Ford's decision to switch from the NACS standard to Tesla's CCS is a strange move. The entire industry has sort of agreed that we have this one standard that no one really controls it may not be the best one but everyone is sort of an equal more or less player within that standard. Ford are generally speaking moving towards a shift in their business model towards smaller volumes and higher margins there because they're investing in premium vehicles.
San Francisco is ground zero for a lot of the conflicts between the tech sector and society at large, and increasingly that conflict is centering on AVs. This week the gang discusses the technical and social factors at play, and how some AV developer strategies are shifting. Plus, a discussion of Ford's new deal to use Tesla Superchargers.