Ford has signed a deal with Tesla to use their superchargers in the next generation Ford vehicles. The number that they listed is actually smaller than the total number that are in the US by several thousand I think so perhaps it's avoiding those already high pressured areas particularly in California. Ed says he thinks CCS could have a real future here but there's just too much infrastructure out there and things need to improve.
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.