CNN's John Defterios asked the team at Argo how much work they did on designing a bespoke Robotaxi experience. The company shut down earlier this year after failing to reach an agreement with Waymo, which is developing its own self-driving technology. In terms of AVs that might look like the future in a traditional form factor on a service, uh, on that has scale, you know, and so I'm hopeful that they'll be able to make it. If all services were created today, available anywhere and could go anywhere, which one would you want to get into?
Ed, Kirsten and Alex recently attended the South By Southwest festival, and though the event itself is recovering nicely from the pandemic, the tech sector presence is remarkably dialed back. This is especially noticeable in mobility tech, where the almost nonexistent presence of big future-focused vehicle and technology plays reflects broader challenges in the sector. The gang breaks down some of these issues and the possible roads ahead in another classic discussion episode.