The economies of scale in hardware and software development around Robotaxi's resemble that you, you know, if you look at Uber's most popular cities. The dimensions would be community goodwill, regulatory capture, technological software capability,. location of depots, and then budget to operate and maintain a fleet That can actually, potentially at a local level, scale to become profitable.
With Alex and Kirsten sweating it out in Arizona (and Ed staying smugly cool in Oregon), a conversation about cars and air conditioning leads the gang across a wide range of mobility topics. From the upcoming AV showdown at California's CPUC and Tesla's Rangegate scandal to ChargePoint's decision to actually monitor EV chargers (imagine!), stay cool by staying on top of the hottest issues in mobility tech.