So AV companies are in that same boat essentially because Waymo and Cruz very easy to identify colors name plastered all over the car i mean this is then all of a sudden it becomes a very big company problem. So we're saying oh Cruz or oh Waymo or you know maybe someday if the Tesla Robotaxi idea actually ever becomes reality and not fiction. There might be some bad comments around theTesla Robotaxi as well so i did want to talk about one other AV company before we move on uh there has been of course in the past let's say 18 months or so and really actually even before that but a lot of consolidation um a lot of pivoting if you will.
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.