E12: "The One Where Uber Acquires Postmates"

Inside Transportation

I wanted to send a big thank you to the listeners of the Inside Transportation podcast! We have some exciting additions to our podcast, including our brand-new Notion page that features detailed show notes. You can access it here: https://www.notion.so/insidetranspo/EP-12-The-One-Where-Uber-Acquires-Postmates-5309b25a16e946fba13c6c54bdd2a638 This is episode twelve 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)and Johan Moreno (inside.com). Subscribe to Inside Transportation newsletter: inside.com/transportation Subscribe to Inside Electric Vehicles newsletter: inside.com/evs Recorded on July 6, 2020. 1:48 - TO KICK THINGS OFF Tesla sold out of "short shorts" 13:00 - TOPIC 1: Uber is acquiring Postmates Uber’s board approved an all-stock acquisition of Postmates, in a deal worth $2.65b. 27:00 - TOPIC 2: Are vehicle subscription services still the future of automotive? Attempts from automakers and technology companies to popularize these services have not been successful to date. 39:40 - TOPIC 3: Will Americans buy a Chinese-made car? Will American consumers, who also shunned Korean automakers a few decades back because of quality issues, avoid Chinese-made vehicles? 54:20 - TOPIC 5: WHO IS THE WORST? For today’s wrap-up game, we will watch two viral videos involving two different drivers and we will decide which one of the two videos is worst. VIDEO 1 - Being cut off by a Range Rover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA5S3VBMVzk VIDEO 2 - Woman has trouble filling up gas tank https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fUJgFfWCKo