The Culture Lane

Shared electric scooters and e-bikes aren’t a fad—they’re reshaping urban transportation. Veo reports that 35% of its trips replace car journeys and 72% of riders drive less, contributing to a 31% rise in shared micromobility trips in North America in 2024. In this episode of The Culture Lane, Alex Keating, Veo’s vice president of policy and partnerships, unpacks the company’s Shifting Gears report and what it reveals about the future of micromobility.

Car shopping today can mean endless calls, emails, and texts from dealers all promising the perfect deal, adding to the stress of finding the right vehicle at the right price. In this episode of The Culture Lane, we explore how digital car-buying platform CarEdge is using AI to reduce the anxiety of purchasing a vehicle. The guest is Zach Shefska, co-founder and CEO of CarEdge, who shares how the tech is reshaping dealer–customer interactions and empowering consumers in new ways.

A year after unveiling the Scout Motors Traveler SUV and Terra pickup concepts, the Scout team is deep into finalizing the production models slated to debut in 2027. In the Season 3 premiere of The Culture Lane, we sit down with Chris Benjamin, chief design officer at Scout Motors, to discuss how the team is approaching reigniting the brand nearly 45 years later.

The electrification of Dodge has become one of the most buzzed-about evolutions in the auto industry, namely because of what the brand has represented as an American nameplate. In this episode of The Culture Lane (the final full episode in Season 2), we explore how Dodge plans to navigate its shift into electrification, with Matt McAlear, the newly appointed CEO of Dodge.

The Nissan R35 GT-R is currently in its last model year. However, as one of the most iconic vehicles in the world, the benchmark the Japanese supercar has set for performance will live on for years to come. In this episode of The Culture Lane, we delve into what has made the GT-R so ionic. The guest is Kazutoshi Mizuno, known as the “Father” of the GTR, who shares some deeper insight on the supercar in his new collector’s book titled, The GT-R: My Philosophy and My Original Technologies.&nbsp...

Consumer car purchases are arguably the heartbeat of automotive, given that every facet of the industry is predicated on that continuing pulse of the business. However, understanding what drives those purchases can be challenging, to say the least, especially in today’s market. To get a better understanding of the factors that influence car purchases, The Culture Lane elicited the insight of Rebecca Lindland, senior director of industry data and insights at Cars.com, as the featured guest on ...

Digital platforms and services have become an integral part of the automotive dealership business. However, as the auto retail market continues to evolve, it begs the question: how does a company ensure that its digital service continues to meet the needs of dealers and consumers? In this episode of The Culture Lane, we delve into this question and more with Randy Modos, co-founder and president of PayJunction, an auto dealer payment processing platform.

Digital gaming now ranks as one of the most popular pastimes in the world, with more than 70 percent of adults in the U.S. indicating they have played a video game on some platform, according to Statista. VRAL Games is looking to solidify its lane in the space, with VRIDER SBK, a new virtual reality (VR) motorcycle racing experience. In this episode of The Culture Lane, VRAL CEO Rodolfo Saccoman discusses how he sees VR-based games helping brands connect to consumers in exciting, new ways.&nb...