E9: Talking Micromobility + More With Sunny Madra of Ford X
This is episode eight of the Inside Transportation podcast. This podcast was made possible by Ford Motor Company (www.ford.com) and Fenwick (www.fenwick.com). Featuring Jason Calacanis (Angel investor, LAUNCH, Inside.com), Sunny Madra (Ford X) and Johan Moreno (inside.com). Subscribe to Inside Transportation newsletter: inside.com/transportation Subscribe to Inside Electric Vehicles newsletter: inside.com/evs Recorded on June 16, 2020. SHOW NOTES — 4:00 - Sunny explains how he landed at Ford and his history with Jason. 6:00 - Jason, Sunny and Johan share observations and thoughts on what shifts we’re going to see in the transportation space post-COVID-19. The three also discuss micro-mobility and how it can solve some transportation problems. 13:45 - Johan asks Sunny how Spin re-assures customers that their shared scooters are safe to ride. 20:00 - Johan asks about the city of the future and how far we are from revolutionizing the way we move, along with potential regulatory challenges. 34:00 - Sunny, Jason and Johan discuss transportation inequality and how some of those challenges can be solved. 43:00 - Johan asks Sunny about how we can possibly use vehicles as living and working spaces. Note: Sunny recently personally invested in Cabana, but Ford was not involved with this investment. : https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cabana-travel-tech-startup-merging-163000899.html 47:00 - The three talk briefly about Ford, electric vehicles, the upcoming Mach-E and other projects. 50:00 - Jason asks Sunny a bit about the future of the rental car market. 57:00 - Johan asks Jason and Sunny about recent transportation innovations that excite them.