…
DrivetimeThe human side of autonomous mobility
This bonus episode of Drivetime — MOVE Monday — features Carlo Iacovini, author of The Human Side of Autonomous Mobility, discussing what it really takes to…
DrivetimeEV adoption is not just about the car. It’s about the ecosystem around it.
In this gear change episode of Drivetime, Jacqui is joined again by Peter McDonald from Ohme to dig deeper into the practical realities of EV charging, smart…
DrivetimeHow to turn a vehicle from a liability into an asset
This bonus episode of Drivetime — MOVE Monday — features Peter Wilson, Co-founder and CEO of Volteras, discussing how connected vehicle data is transforming…
DrivetimeWhy context is the missing piece in fleet data
This bonus episode of Drivetime — MOVE Monday — features Juho Hyytiäinen, Co-founder and CEO of Way, discussing how fleets can move from simply collecting…
DrivetimeWhy home charging could unlock the next wave of EV adoption
In this episode of Drivetime, host Jacqui is joined by Peter McDonald, Director of Ohme, to explore how home charging is reshaping the EV conversation for…
DrivetimeHow Geopost is building a road intelligence network
Recorded live at MOVE 26, this bonus episode of Drivetime — MOVE Monday — features Martin Calmels, CEO of Geopost Vision, the data business created within…
DrivetimeThe next frontier for fleet intelligence
Recorded live at MOVE 26, this bonus episode of Drivetime features Chandresh Patel, CEO of Mobilisights, the wholly owned Stellantis subsidiary helping fleets…
DrivetimeFrom Scotland to Silicon Valley: How Lucid Motors is redefining the electric car
Lawrence Hamilton, President of Lucid Motors, returns to Drivetime to explore what it takes to build one of the most ambitious EV brands in the industry today…
DrivetimeThe car is a platform now (why software-defined vehicles change everything)
Recorded live at MOVE 26, this bonus episode of Drivetime features Christiane Soppa, Head of Sales for Mobility and Logistics at Bosch, in conversation with…
DrivetimeRedefining the customer experience & building SMART from a blank sheet
Recorded live at MOVE 26, this bonus episode of Drivetime features Aymen Ismail, Director of Customer Service at SMART Europe, in conversation with Jacqui…
DrivetimeElectric luxury: Can Lucid become the Rolls-Royce of EVs?
This week on the Drivetime podcast, Jacqui Barker is joined by Lawrence Hamilton, President of Lucid Motors, to discuss how the Silicon Valley-born EV…
DrivetimeWho really owns the EV driver?
Why does EV charging feel harder than it should? This Move Monday episode, recorded live at MOVE 2026, involves a conversation between Jacqui and Jingjing Ma…
DrivetimeHow cars are learning to react like humans
What if your car could react to the road before you even noticed it had changed? In this Move Monday episode, recorded live at MOVE 2026, Jacqui is joined by…
DrivetimeThe automotive career tool you're probably underusing
Most people think LinkedIn is only for finding a job. In this Gear Change episode, Michelle Harris, Head of Automotive at LinkedIn, shares practical advice on…
DrivetimeWhy AI won't fix automotive's biggest problem
In this Move Monday episode, recorded live at MOVE 2026, Jacqui is joined by Kerim Galijatovic, VP EMEA at Upstream, to explore why more vehicle data doesn't…
DrivetimeThe autonomous bus revolution is closer than you think
What happens when cities can no longer find enough people to drive their buses? In the first Move Monday episode, recorded live at MOVE 2026, Jacqui is joined…
DrivetimeWhy LinkedIn is becoming the most important platform in automotive
What happens when the world's largest professional network becomes one of the most trusted sources for AI search?In this episode of Drivetime, Jacqui is…
DrivetimeThe reality of running an AI dealership (and why it’s harder than it looks)
Running a dealership might look simple: buy low, sell high. But in this gear change episode, James Baggott lifts the lid on the reality, from warranty claims…
DrivetimeThe AI car dealer selling cars in 7 days
What happens when a journalist builds an AI-powered dealership from scratch? In this episode, Jacqui is joined by James Baggott, Editor-in-Chief of Car Dealer…
DrivetimeWhy service, not product, is the future of auto retail
After unpacking the big themes shaping automotive in the main episode, this gear change conversation with Gary Scott (Founder, Scottify) takes things in a…
DrivetimeWe must connect what’s currently fragmented
In this episode of Drivetime, Jacqui is joined by Gary Scott, Founder of Scottify, who shares a candid, experience-led view of where the industry is heading…
DrivetimeThe search mistakes costing dealers sales (and how to fix them)
Recorded live from BrightonSEO, this episode of Drivetime features one of the most recognisable voices in search: Greg Gifford. With a career rooted in…
DrivetimeAI search is rewriting the rules - are you showing up where it matters?
