Industry Voices

Conversations and reporting from the people who work in the business — suppliers, dealers, line workers, engineers, the working-level voices that get less coverage than the executive press releases.

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Industry Voices

Why the Auto Industry's Software Talent Problem Is About to Get Worse

The auto industry's ongoing struggle to recruit and retain software engineering talent has been a manageable problem for the past several years.…

Daniel Werner May 11, 2026 8 min read

Industry Voices

The Quiet Crisis at the Independent Repair Shop: What the Right-to-Repair Fight Is Actually About

The right-to-repair legislation that has moved in several states is the visible part of a longer-running shift in the relationship between independent…

Daniel Werner May 11, 2026 8 min read