Davies returning to Business Insider as editor on transportation team

Alex Davies is returning to Business Insider as a senior editor on the transportation team.

He will start next week.

Davies was with Wired magazine until May. Davies oversaw Wired’s transportation coverage, writing and editing stories with a focus on autonomous and electric vehicles, aviation, and infrastructure. His book recounting the creation of the self-driving car, “Driven: The Race to Create the Autonomous Car,” will be published in January 2021.

He launched the transportation section in January 2016.

Davies joined Wired in May 2014 as associate editor after working at Business Insider, where he raised traffic to the transportation section over 300 percent, writing three to six articles daily covering transportation technology, business, and breaking news. He also edited articles written by fellow reporters, contributing authors, and interns.

He also worked as a writer at Discovery.com.