Search is changing. Fast. Recorded live at BrightonSEO, the largest search marketing conference in the UK, this episode of Drivetime features Gijs de Groot…
DrivetimeFrustration as the catalyst for innovation
In this Gear Change episode of Drivetime, Jacqui reconnects with Duncan Licence from Arrive for a shorter, more accessible take on the themes explored in the…
DrivetimeMobility, in‑car payments and the future of friction‑free driving
In this episode of Drivetime, Jacqui is joined by Duncan Licence, Head of Automotive & Data at Arrive, to explore how mobility technology is quietly…
DrivetimeEV myths, mandates and market reality
In this gear change episode of Drivetime, Jacqui is joined once again by Mike Hawes, Chief Executive of the SMMT, to cut through the noise around…
DrivetimeNavigating electrification, policy and the future of UK automotive
In this episode of Drivetime, Jacqui is joined by Mike Hawes, Chief Executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), to unpack the biggest…
DrivetimeFrom idea to impact: How innovation really gets to market
In this Gear Change episode of Drivetime, Jacqui reconnects with Mona Eghanian for a fast‑paced, myth‑busting conversation that cuts straight to the heart of…
DrivetimeIncubating the car of the future: Innovation, talent & mobility in Ontario
In this episode of Drivetime, Jacqui is joined by Mona Eghanian, Deputy Head of the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (VIN), to unpack how the province is…
DrivetimeDealers are ready to change - whether the industry is or not
In this week’s gear change episode, Jacqui is joined once again by Niel Hiscox, President of Universus Media and Clarify Group. Building on insights from the…
DrivetimeTariffs, tech & amp; turbulence: the truth about Canada’s auto future
In this episode of Drivetime, Jacqui sits down with Niel Hiscox, President of Universus Media and Clarify Group, and one of the most influential voices in the…
DrivetimeTaking the pain out of EV charging
It’s gear change time, as we welcome Phil Nunn back to the studio to unpack the real-world challenges and opportunities emerging as EVs accelerate into the…
DrivetimeFixing the EV charging experience
This week on Drivetime, Jacqui sits down with Phil Nunn, founder and CEO of Jumptech, to unpack one of the biggest friction points in the electric vehicle…
DrivetimeDrivetime on the road at AM Live – Part 4
In the fourth and final instalment of our bonus AM Live series, Jacqui brings you a packed line-up of innovators reshaping the automotive landscape. This…
DrivetimeThe micro-moments that make or break fleet loyalty
In this week’s gear change episode, Jacqui is joined once again by Lloyd Stretton, Chief Technology Officer at ROI Automotive, to unpack the biggest takeaways…
DrivetimeDrivetime on the road at AM Live – Part 3
In the third part of our on‑the‑road series from AM Live Birmingham, Jacqui continues speaking with some of the most forward‑thinking innovators, strategists…
DrivetimeHow tech is fixing the chaos behind fleet sales
This week on Drivetime, Jacqui sits down with Lloyd Stretton, Chief Technology Officer at ROI Automotive, to explore how technology is reshaping the fleet…
DrivetimeDrivetime on the road at AM Live – Part 2
We return with part 2 of our AM Live series, which was recorded live on the buzzing show floor at AM Live Birmingham 2025. This special ontheroad episode…
DrivetimeBusting the biggest myths on automotive data
In this week’s gear change episode, Jacqui welcomes back Martin Wilson from Privacy4Cars to clear up the biggest myths around automotive data – from whether a…
DrivetimeDrivetime on the road at AM Live – Part 1
In this first instalment of our special “On the road” series from AM Live, Jacqui sits down with a diverse line-up of guests shaping the future of automotive…
DrivetimeYour car is a major data risk
Jacqui sits down with Martin Wilson from Privacy4Cars to uncover a topic most drivers have never considered: Your car is collecting—and storing—your personal…
Drivetime3 visual pillars that transform the customer journey
In this week’s gear change episode, Jacqui welcomes back Martijn Versteegen from IMAGIN.studio for a deeper dive into the science, psychology and practical…