Hardware Standards, Cybertruck and The Autonomy Boondoggle

Oliver Bruce
Podcast
November 30, 2019

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Today, Horace and Oliver talk about the newly released SAE MicromobilityStandards, the Cybertruck announcement and Horace’s latest thoughts on theboondoggle of autonomy.Specifically, they dig into:- Why the new SAE Micromobility standards matter, what they’re competingagainst and why definitions like this default to lowest common denominators.- The Cybertruck announcement, including discussion about what appears tobe a new type of body manufacturing, and the implications of the radicaldesign. Plus, Horace admits to liking it, even if he doesn’t think that theentire category of trucks should exist.- We dig into why Horace believes that autonomy for cars is such aboondoggle, and the implications for wider mobility technology investmentand talent.If you’re interested in hearing Horace and Oliver talk in more detail aboutthese issues on exclusive calls plus get discounts on the MicromobilityConference, swag and more, sign up to Triple M here:https://micromobility.io/triple-mShow notes:- SAE Micromobility Standards[https://www.sae.org/news/press-room/2019/11/sae-international-publishes-industry’s-first-standard-for-classification-and-definition-of-powered-micromobility-vehicles]- Cybertruck Coefficient of Drag modelling[https://electrek.co/2019/11/25/tesla-cybertruck-aerodynamics-cfd-rendering/]- Scooter supply chains with Michal Naka and Stephen Lambe[https://medium.com/mimomusings/on-the-origin-of-scooters-76f6a28d49d]

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