Fast Forward

Fast Forward

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Fast Forward episodes

  • Public Transit In The Age of COVID - Greg Lindsay chats with Rachel Haot
    Episode 76. Greg Lindsay sits down with Rachel Haot, Executive Director of Transit Innovation Partnership, to discuss her organization's COVID-19 inspired Challenge and the post-coronavirus future of urban mass transit. Greg and Jonah also chat about the public response to The Boring Company's latest tunneling plans, autonomous (or teleoperated) deliverybots hitting the streets across US cities, AutoX’s AV milestone, and other happenings of the week.
    36 min
  • Talking Tesla - Greg Lindsay chats with Gregor Macdonald
    Episode 75. Greg Lindsay sits down with Gregor Macdonald, the mobility, climate change and renewable energy expert behind The Gregor Letter, to discuss Tesla's massive market cap and what its future trajectory is as part of the energy stack. Greg Lindsay also chats with Jonah Bliss about Fisker and Karma Automotive's multimillion dollar funding rounds, Uber’s latest ambitions, Revel's West Coast launch, and other happenings of the week.
    33 min
  • The Future of Hydrogen Fuel - Greg Lindsay chats with Oliver Bishop
    Episode 74. Greg Lindsay sits down with Oliver Bishop, General Manager, Shell Hydrogen, to discuss hydrogen fuel, how far it's come in recent years, and the EU's epic plans for H2. Greg Lindsay also chats with Jonah Bliss about Uber's tie-up with Postmates and their unending battle against California and the classification of their workers, Tesla's Cybertruck opening up pre-orders in China, the UK's major order for a commercial fleet of EVs, and other happenings of the week.
    35 min
  • Mexican Mobility in a Time of Pandemic - Greg Lindsay chats with Adriana Zenteno
    Episode 73. Greg Lindsay sits down with Adriana Zenteno, who recently stepped down as the CEO of MaaS Latam, to discuss how new mobility modes are faring in Mexico, from ride-hailing to micromobility and each technology's associated triumphs and challenges in the region. Greg Lindsay also chats with Jonah Bliss about Uber's acquisition of Postmates, Indian ride hailing giant Ola's latest feature additions, Lyft's return to on-road AV testing in CA, and other happenings of the week.
    33 min
  • CoMotion MIAMI LIVE - Greg Lindsay chats with Jonah Bliss
    Episode 72. Jonah Bliss and Greg Lindsay talk through the latest mobility happenings, with a special emphasis on all the exciting developments coming out of South Florida and Latin America. Plus, listen in for a special walk-through of the top sessions and most exciting elements of this week’s CoMotion MIAMI LIVE.
    31 min
  • The Rise of Wynwood - Greg Lindsay chats with Albert Garcia
    Episode 71. Greg Lindsay sits down with Albert Garcia, Chairman, Wynwood Business Improvement District, to discuss how Wynwood in Miami went from a rundown neighborhood to a hotspot for art, nightlife, and urban innovation. Greg Lindsay also chats with Jonah Bliss about DoorDash's recent $400M in fresh funding, Hertz's stalled IPO, Ford's upcoming ADAS, and other happenings of the week.
    33 min
  • Equality In Transportation Planning - Greg Lindsay chats with Dr. Destiny Thomas
    Episode 70. Greg Lindsay sits down with Dr. Destiny Thomas, Founder and CEO of Thrivance Group, to discuss and challenge conventional (white) narratives about transportation planning. Greg Lindsay also chats with Jonah Bliss about a California agency fighting back against Uber and Lyft re AB5, the ACLU joining in on an Uber lawsuit against LA's MDS, Tesla's skyrocketing stock, and other happenings of the week.
    38 min
  • A Boutique Hotel in the Back of a Van - Greg Lindsay chats with Scott Kubly
    Episode 69. Greg Lindsay sits down with Scott Kubly, Founder and CEO of Cabana, to discuss how his company combines vanlife, car-sharing and a boutique hotel all into one unique service. Greg Lindsay also chats with Jonah Bliss about the fight for open streets and the protests sweeping cities across America (as well as the world) and other happenings of the week.
    37 min
  • How COVID Might Change Urban Mobility - John Rossant chats with Alvaro Ramis
    Episode 68. John Rossant sits down with Alvaro Ramis, Vice President of BD and Strategic Alliances at Bestmile, to discuss how the COVID-19 crisis will reshape the future of urban mobility. Greg Lindsay and Jonah Bliss also chat about car rental stalwart Hertz going under, Uber trashing thousands of JUMP bikes, Amazon moving into autonomous delivery, and other happenings of the week.
    43 min
  • The Emerging Ecosystem of Electric Charging - Greg Lindsay chats with Henrik Holland
    Episode 67. Greg Lindsay sits down with Henrik Holland, COO of Greenlots, to discuss the burgeoning future of electric charging as EV adoption drives forward. Greg also chats with Jonah Bliss about cities creating open streets, the new face of food delivery (and how some restaurants are rebranding on delivery apps so as not to dissuade more discerning customers — we're looking at you Chuck E. Cheese), and other happenings of the week.
    34 min

About Fast Forward

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Fast Forward is a bi-weekly podcast covering the revolution in urban mobility. Hosted by urban researcher Nick Perloff-Giles, each episode features a guest on the front lines of the transformation in transportation, along with fun and incisive commentary on that week’s news.

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