Ford, We Need to Talk, We Want to Talk.

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Ben: I think it's very easy to be either confused or cynical about why an automaker like forde would buy a company like spin. They really liked us because of our approach cities. And they thought that i lined well with ford's position as a trusted company, even though ford makes its money from trucks and ves and transit vans. Hopely i still have a job after after that answer.

The gang dips back into micromobility this week, welcoming Spin's Chief Business Officer Ben Bear to the show. Ben explains Spin's exciting new developments in teleoperation and even driver assistance systems for its scooters, and how these new technologies are impacting the business. Plus: the importance of city relationships, how Spin has benefitted from being part of Ford, the seasonal nature of micromobility, and the direction that long-term new product planning is headed in.