Edward Alex says he was surprised when Ford decided to go with the Tesla charging standard for its new cars. He said that despite some other criticisms i have around Tesla the best in terms of the most fluid easy no barrier charging system out there compared to third party networks like electrify america and many of the other third party EV charging stations they just it's easier than pumping gas because there's no credit card involved or interface involved, it's just like plug in. The fact that Volkswagen couldn't even figure out how to have its own vehicles be able to drive up and you not have to have an app is a complete misstep talk about a missed opportunity Edward Alex: I still can
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.