The leaves have pretty much all hit the ground now and winter is coming. In the garage this week, Sam has been driving the Audi Q7 Prestige with its haptic feedback touchscreens. Dan finally got his turn in the Hyundai Venue and Rebecca shares her thoughts on the Lexus RX450hL.
In the news, BMW and Ford launched two very different electric vehicles. From Munich comes the production version of the iNext concept, now known as the iX. While it may be very capable from a technical and usability standpoint, the crew all agreed that BMW has completely lost the plot when it comes to design in recent years. On the other hand, Ford’s next EV is the 2022 e-Transit which looks pretty much the same as every other Transit out there delivering flowers and Amazon packages, which is to say it looks like a modern cargo van. The team discuss Ford’s strategy when it comes to electrification. Sam also shares some thoughts on new lower-cost lidar sensors coming to market and we wrap up with a couple of listener questions.
Links
Sam’s interview with Jim Farley
Velodyne’s new $500 lidar sensor
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